When a wave hits an iceberg, seals sleeping on it rarely feel it move. Floating oil rigs operate on the same principle. The submerged pontoons that support these floating societies are so heavy, workers often play ping pong on the high seas.
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When Bill Gates talks, people listen. So, when Gates gave the nod to a Belgian plan for an artificial island on Twitter last week, we took it as cause for optimism that prominent figures are alert to the need for audacious-sounding breakthrough innovation. This might not be as crazy as it sounds…Belgium plans artificial floatingRead more
The Green Float Project is a highly ambitious amphibious development that involves the large-scale construction of numerous artificial rafts to make an enormous sustainable floating city while suppporting the world’s tallest building – a 1km high tower; it is part of the Shimizu’s Dream, a corporate vision of the future from engine
This past weekend, the city of Seoul, South Korea, launched the first piece of a floating island called “Viva”, one of three floating islands destined to take their place in the Han River next to the Banpo Bridge this summer.