What “Extreme Airport Engineering” examines is a kind of magic act, a reverse version of the old tablecloth trick—sliding a ...

Jan. 29, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Sunday, Feb. 2 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. In New York City, a team of elite ...

What “Extreme Airport Engineering” examines is a kind of magic act, a reverse version of the old tablecloth trick—sliding a new airport under the old, without upsetting the wine glasses.

It takes 72,000 tons of steel and almost 600,000 tons of concrete to construct this engineering marvel, and the team has to battle extreme weather, complex geology, and massive machines.

LaGuardia Airport is the subject of “ Extreme Airport Engineering,” premiering on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 9 p.m. “Extreme Airport Engineering” will debut on NOVA, PBS’s award-winning ...

With the objective of creating more with less, this new paradigm for engineering design maximizes functionality, minimizes complexity and ensures solid performance under extreme conditions. The ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Developing materials that remain flexible in extreme cold represents one of materials science's persistent challenges ... Their approach controls water behavior through precise ...