Impossible Engineering
Discover the science behind modern-day engineering marvels and the stories of trailblazers whose technological advances made the impossible, possible.
Discover the science behind modern-day engineering marvels and the stories of trailblazers whose technological advances made the impossible, possible.

The HMS Queen Elizabeth is a ship of record-breaking proportions with cutting-edge naval and aerial engineering.

Rion Antirion Bridge is awe-inspiring not only due to its massive dimensions, but also due to its location in one of...

Soaring 632 metres into the sky, the Shanghai Tower was built to withstand damaging winds of typhoon proportion.

The construction of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay, Japan, on one of the largest man-made islands in the...

The Shanghai Maglev is the fastest passenger train on the planet, able to reach a phenomenal top speed of 431 kph.

The largest passenger plane ever built, the Airbus A380, can carry over 850 people non-stop nearly halfway around the...

At 340 metres high, the Millau Viaduct in southwest France is 50 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower.

Home to the Dallas Cowboys, the AT&T Stadium is capable of housing over 100,000 fans and has the world's biggest...

Switzerland's Gotthard Base Tunnel cuts straight through the heart of the Alps, running 2.5 km below the mountains at...

Designed to carry astronauts into deep space, the Orion spacecraft is crucial to NASA's planned journey to Mars.

Opened in 2013, the Shard is a unique pyramid of glass that has radically altered London's skyline.

The Three Gorges Dam produces more power than any hydro-electric dam ever built and is the largest and heaviest concrete...

Weighing in at 7800 tonnes, the first Virginia-class submarine set a new benchmark as the US Navy's most advanced...