Kevin Montien

Social communicator and journalist with extensive experience in creating and editing digital content for high-impact media outlets. He stands out for his ability to write news articles, cover international events and his multicultural vision, reinforced by his English language training (B2 level) obtained in Australia.
The Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine site in South Africa, currently undergoing development to become a major hub for rare earth production.

South Africa just switched on a $1.8 billion mine to pull one of the world’s most valuable resources from the ground

By Kevin Montien
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July 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Zhang Shengwu piloting his 5-ton homemade submarine, Big Black Fish, during a test dive in a river in Hanshan County, Anhui.

A Chinese farmer in his 60s built an 11,000-pound homemade submarine in his village and launched it into a river in Anhui, as if it were an impromptu naval test

By Kevin Montien
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July 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Rows of residential rooftop solar panels installed in a dense urban neighborhood in the Philippines to combat rising utility costs.

The Philippines has become the world’s largest buyer of solar panels since the start of the conflict involving Iran, and the reason is not just the climate, but also fear of the next bill

By Kevin Montien
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July 6, 2026 at 6:00 AM
An architectural rendering of the planned international bridge spanning the Uruguay River, connecting Brazil and Argentina.

South America will build its most important bridge yet, linking the Brazil border and opening a route for millions of travelers

By Kevin Montien
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July 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The first Airbus A350-1000ULR in Qantas livery, specially modified for the 22-hour nonstop Project Sunrise route.

Qantas built a custom A350 for the world’s longest flight: a 22-hour nonstop Sydney-to-London haul few jets could survive

By Kevin Montien
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July 4, 2026 at 7:45 AM
A sleek Pila Mesh Home Battery plugged into a standard residential outlet, showing its compact design compared to bulky traditional wall-mounted battery systems.

They’re not the future anymore: traditional home batteries are losing ground to plug-in rivals like Pila, and the reason is permits, not power

By Kevin Montien
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July 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A high-quality render of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 in Titanium Gray, showing the new numbered bezel and rugged design.

Leaked high-quality images reveal Samsung’s next Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, and the sapphire glass and 10 ATM rating hint at who it’s really built for

By Kevin Montien
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July 2, 2026 at 10:45 AM
A digital concept rendering of the U950 Eurodrone, currently under development by a European consortium led by Airbus.

Europe wanted to prove that it was capable of manufacturing its own large military drone without relying so heavily on the United States or Israel, but the Eurodrone has ended up facing delays, funding problems, and a dispute between Airbus and Dassault

By Kevin Montien
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July 1, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Close-up of a USB-C connector showing the pins that manage data and power, highlighting why contact quality is vital for charging speed.

USB-C promised to put an end to cable clutter, but there’s a strange quirk that many users have already noticed: if you rotate the connector and plug it back in, it suddenly charges better or transfers data faster

By Kevin Montien
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July 1, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A landscape view of Mrima Hill in Kenya, a critical site for potential rare-earth mineral development and domestic processing initiatives.

The race for electric cars, artificial intelligence data centers, wind turbines, and defense has just turned its attention to Mrima Hill, a Kenyan deposit rich in strategic minerals that raises numerous uncomfortable questions

By Kevin Montien
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June 30, 2026 at 10:35 AM
An aerial view of the massive solar panel arrays in China's Kubuqi Desert, forming part of the expansive Solar Great Wall energy project.

China is building a 400-kilometer solar wall across the desert, and the project is large enough to be seen from space

By Kevin Montien
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June 29, 2026 at 3:45 PM
NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft in flight, captured during testing to validate its low-boom supersonic design.

NASA’s X-59 flew supersonic for the first time, and the quiet-boom experiment could change flight over land

By Kevin Montien
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June 29, 2026 at 6:04 AM
A panoramic aerial view of the Tanbreez rare earth mining site in southern Greenland, highlighting the region's rugged Arctic landscape.

The rare-earth race is moving to Greenland, and the minerals that matter most are still the ones China controls

By Kevin Montien
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June 28, 2026 at 6:45 PM
NASA's X-59 research aircraft in flight, captured during its envelope expansion testing phase where it successfully exceeded supersonic speeds.

NASA’s silent X-59 breaks the sound barrier for the first time without a sonic boom, paving the way for the return of civilian supersonic flights

By Kevin Montien
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June 28, 2026 at 7:45 AM
A construction worker assembling a modular wall using interlocking, bright-colored bricks made from 100% recycled plastic waste.

Recycled-plastic blocks can snap into a small house in five days, as construction starts to look like a puzzle

By Kevin Montien
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June 27, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A 10 Ah multilayer pouch cell prototype from SOLiTHOR, showcasing the company's solid-state battery technology designed for aerospace and defense.

A battery built for aircraft and defense hit 465 Wh/kg, and the safety tests may be the bigger story than the energy density

By Kevin Montien
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June 27, 2026 at 7:45 AM
A construction site in Lincoln, Nebraska, where a new pipeline is being installed to transport cooling water from a data center.

Nebraska is building a $10 million wastewater line to cool a data center, and AI’s heat problem is reaching the sewer

By Kevin Montien
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June 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
A student demonstrating a hydroponic garden system that collects and treats condensation from an air conditioning unit to water plants.

A Mexican student turned air-conditioner runoff into water for crops, linking extreme heat to food production in a simple system

By Kevin Montien
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June 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A construction crew assembling the structural walls of a house using large, interlocking solid-wood blocks that require no mortar or glue.

Germany’s wooden blocks can raise a house structure in 7 days, without cement, glue, screws or metal anchors

By Kevin Montien
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June 25, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A cycling path in Denmark illuminated by low-profile, red LED bollard lights to accommodate bat flight paths.

Denmark is replacing white streetlights with red LEDs on one road, and the reason is hidden in the flight path of bats

By Kevin Montien
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June 25, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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