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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
The Blackbird FPV drone featuring custom carbon-fiber propellers with sawtooth leading edges used to break unofficial speed records.

A drone built outside the usual defense giants hits almost 700 km/h, and the line between hobby tech and weapons tech gets thinner

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June 10, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A close-up of a Huawei semiconductor chip, illustrating the advanced technology stack developed in response to U.S. export controls.

Washington tried to slow China’s chips, but Huawei says the pressure forced a tech stack that now competes with America

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June 10, 2026 at 7:45 AM
A close-up view of the white polymer smart paint applied to a roof surface, demonstrating its sunlight-reflective properties.

Scientists develop smart paint that reflects 97% of sunlight, and heatwave cities may get a cheaper weapon against AC demand

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June 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The interior cabin of a Waymo Ojai robotaxi, featuring a flat floor, sliding doors, and accessible controls for passengers.

Waymo’s new Ojai robotaxi arrives in Los Angeles, and the cheaper autonomous vehicle could decide how fast the service expands

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June 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A RobotEra M7 humanoid robot performing parcel sorting tasks at a conveyor belt station in the Jianggao logistics center.

Humanoid robots are sorting China’s mail at 1,200 parcels per hour, and logistics labor may be the first big test

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June 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
The Argus robot, featuring 20 telescoping legs and integrated depth cameras, navigating over rough outdoor terrain during field tests at Duke University.

Scientists built a 20-legged robot body that climbs walls and trees, and the weird shape may explain what future machines need

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June 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Filmmaker Tyler Perry piloting the 630-pound Ramy RC Boeing 777-9X scale model during its maiden flight.

The world’s largest RC Boeing 777-9X weighs 630 lbs., and its takeoff makes model aviation look like real aerospace testing

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June 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A massive fireball erupts from the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket during a static fire test at Launch Complex 36 in Florida.

Blue Origin’s rocket explosion leaves NASA leaning harder on SpaceX, and the Moon race suddenly looks less balanced than planned

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June 8, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Aerial view showing the construction progress of the Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport on reclaimed land in Jinzhou Bay.

China turns the sea into airport land, and the floating runway project makes normal coastal expansion look outdated

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June 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A close-up, high-resolution photo of the world’s only known natural kyawthuite crystal, faceted into a reddish-orange 1.61-carat gem.

Earth’s rarest mineral weighs just 1.61 carats, and the single crystal from Myanmar shows how fragile science’s catalog still is

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June 8, 2026 at 7:45 AM
A massive 152-wheel transport vehicle hauling a 23-foot-wide TBM cutterhead through Cooma streets at night.

A 152-wheel truck moves a 302,000-lb. tunnel-boring cutterhead, and the logistics look like a megaproject inside another megaproject

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June 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Fine mesh nets stretched across a mountain frame in Morocco, capturing water droplets from passing Atlantic fog.

Morocco’s fog nets turn Atlantic mist into drinking water, and the system is replacing 4-hour walks with taps in desert villages

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June 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
An artistic representation of Earth slowly rotating in space, highlighting the gravitational influence of the Moon on planetary rotation.

Earth’s 24-hour day is slowly breaking down, and the Moon’s invisible braking force could eventually stretch clocks to 25 hours

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June 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
An aerial view of the oval-shaped Xiong’an Railway Station, showcasing its massive scale and solar panel-covered roof.

China built Asia’s largest rail station in two years, and its 5.1 million ft.² show how fast infrastructure can become a city engine

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June 7, 2026 at 10:35 AM
he TECLA 3D-printed earthen house in Italy, featuring its unique rounded, dome-like structure made from raw soil.

Italian architects printed a 60 m² house with local mud in 200 hours, and the result challenges bricks, concrete, and construction waste

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June 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A diagram illustrating ORNL's acoustic detection method where an underground source sends sound waves upward to identify a hidden tunnel.

It looked like ordinary ground, but acoustic signals under US infrastructure could expose tunnels no one can see

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June 7, 2026 at 7:45 AM
SpaceX Starship V3 launching from the new Pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, on its historic debut flight.

SpaceX’s 408-ft. Starship V3 finally flew, but the real test is refueling in orbit before NASA can bet on the Moon

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June 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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