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Canadian Tyrannosaurus rex turns out to be largest ever found

Ben Coxworth March 22, 2019

Back in 1991, paleontologists from the University of Alberta discovered the remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in the province of Saskatchewan. Nicknamed "Scotty" in honor of a celebratory bottle of Scotch that was enjoyed when its skeleton was found, it has now been declared the world's largest T rex.

"Scotty" was 13 meters long (42.7 ft) and weighed an estimated 8,800 kg (19,401 lb)

Architecture

World's tallest statue opens to the public in India

Michael Irving November 1, 2018

Right on schedule, the world’s tallest statue has officially opened in India. Standing almost 600 ft (182 m) tall, the new Statue of Unity depicts Indian freedom fighter Vallabhbhai Patel, and was dedicated by India’s Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at a ceremony on October 31.

The Statue of Unity, the tallest statue in the world, has officially opened to the public

Architecture

World's longest sea crossing bridge opens for business in China

Adam Williams October 23, 2018

Costing 15.73 billion RMB (around US$20 billion) and measuring 55 km (34 miles)-long including connecting roads, the new Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is the world's longest sea crossing bridge. Following nine years of construction, it connects the Chinese mainland to Hong Kong and Macau.

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge measures 55 km (34 miles), including connecting roads

3D Printing

US military builds barracks using "world's largest" 3D printer

Adam Williams September 10, 2018

3D-printed construction is portable and inexpensive, and could help build a safe barracks in a shorter time. With this in mind, the US Marine Corps Systems Command recently constructed a prototype concrete barracks in under two days with what it says is the world's largest 3D printer.

US Marine Corps Systems Command used a 3D printer to construct a prototype concrete barracks measuring ...

Science

Enormous dinosaur foot turns out to be world's largest

Ben Coxworth July 24, 2018

Back in 1998, scientists from the University of Kansas unearthed a gigantic fossilized dinosaur foot in the Black Hills of Wyoming. Nicknamed "Bigfoot" at the time, it's now been officially certified as the largest dinosaur foot ever found.

A photograph from the excavations in 1998, with the brachiosaur foot bones below a tail of ...

3D Printing

World's largest metal 3D-printer scales up additive manufacturing

Darren Quick May 17, 2018

Australian company Titomic has unveiled what it claims is the world's largest metal 3D printer. Utilizing a patented process co-developed with Australian federal scientific research agency the CSIRO, the 3D metal printer boasts a build area 9 m long, 3 m wide and 1.5 m high (29.5 x 9.8 x 4.9 ft).

Titomic unveiled the world's largest 3D printer this week in Melbourne, Australia

Energy

World's largest offshore wind turbine to be developed in the UK

Ben Coxworth April 25, 2018

Last month, GE unveiled its plan to build the world's largest, most powerful offshore wind turbine, known as the Haliade-X. This Tuesday, it was announced that the rig will be tested and developed over the next five years, at the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult research center.

The Haliade-X will stand 260 meters (853 ft) tall, with a 220-meter (722-ft) rotor incorporating three ...

Science

Giant jawbone suggests ancient marine reptiles grew as big as blue whales

Michael Irving April 9, 2018

Dinosaurs are famous for their size, but the largest known animal to have ever existed is still with us today: the blue whale. Now a new study reports the discovery of a huge fossilized jawbone belonging to an unknown species of ichthyosaur that may have measured up to 26 m (85 ft) long.

Ichthyosaurs were, on average, the size of a large dolphin, but a new jawbone suggests an ...

Architecture

World's largest single-domed tropical greenhouse planned for France

Adam Williams March 27, 2018

Northern France isn't generally thought of as a tropical paradise but a section of it soon will be, courtesy of Coldefy & Associates. The French firm recently unveiled its plan to construct the world's largest single-domed tropical greenhouse in the Pas-de-Calais area.

Tropicalia is expected to be completed in 2021

Architecture

World's largest statue on track for completion later this year

Rich Haridy March 21, 2018

After more than three years of construction the world's largest statue is on track for an October 2018 opening. The massive Statue of Unity in India is set to tower an extraordinary 600 feet (183 m), almost double the height of the Statue of Liberty.

An artist impression of the complete monument due to be finished later in 2018