Spain
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The Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia has designed the world's first 3D-printed pedestrian bridge. Installed in the urban park of Castilla-La Mancha in Madrid and made up of eight separate 3D-printed parts, the bridge spans 40 ft (12 m) and measures 5.7 ft (1.75 m) wide.
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Ten percent of dental implants end up being removed due to infections or the implant not integrating with the patient’s jawbone properly. To combat this, researchers have developed new coatings for dental implants that not only anchor to the surrounding bone better, but fight bacterial infection.
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Supernovae, the massive explosions that mark the death of a star, are a headline event in astronomy, so for one of these to play an encore is particularly exciting. Scientists have found a superluminous supernova (SLSN) that appears to have exploded twice in quick succession.
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House on the Cliff is a cave house like no other. The recently-completed Spanish home features a zinc tiled roof that lends the appearance of a dragon looking out to sea.
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Anna & Eugeni Bach recently renovated a 70 sq m (8,072 sq ft) apartment in Barcelona. The firm re-arranged the home to play to its strengths, installing several space-saving features, most notably an unusual hanging desk area that's reached by ladder.
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Casa MJE is a flexible vacation home that aims to offer every inch of space to its owners. Thanks to its clever movable walls and folding furniture, the apartment can be configured to offer two bedrooms, one bedroom, or no bedrooms at all.
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Architects Anna & Eugeni Bach recently completed work on an attractive and energy-efficient home in rural Catalonia, Spain. The MMMMMS House is extended with a flexible uncovered skeletal structure that encourages its owners to spend plenty of time outside.
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Spanish green building firm NOEM recently completed work on an interesting prefabricated house dubbed El Refugio Inteligente – or The Smart Shelter – that certainly lives up to its name.
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The Pop-Up House, by TallerDE2 Arquitectos, involved the renovation of a mid-20th Century apartment into a space-saving bachelor pad that's better suited to enable the client to pursue his interests.
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Reaching space in a balloon may sound like something out of a children’s book, but Spain’s zero2infinity is working on a nanosatellite launch vehicle called bloostar, which uses a high-altitude balloon as a first stage and rockets for reaching orbit.
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Spain's Alventosa Morell Arquitectes recently completed work on an energy-efficient prefabricated residence named Casa GG which requires very little energy to heat, even in the middle of winter.
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Ferrari and PortAventura Entertainment S.A.U have signed an agreement to build a Ferrari-themed park, Ferrari Land, as part of the PortAventura resort and theme park outside Barcelona, Spain.
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