Inside the Navy’s test basins, ship models are dragged, flooded with waves, and even self-propelled to reveal how their full-sized counterparts will behave at sea. Freshwater is used to avoid ...

When Mario Marangoni first visited the Australian War Memorial as an eight-year-old he was left in awe of the detailed dioramas on display. "As a young child, seeing the large-scale dioramas sort of ...

The US Navy maintains an indoor ocean capable of simulating some of the world’s worst weather conditions, even with waves only four feet tall. These tests rely on scale models, which highlight design ...