Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Agribusiness
Egypt imports 12 million tons of wheat from Russia, Ukraine, Romania, France, and Bulgaria and has purchased 6.5 million tons of Brazilian corn, but now wants to create an agricultural empire in the desert: self-sufficiency plan targets irrigated crops, threatens global grain suppliers, and raises an alert for Brazil on Africa’s food board.
Valdemar Medeiros 05/06/2026 at 13:21Science and Technology
Interesting facts
Interesting facts
The happiest country in the world for eight consecutive years is on alert: Finland faces the highest unemployment in 15 years, sees its minister advocating mandatory work for foreigners receiving benefits, and witnesses confidence in the job market plummet amid the economic crisis.
Valdemar Medeiros 05/06/2026 at 12:17Naval Industry
Naval Industry
China is designing a container ship with a thorium nuclear reactor that will operate for 40 years without refueling, and the 25,000-container giant from Jiangnan Shipyard will cross oceans without emitting carbon in an industry that burns 300 million tons of fuel per year.
Débora Araújo 05/06/2026 at 12:32
Naval Industry
An entire boat came out of the 3D printer without a mold and without seams: CEAD’s giant robot creates hulls up to 12 meters in a single piece, replacing months of shipyard work with code and putting shipbuilding on the brink of a turning point that seems like science fiction.
Valdemar Medeiros 05/06/2026 at 11:17
Naval Industry
The “dock ship” that deliberately sinks to swallow superyachts like toys: Yacht Servant is 214 meters long, 46 meters wide, has a 6,380 m² deck, and uses float-on/float-off operation to transform maritime luxury into a semi-submersible parking lot.
Valdemar Medeiros 04/06/2026 at 19:19
Naval Industry
The French titanium submarine that descends where the light disappears: Nautile carries three people to a depth of 6,000 meters, reaches 97% of the ocean floor, and has already investigated the Titanic, underwater volcanoes, and regions that remain inaccessible to most vessels on the planet.
Valdemar Medeiros 04/06/2026 at 17:13
Naval Industry
Around 7,000 jobs are expected to emerge in Navegantes with a new billion-dollar order from Petrobras, which closed R$ 11 billion in contracts to build four hybrid propulsion vessels equipped with underwater robots for the pre-salt layer at the Santa Catarina shipyard.
Bruno Teles 25/05/2026 at 23:17Economy
Economy
While the end of the 6×1 schedule becomes a national debate, Brazilians work almost 2,000 hours a year, have the 4th longest working hours in South America, and still live in one of the most unequal countries in the region, showing that working too much does not mean better income distribution.
Ana Alice 04/06/2026 at 23:53Most recent
Agribusiness
Egypt imports 12 million tons of wheat from Russia, Ukraine, Romania, France, and Bulgaria and has purchased 6.5 million tons of Brazilian corn, but now wants to create an agricultural empire in the desert: self-sufficiency plan targets irrigated crops, threatens global grain suppliers, and raises an alert for Brazil on Africa’s food board.
Valdemar Medeiros 05/06/2026 at 13:21
Naval Industry
China is designing a container ship with a thorium nuclear reactor that will operate for 40 years without refueling, and the 25,000-container giant from Jiangnan Shipyard will cross oceans without emitting carbon in an industry that burns 300 million tons of fuel per year.
Débora Araújo 05/06/2026 at 12:32
Interesting facts
