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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 

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June 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Construction site of the Technology Center Laufenburg, showing the massive underground excavation pit for the world's largest vanadium redox flow battery.

Switzerland dug a hole the size of two soccer fields for a 1.2 GW underground battery, and the real shock is that it can react in milliseconds

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June 14, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A residential rooftop solar array featuring storm-durable mounting hardware designed to withstand typhoon-force winds in the Northern Mariana Islands.

After typhoons and months of high electricity costs, island residents are moving toward solar systems outside the grid

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June 13, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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

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June 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A Petgas processing facility in Mexico, demonstrating the machinery used for the pyrolysis of non-recyclable plastic waste into fuel.

Mexico’s Petgas turns plastic waste into fuel, but the real question is whether this is recycling or another way to burn carbon

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June 13, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Aerial view of the oval-shaped Xiong’an Railway Station, showcasing its massive roof integrated with solar panels.

China built Asia’s largest rail station in two years, with 5.1 million ft.² and welding robots setting the pace

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June 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM
The Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat autonomous combat drone during flight testing at the Point Mugu Sea Range in California.

Boeing’s MQ-28 autonomous fighter flew internationally for the first time, and unmanned combat aviation crossed a line

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June 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The Long March-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft lifting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

China launched Shenzhou-23 toward Tiangong, and more than 100 experiments show how serious its space station has become

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June 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Steel frame construction of the massive SpaceX Gigabay assembly facility rising at the Starbase launch site in South Texas.

SpaceX’s Gigabay was shown up close, and a factory built for 1,000 Starships a year changes the rocket business

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June 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A 3D render of the RV11000 deep-sea research vessel, highlighting its massive hull, submarine hangars, and specialized crane systems.

Gabe Newell is building a 531-ft. deep-sea vessel, and its 15,000-meter lifting system makes rockets look less lonely

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June 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The Hermeus Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 test aircraft accelerating during a high-speed flight campaign over the White Sands Missile Range.

Hermeus broke the sound barrier at Mach 1.21, and the small test jet is turning hypersonic ambition into hardware

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June 12, 2026 at 10:35 AM
The AEP100 hydrogen-fueled turboprop engine mounted on a W5000 unmanned cargo aircraft during its maiden flight in Zhuzhou.

China flew a 7.5-ton unmanned hydrogen cargo plane, and the test hints at a cleaner future for heavy aviation

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June 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
The aftermath of the Blue Origin New Glenn explosion at Launch Complex 36, showing significant damage to the launch pad and gantry structure.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn exploded on a Florida launch pad, and NASA’s Moon timetable suddenly looks less secure

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June 12, 2026 at 7:45 AM
A close-up of a laser-etched black metal solar panel used for seawater desalination and mineral extraction.

Scientists built a solar desalination system that makes fresh water without toxic brine, and drought regions will notice

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June 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The 26 MW Dongfang Electric offshore wind turbine prototype installed at the testing facility in Dongying, Shandong Province.

China switched on a 26 MW wind turbine that can power 40,000 homes, and offshore wind just changed scale again

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June 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The SpaceX Starship V3 rocket lifting off from Starbase, Texas, during the Flight 12 test mission.

SpaceX’s Starship V3 finally flew, but the next test is harder: proving NASA can trust it for the Moon

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June 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
An experimental hydrogen-fueled ramjet vehicle model being tested for Mach 5 performance inside a hypersonic wind tunnel facility.

JAXA tested a Mach 5 hydrogen ramjet on the ground, and the heat problem may decide the future of hypersonic flight

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June 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM
The massive Patyegarang tunnel-boring machine being assembled underground to excavate Sydney's Western Harbour Tunnel.

China sent Australia a 15.7-meter tunnel-boring machine that bends at the waist, and Sydney’s harbor is going underground

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June 11, 2026 at 7:45 AM
A close-up of a square of aluminum foil taped over a damp wall stain to test for moisture penetration.

Architects recommend taping aluminum foil to the wall for 48 hours, and the side that gets wet can expose a hidden leak

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June 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A suburban road in Gladsaxe, Denmark, illuminated by low-profile red LED bollards designed to minimize light pollution for local bat species.

Denmark painted a road red and turned off white LEDs, and the strange glow reveals how city lights can become walls for wildlife

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June 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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