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Building hydropower with a pentagram turbine

In this video, we focus on a mini construction project that involves building a model hydroelectric dam. We demonstrate the principles of engineering and hydropower through a hands-on science project.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Monday criticized a decision by the struggling Asian nation of Laos to build the first dam across the mainstream of the Mekong River, a project that ...
MAKUENI, KenyaMAKUENI, Kenya — On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make concrete. The sound of their shovels resonated ...
The greening of the global energy economy promises increasing demand for copper and a robust economic future for Black Butte Copper (BBC). The U.S. Govt. Accountability Office notes that copper is one ...