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Keeping a Tunnel Waterproof As the world celebrates the opening of the Gotthard base tunnel through the Alps, engineers and researchers at Empa are proud to have participated in the design by solving a monumental problem – how to keep the construction dry for an entire century.Gotthard is now officially the longest rail tunnel in the worl...	18 October 2010 11:08 GMT

Treating People Who Fear Driving in Tunnels Many drivers around the world report in studies that driving through tunnels makes them experience increased levels of anxiety. Researchers say that minimal steps taken by authorities could help these people cope better with the road conditions, and avoid a growing number of car crashes taking place underground. Such...	4 March 2010 14:01 GMT

Bolivia Claims Access to the Pacific Ocean The South American nation of Bolivia is pressing ahead with its plans of constructing an underground tunnel through the Arica region of northern Chile. The country has been trying to regain its long-lost access to the Pacific Ocean for more than 100 years, and it would now appear that the goal is closer than ever. Wh...	5 January 2010 07:02 GMT

Robots Scout Drug Traffic Tunnels on US Borders The border between the United States and Mexico is one of the most assaulted in the world, as far as the number of illegal immigrants trying to push through goes. Despite the Secure Border Fence Act of 2006, with which the Congress approved the construction of 700 miles of fence between the two nations, immigrants an...	16 May 2009 04:05 GMT

Fiber Optic Cables Can Detect Underground Tunnels Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers have recently announced that they have devised a way of using telecommunications-grade fiber optic cables to detect war-time underground tunnels, like those used by Hamas in the Gaza strip to smuggle in weapons across the Israeli border. Their finds are to be presen...	13 January 2009 04:36 GMT

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