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From hi-tech ship-tracking systems to intelligent robotic cranes, explore the engineering innovations that enable Europe's biggest port to function effectively.

Examine the engineering wonders that enable the world's most powerful hydroelectric dam to operate safely and provide electricity to over 19 million people.

Investigate the amazing engineering advances that enable one of the biggest gas platforms in the world to pump vast quantities of gas from beneath the North Sea.

Examine the super-sized machinery and revolutionary technology used to extract and process $4 million of gold a day safely at Australia's biggest open mine.

From laser-guided docking systems to hydraulic lifting machines, examine the inventions that enable Stansted, one of Europe's busiest cargo hubs to operate smoothly.

How does the Timofey Guzhenko icebreaking oil tanker collect and transport 70,000 tons of Russian crude oil from a one-of-a-kind oil platform in the Barents Sea?