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New York’s Freedom Tower to depend on RFID
The concrete base of the 541 metre Freedom Tower, being built on the site of New York’s former World Trade Center, will be embedded with RFID tags to make sure it’s setting properly and can sustain the pressure of 14,000 psi the tower will exert.
Monitoring the temperature of setting concrete is nothing new, but doing [...]
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: New Mile High Tower of Babel to be Built Along the Red Sea
It’s not exactly in Babylon, but it certainly is Tower of Babel -’esque
On a clear day, the view from the top will take in the Middle East, North Africa and the Indian Ocean - providing you’ve a head for heights.
Plans for a mile-high tower in the Saudi Arabian desert have been unveiled by the billionaire [...]
