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How Canal Locks Move Ships Across Mountains

From ancient waterways to the modern Panama Canal, locks remain one of the most ingenious engineering systems ever built.
Wind-Assisted Propulsion is where old meets new, using power drawn from the wind to help move the ship on its journey, saving fuel along the way.
The USS New Jersey, an Iowa-class battleship, served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, and the Persian Gulf. It's now ...
The Montana-class battleships, conceived under the 1940 Two-Ocean Navy Act, were envisioned as the U.S. Navy’s most ...
Learn which canal links the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Explore the Suez Canal’s location, history, importance, and ...
After about a decade in the works, Palo Alto-based robotics company 1X is nearly ready with its Neo humanoid, which is ...