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A futuristic structure in the shape of an asymmetrical star that appears to be floating on a lake. This is what the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum in southwest China is expected to look like. We analyse the details of this megastructure, equipped with photovoltaic panels and a system designed to prevent flooding.

Legend has it that the history of Mont Saint-Michel began with a dream that came true. This islet was once home to a Benedictine abbey and became an important place of pilgrimage as well as a prison. Over time it has become one of France's main tourist attractions.

A team of researchers at Nottingham Trent University set out to create a woven textile solar panel. They got to work and created a piece of fabric embedded with more than 1,000 solar cells to charge devices. We look at the potential and limitations of the technology.

More than 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, according to the US Geological Survey. While theoretical concepts of underwater cities have been put forward to take advantage of this enormous space, to date no such large-scale city has been built.