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A futuristic structure in the shape of an asymmetrical star that appears to be floating on a lake. This is what the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum in southwest China is expected to look like. We analyse the details of this megastructure, equipped with photovoltaic panels and a system designed to prevent flooding.

A team of researchers at Nottingham Trent University set out to create a woven textile solar panel. They got to work and created a piece of fabric embedded with more than 1,000 solar cells to charge devices. We look at the potential and limitations of the technology.

More than 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, according to the US Geological Survey. While theoretical concepts of underwater cities have been put forward to take advantage of this enormous space, to date no such large-scale city has been built.

The Forbidden City was home to China's emperors and their families for nearly 500 years. It was forbidden to enter the palace complex without permission, on pain of death. This is how one of China's most enigmatic masterpieces was built.