Sonia Ramirez

A laboratory demonstration of an electrostatic propulsion device developed by Exodus Propulsion Technologies inside a vacuum chamber.

A former NASA engineer says his propellant-free engine can beat Earth’s gravity, but the real test is whether physics lets it leave the lab

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 22, 2026 at 6:45 PM

Moringa oleifera seeds and extract being used in a laboratory setting to filter and remove microplastic particles from water samples.

Moringa seeds can remove 98% of microplastics from water, and an ancient purifier is suddenly challenging modern treatment plants

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 22, 2026 at 9:30 AM

Floating solar panels installed on a hydropower reservoir in Romania, representing Hidroelectrica's hybrid energy initiative.

Hidroelectrica plans 90 MW of floating solar with 800 MWh of storage, and the river is becoming a power plant twice over

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 21, 2026 at 10:35 AM

The compact Potensic Atom 3 drone on display, highlighting its advanced camera system and foldable design.

Goodbye to harmless drone flights: FCC shows how small aircraft can turn city airspace into a legal and security fight

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 21, 2026 at 6:00 AM

The uncrewed Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 jet prototype performing a high-speed test flight over New Mexico.

Hermeus says Quarterhorse can switch from turbojet to ramjet at Mach 3.5, and that is why Concorde suddenly looks slow

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 20, 2026 at 9:30 AM

Native flowering plants and grasses growing beneath raised solar panels at a pollinator-friendly solar farm in Minnesota.

A solar farm was built to make electricity, but the ground beneath the panels quietly began doing something no one planned for

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 20, 2026 at 7:45 AM

Satellite view of the new Chinese sailless submarine moored at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai.

Satellite images show China putting a strange new submarine to sea, and the design challenges what naval engineers expected

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM

The experimental U.S. Navy stealth vessel Sea Shadow (IX-529) docked in the Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1).

Eighteen Sea Shadow stealth ships could have protected the US carrier fleet, and the abandoned idea now looks strangely modern

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 18, 2026 at 7:45 AM

Two Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornets escorting a Finnair Embraer 190 carrying the national ice hockey team back to Helsinki.

Finnish F/A-18 Hornets escort an Embraer carrying ice champions, and the flight turns sports glory into an airpower image

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM

The Super Heavy booster during the Starship Flight 12 launch mission as it approaches the Gulf of Mexico.

SpaceX’s Raptor 3 was meant to fix Starship’s reliability problem, but several engines quit less than 20 seconds into boostback

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM

Two French Rafale fighter jets conducting a patrol flight as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission.

French Rafales scramble under NATO command to intercept six Russian aircraft, and the Baltic airspace warning is getting harder to ignore

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 17, 2026 at 7:45 AM

The 4,630-ton Curzon 2 viaduct being carefully positioned into place over the Cross City rail line in Birmingham.

HS2 finally slides a giant Curzon bridge into place, and one delayed weld shows how fragile megaproject timing can be

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM

A herd of native sheep grazing peacefully under rows of solar panels at the Westmill community-owned solar farm.

Solar power is getting a new physical test, and the land beneath the panels may matter more than expected

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM

The "Don" floating OTEC platform prototype installed off the coast of Gran Canaria for deep-sea thermal energy testing.

A floating ocean platform is generating electricity 24 hours a day, and the strange part is that it is not solar or wind

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 15, 2026 at 9:30 AM

The 7.5-ton unmanned cargo aircraft powered by the AEP100 hydrogen-fueled turboprop engine during its maiden flight test in Zhuzhou, China.

China flies a 8-ton hydrogen cargo plane, and the test turns clean aviation into a heavy-lift race

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM

The massive 151-ton cutterhead for tunnel boring machine Monica being transported through Cooma on a specialized 152-wheel trailer.

A 151-ton piece was so hard to move that engineers built a megaproject around the transport problem

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM

A view of a solar farm where diverse wildflowers and grasses grow between panel rows, providing a habitat for local bird species.

Solar panels were blamed for wiping out fields, but birds and insects are now rewriting the story beneath them

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM

A conceptual rendering of the proposed Canal Istanbul route parallel to the Bosphorus Strait, showcasing the scale of the artificial waterway project.

A 275-meter-wide canal beside the Bosphorus could move billions by sea, and Turkey wants a new lever over trade

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 14, 2026 at 7:45 AM

A sprawling utility-scale solar farm in Ireland with rows of panels stretched across the landscape under a partly cloudy sky.

Solar energy is arriving faster than Ireland’s grid can handle, and the bottleneck is no longer the panels

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM

An artist's rendering of a constellation of military surveillance satellites orbiting Earth, monitoring global airspace.

The US wants satellites to replace warning aircraft, and SpaceX’s network could move air defense into orbit

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 13, 2026 at 7:45 AM

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Sonia Ramirez

A former NASA engineer says his propellant-free engine can beat Earth’s gravity, but the real test is whether physics lets it leave the lab

Moringa seeds can remove 98% of microplastics from water, and an ancient purifier is suddenly challenging modern treatment plants

Hidroelectrica plans 90 MW of floating solar with 800 MWh of storage, and the river is becoming a power plant twice over

Goodbye to harmless drone flights: FCC shows how small aircraft can turn city airspace into a legal and security fight

Hermeus says Quarterhorse can switch from turbojet to ramjet at Mach 3.5, and that is why Concorde suddenly looks slow

A solar farm was built to make electricity, but the ground beneath the panels quietly began doing something no one planned for

Satellite images show China putting a strange new submarine to sea, and the design challenges what naval engineers expected

Eighteen Sea Shadow stealth ships could have protected the US carrier fleet, and the abandoned idea now looks strangely modern

Finnish F/A-18 Hornets escort an Embraer carrying ice champions, and the flight turns sports glory into an airpower image

SpaceX’s Raptor 3 was meant to fix Starship’s reliability problem, but several engines quit less than 20 seconds into boostback

French Rafales scramble under NATO command to intercept six Russian aircraft, and the Baltic airspace warning is getting harder to ignore

HS2 finally slides a giant Curzon bridge into place, and one delayed weld shows how fragile megaproject timing can be

Solar power is getting a new physical test, and the land beneath the panels may matter more than expected

A floating ocean platform is generating electricity 24 hours a day, and the strange part is that it is not solar or wind

China flies a 8-ton hydrogen cargo plane, and the test turns clean aviation into a heavy-lift race

A 151-ton piece was so hard to move that engineers built a megaproject around the transport problem

Solar panels were blamed for wiping out fields, but birds and insects are now rewriting the story beneath them

A 275-meter-wide canal beside the Bosphorus could move billions by sea, and Turkey wants a new lever over trade

Solar energy is arriving faster than Ireland’s grid can handle, and the bottleneck is no longer the panels

The US wants satellites to replace warning aircraft, and SpaceX’s network could move air defense into orbit

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

The FBI and Homeland Security visited two Miami creators after a drone flight over a FIFA no-fly zone

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

Chile just made a firm move toward naval sovereignty using WAAM 3D-printing, and what it plans to build with it could reshape the region’s shipyards

The firm behind Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia light show just broke the world record for drones spelling out a special message in Portugal

The AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Pro 3 have become a major topic in the debate over hearing health, as they can reduce loud noise but aren’t always a substitute for good concert earplugs

Norway has just launched an autonomous underwater “explorer” capable of diving to a depth of 19,685 feet to map areas of the seafloor that remain virtually invisible to ships

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

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