Backscatter X-ray is an advanced X-ray imaging technology. Traditional X-ray machines detect hard and soft materials by the variation in x-ray intensity transmitted through the target. In contrast, backscatter X-ray detects the radiation that reflects from the target. It has potential applications where less-destructive examination is required and can operate even if only one side [...]
Archaeologists using Ground Penetrating Radar have detected a buried Viking Ship beneath a field in this country. The anomaly was discovered using radar scans and the ship seems to be about 66 feet long and buried about 2 feet below the surface. Its keel and floor timbers are intact although precisely how much of [...]
Bamboo scaffolding is used around the world, but nowhere does it stand out more than in this location, where the majority of scaffolding is bamboo. It may look low tech. but bamboo is a perfect scaffold material, being strong, straight, lightweight, cheap and renewable. Many famous landmarks, notably The Great Wall of China, were [...]
