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A wide view of the Mount Sendatsu solar plant, showing the layout of panels that are causing unexpected light reflection in nearby neighborhoods.

A Fukushima megasolar plant was expected to reflect light for 5 minutes, but the glare lasted up to 53 minutes

By Techy44

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June 27, 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 modular 3D-printed terracotta brick system installed in an urban bus stop to provide natural evaporative cooling for commuters.

A 9°C cooling claim is putting 3D-printed terracotta in the spotlight, as cities search for heat relief without more electricity

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM

An engineering rendering of the proposed Agua Negra Tunnel, showing two parallel tunnels drilled deep beneath the Andes mountain peaks.

A 9-mile tunnel through the Andes could redraw cargo routes between Argentina, Chile and the Pacific before Asia feels closer

By Kevin Montien

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June 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM

A surf lifesaver piloting a drone over a beach to monitor coastal waters for shark activity.

Shark bites are forcing Australia to choose between culls and sensors, and the safer answer may already be flying over the water

By Kevin Montien

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June 23, 2026 at 3:45 PM

A diagram showing the internal process of a zero-carbon direct coal fuel cell converting powdered coal into electricity.

It sounds impossible, but China’s coal fuel cell turns powdered carbon into electricity without smoke, and the CO₂ stays trapped inside

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 23, 2026 at 7:45 AM

Renewable energy infrastructure, including solar panels and wind turbines, representing the expansion of the U.K. clean energy grid.

Drax is buying solar and wind farms in a £560 million deal, and the bigger story is who controls renewable capacity after the boom

By Kevin Montien

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June 22, 2026 at 7:45 AM

A close-up view showing the difference between rounded desert sand grains and angular, jagged construction-grade sand used for concrete.

Saudi Arabia imports sand despite living in the desert, because concrete needs grains the wind has not polished smooth

By Adrian Villellas

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June 15, 2026 at 7:45 AM

The Sarens SGC-250 crane, known as "Big Carl," lifting a massive 551-ton reactor pressure vessel into the Unit 2 reactor building at Hinkley Point C.

The world’s largest crane lifts a 500-ton nuclear reactor into place, and Hinkley Point C gets harder to ignore

By Adrian Villellas

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June 14, 2026 at 10:35 AM

An aerial view of the proposed site at 175 Bloomfield Road in Chatham-Kent, slated for the new anaerobic digestion facility.

Chatham-Kent’s $160 million wastewater recycling plan is back under pressure, and the fight is about cost, waste and trust

By Kevin Montien

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June 14, 2026 at 6:00 AM

A municipal snowplow spraying a road with a tinted liquid mixture of brine and beet juice as an alternative to traditional rock salt.

Pickle juice, molasses and beer residue are replacing road salt, turning industrial waste into infrastructure chemistry

By Techy44

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June 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM

Map visualization of the proposed bi-oceanic railway corridor connecting Brazil’s Atlantic agricultural hubs to Peru’s Port of Chancay.

A China-backed bi-oceanic railway could link the Atlantic and Pacific, and South America’s cargo map may change

By Kevin Montien

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June 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM

An aerial view of the Pinglu Canal's navigation hubs during the final water-filling phase in Guangxi, China.

China is cutting a 134-kilometer canal toward the sea, and the shortcut could redraw how cargo leaves its inland factories

By Kevin Montien

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June 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM

XPeng AeroHT Land Aircraft Carrier modular vehicle showing the detachable eVTOL aircraft module atop the ground transport carrier.

China is set to start delivering XPeng AeroHT’s hybrid “Land Aircraft Carrier” in 2027, a modular eVTOL with thousands of orders, as the flying car is shifting from prototype to calendar

By Adrian Villellas

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June 4, 2026 at 10:35 AM

Aerial view of the Solaseado golf course layout, now being considered for large-scale solar energy conversion in South Korea.

A golf course worth “200 billion” ended up covered in solar panels to generate energy, but the clock is ticking toward 2030, and that could turn a brilliant fix into a problem that’s nearly impossible to undo

By Adrian Villellas

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June 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM

Massive concrete caissons being installed to form the seawall of the Tuas Port expansion in Singapore.

Singapore is sinking 448 concrete giants into the sea, and the prize is a fully automated port bigger than 3,000 football fields

By Sonia Ramirez

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June 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

A 3D-printed turbine component used for retrofitting existing non-powered dams with efficient hydropower systems.

Thousands of U.S. dams have been sitting useless for electricity, and a 3D-printed turbine could turn concrete into power

By Techy44

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June 2, 2026 at 9:30 AM

The 42-meter MARMOK-A-5 wave energy converter floating in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Bizkaia, Spain.

Spain threw a 42-meter buoy into the sea to make electricity, and the waves are now doing the job of a power plant

By Kevin Montien

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June 1, 2026 at 3:45 PM

Construction progress of the Cinturão das Águas do Ceará artificial river canal system traversing dry landscape in Brazil.

Brazil is building a 145-kilometer artificial river through Ceará, and the project could change how one of its driest regions survives drought

By Adrian Villellas

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May 31, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Aerial view of the massive land reclamation progress for the Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport in China.

China is building a 20-square-kilometer airport on an artificial island, and Dalian could turn the sea into its next aviation hub

By Sonia Ramirez

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May 30, 2026 at 9:30 AM

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A Fukushima megasolar plant was expected to reflect light for 5 minutes, but the glare lasted up to 53 minutes

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

A 9°C cooling claim is putting 3D-printed terracotta in the spotlight, as cities search for heat relief without more electricity

A 9-mile tunnel through the Andes could redraw cargo routes between Argentina, Chile and the Pacific before Asia feels closer

Shark bites are forcing Australia to choose between culls and sensors, and the safer answer may already be flying over the water

It sounds impossible, but China’s coal fuel cell turns powdered carbon into electricity without smoke, and the CO₂ stays trapped inside

Drax is buying solar and wind farms in a £560 million deal, and the bigger story is who controls renewable capacity after the boom

Saudi Arabia imports sand despite living in the desert, because concrete needs grains the wind has not polished smooth

The world’s largest crane lifts a 500-ton nuclear reactor into place, and Hinkley Point C gets harder to ignore

Chatham-Kent’s $160 million wastewater recycling plan is back under pressure, and the fight is about cost, waste and trust

Pickle juice, molasses and beer residue are replacing road salt, turning industrial waste into infrastructure chemistry

A China-backed bi-oceanic railway could link the Atlantic and Pacific, and South America’s cargo map may change

China is cutting a 134-kilometer canal toward the sea, and the shortcut could redraw how cargo leaves its inland factories

China is set to start delivering XPeng AeroHT’s hybrid “Land Aircraft Carrier” in 2027, a modular eVTOL with thousands of orders, as the flying car is shifting from prototype to calendar

A golf course worth “200 billion” ended up covered in solar panels to generate energy, but the clock is ticking toward 2030, and that could turn a brilliant fix into a problem that’s nearly impossible to undo

Singapore is sinking 448 concrete giants into the sea, and the prize is a fully automated port bigger than 3,000 football fields

Thousands of U.S. dams have been sitting useless for electricity, and a 3D-printed turbine could turn concrete into power

Spain threw a 42-meter buoy into the sea to make electricity, and the waves are now doing the job of a power plant

Brazil is building a 145-kilometer artificial river through Ceará, and the project could change how one of its driest regions survives drought

China is building a 20-square-kilometer airport on an artificial island, and Dalian could turn the sea into its next aviation hub

A drone inspired by bees flies 600 meters without GPS or external cameras and returns on its own, mimicking the insects’ “olfactory map” for indoor rescue missions

Turkey is placing 5,000 concrete blocks weighing 21 metric tons each in the Black Sea to build a breakwater capable of withstanding five-meter waves following the latest historic floods

Airbus is testing a passenger aircraft capable of flying 22 hours nonstop and aims to establish a direct route between Sydney and London by 2028

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

A hypersonic prototype promises a flight from New York to London in 57 minutes at Mach 5.5, reigniting the dream of supersonic travel four times faster than the Concorde

Kenyan students are turning coconut shells and corn kernels into an exhaust filter that reduces particulate matter by 65% without the need for rare earth elements or an expensive catalyst

The F-35 is getting a new brain, and the first Marine jets to receive it send a warning about the next war in the skies

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

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