Around this infrastructure, Pizzini and her team reconstructed the original Muppet Theatre, from the iconic arches to the filigree to the safety curtain with the door Kermit pops out of in the opening sequence.
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Mya Copeland,
Variety,
25 Aug. 2026
Researchers reconstructed the exact three-dimensional architecture of the graphite particles, binder, and electrolyte pores.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Aug. 2026
His main brush with emergency response appears to have been the department’s response to Hurricane Ian, where employees rebuilt a bridge to Pine Island in just three days and repaired massive cracks in the Sanibel Causeway in just 15 days.
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Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
26 Aug. 2026
Santa Fe will be demolished and rebuilt beginning at the end of 2027, with the project expected to finish around summer 2030.
The bridge’s 22 piers were seismically retrofitted from the water upward in 2002, but the underwater infrastructure supporting the piers hasn’t been renovated or upgraded since the bridge opened to traffic in 1969.
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David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Aug. 2026
One of Parton’s first forays into purer pop, this single has the stomp and shuffle of funk and could easily be retrofitted into disco DJ sets.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Aug. 2026
Big science, big detectors One modification that NASA made included building a large focal plane, the component of the telescope that collects light, made up of 18 wide area near-infrared detectors.
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Don Figer,
The Conversation,
27 Aug. 2026
Permafrost, a layer of ground made up of soil, rock and sediment, underlies nearly 15% of the land surface in the Northern Hemisphere.
Shipping firms now risk penalties for responding to information demands from organizations Iran has set up to manage the Strait of Hormuz.
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Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2026
This mini gadget is easy to set up (just insert a battery, and place it next to a water source like a sink, sump pump, water heater, or washing machine), and can last up to two years with normal use.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Aug. 2026
Azalea Group The Palmares’ Golf Course Palmares, which Frank Pennick originally designed, was constructed in 1974 as a conventional 18-hole members' golf club until having a major makeover in 2011.
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Jeff Goudy,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2026
Since that initial commitment, ATALCO has expanded its alumina production capabilities and constructed a pilot facility for primary gallium production at the Louisiana refinery.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2026
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