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Title: Roller coasters, subs inspire new Academy of Sciences Post by: Shrey on January 18, 2008, 11:54:08 PM Roller coasters, subs inspire new Academy of Sciences
Video: Roller coasters, subs inspire new Academy of Sciences. When planning San Francisco's new California Academy of Sciences building in Golden Gate Park, engineers ran across a few design challenges that demanded clever solutions. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi explains how they borrowed ideas from other areas of engineering--from roller coasters to submarines--to solve those problems. http://www.news.com/Roller-coasters%2C-subs-inspire-new-Academy-of-Sciences/1606-2_3-6226717.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news |