<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Idea Shelf</title><description>Big engineering ideas, traced end to end.</description><link>https://ideashelflabs.com/</link><item><title>We Traced a Pipe From the Sea to a Lake Below Sea Level. Here&apos;s What It Could Deliver, and What It Would Take</title><link>https://ideashelflabs.com/posts/qattara/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ideashelflabs.com/posts/qattara/</guid><description>One illustrative route across Egypt&apos;s Western Desert: a drop that could pay back its own pumping, cheap heat for desalination, and fresh water that could cover today&apos;s salt and sand.</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>