Renewable Energy

A single solar storm can knock out satellites, wipe out GPS, and leave 40 million people without power for months — and the transformers that protect the grid take 4 years to manufacture.

Sydney is erecting the world’s tallest wooden skyscraper — it’s 40 stories of hybrid timber that sequester carbon instead of emitting it, and the tower is expected to be completed as early as 2026.

Douglas Avila 27/04/2026 at 06:34

While sanitation in Brazil serves only 55% of the population and discharges sewage into rivers, Singapore already recycles 100% of the water it consumes and has transformed sewage into award-winning potable water.

Douglas Avila 27/04/2026 at 06:18

The Sagrada Família in Barcelona has completed its main structure after 144 years of construction — exactly 100 years after Gaudí’s death, and the tallest tower reaches 172 meters.

Douglas Avila 27/04/2026 at 06:04

Science and Technology

After mapping more than 200 million proteins, artificial intelligence enters the race to accelerate drugs, vaccines, and enzymes against plastic and CO₂, opening an era in which molecules can be designed on demand.

Valdemar Medeiros 27/04/2026 at 01:18

Construction

Sydney is erecting the world’s tallest wooden skyscraper — it’s 40 stories of hybrid timber that sequester carbon instead of emitting it, and the tower is expected to be completed as early as 2026.

Douglas Avila 27/04/2026 at 06:34

While sanitation in Brazil serves only 55% of the population and discharges sewage into rivers, Singapore already recycles 100% of the water it consumes and has transformed sewage into award-winning potable water.

Douglas Avila 27/04/2026 at 06:18

The Sagrada Família in Barcelona has completed its main structure after 144 years of construction — exactly 100 years after Gaudí’s death, and the tallest tower reaches 172 meters.

Douglas Avila 27/04/2026 at 06:04

Boskalis transforms a ship into a 227-meter giant subsea vessel capable of carrying 45,500 tons of rock per trip, making the Windpiper the largest vessel of its kind to protect offshore structures and offshore wind farms.

Carla Teles 26/04/2026 at 19:53

Jordan is spending US$6 billion to build the world’s second-largest desalination plant and transform Red Sea water into drinking water — while Northeast Brazil is still waiting for desalination projects promised more than a decade ago.

Douglas Avila 26/04/2026 at 19:37

Sustainability

Construction 27/04/2026 at 06:34

Sydney is erecting the world’s tallest wooden skyscraper — it’s 40 stories of hybrid timber that sequester carbon instead of emitting it, and the tower is expected to be completed as early as 2026.

While sanitation in Brazil serves only 55% of the population and discharges sewage into rivers, Singapore already recycles 100% of the water it consumes and has transformed sewage into award-winning potable water.

Douglas Avila 27/04/2026 at 06:18

Federal Government enacts new law that strengthens tax incentives for recycling and can unlock billions in growth, generate jobs, and revolutionize waste management nationwide.

Hilton Libório 23/04/2026 at 18:17

The Federal Government sanctions a new law that strengthens tax incentives for recycling and can unlock billion-dollar growth, generate jobs, and revolutionize waste management across the country.

Hilton Libório 23/04/2026 at 18:13

The United States wants to extract minerals from the bottom of the Pacific at a depth of 4,000 meters — the problem is that 90% of the species living there are still unnamed, and in tests, life on the seabed decreased by 37%.

Douglas Avila 23/04/2026 at 01:00

Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy

A single solar storm can knock out satellites, wipe out GPS, and leave 40 million people without power for months — and the transformers that protect the grid take 4 years to manufacture.

Douglas Avila 27/04/2026 at 06:49

Jordan is spending US$6 billion to build the world’s second-largest desalination plant and transform Red Sea water into drinking water — while Northeast Brazil is still waiting for desalination projects promised more than a decade ago.

Douglas Avila 26/04/2026 at 19:37

Brazil sold US$ 7.2 billion in crude oil to China alone in the first quarter — a 94% jump — but continues to import gasoline because it cannot refine what it extracts from its own soil.

Douglas Avila 26/04/2026 at 19:18

An MIT startup is betting on superhot geothermal in Oregon and building the world’s first plant of its kind, targeting rocks above 300°C to generate 50 MW by 2030 and expand the project to 250 MW with few wells.

Carla Teles 26/04/2026 at 18:28

Renewable Energy

The US discovers in the Utah desert a deposit with 16 rare minerals that only China dominated, and the clay content surpasses any Chinese mine…

Douglas Avila 26/04/2026 at 06:49

Science and Technology

Renewable Energy 27/04/2026 at 06:49

A single solar storm can knock out satellites, wipe out GPS, and leave 40 million people without power for months — and the transformers that protect the grid take 4 years to manufacture.

Science and Technology

After mapping more than 200 million proteins, artificial intelligence enters the race to accelerate drugs, vaccines, and enzymes against plastic and CO₂, opening an era in which molecules can be designed on demand.

Valdemar Medeiros 27/04/2026 at 01:18

Science and Technology

A particle smaller than a human hair accelerates with light and promises to transform ocean uranium extraction into a giant bet to power China’s nuclear reactors without relying solely on the old passive collection method.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 27/04/2026 at 00:24

Science and Technology

The world’s most powerful telescope was switched on in Chile and may finally solve the mystery of the ninth planet that scientists believe has been hidden in the Solar System for billions of years.

Bruno Teles 26/04/2026 at 22:31

Science and Technology

Discovery in Africa scares even scientists: a study published on April 23 reveals that the crust in Turkana has become so thin that it could pave the way for the continent’s division and the emergence of an ocean in the future, in a gigantic geological transformation.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 26/04/2026 at 21:27

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Renewable Energy

A single solar storm can knock out satellites, wipe out GPS, and leave 40 million people without power for months — and the transformers that protect the grid take 4 years to manufacture.

Douglas Avila 27/04/2026 at 06:49

Sydney is erecting the world’s tallest wooden skyscraper — it’s 40 stories of hybrid timber that sequester carbon instead of emitting it, and the tower is expected to be completed as early as 2026.

Douglas Avila 27/04/2026 at 06:34

While sanitation in Brazil serves only 55% of the population and discharges sewage into rivers, Singapore already recycles 100% of the water it consumes and has transformed sewage into award-winning potable water.

Douglas Avila 27/04/2026 at 06:18

The Sagrada Família in Barcelona has completed its main structure after 144 years of construction — exactly 100 years after Gaudí’s death, and the tallest tower reaches 172 meters.

Douglas Avila 27/04/2026 at 06:04

Science and Technology

After mapping more than 200 million proteins, artificial intelligence enters the race to accelerate drugs, vaccines, and enzymes against plastic and CO₂, opening an era in which molecules can be designed on demand.

Valdemar Medeiros 27/04/2026 at 01:18

Interesting facts

Sleeping in the coldest city in Brazil seemed like just another camping challenge, until the rain intensified, the hail fell, the meal failed, and the cold turned the night into a test of endurance.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 27/04/2026 at 01:15

Science and Technology

A particle smaller than a human hair accelerates with light and promises to transform ocean uranium extraction into a giant bet to power China’s nuclear reactors without relying solely on the old passive collection method.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 27/04/2026 at 00:24

Interesting facts

Pirates chose this beach on the coast of São Paulo as a hideout centuries ago, and visitors today understand why when they see the greenish sea, the animal-shaped rocks, and the natural aquarium.

Bruno Teles 26/04/2026 at 22:58

Interesting facts

An impressive Russian road crosses 968 km between rivers, glaciers, and Altai mountains, following a Bronze Age route that connects Siberia to the border with Mongolia.

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 26/04/2026 at 22:37

Science and Technology

The world’s most powerful telescope was switched on in Chile and may finally solve the mystery of the ninth planet that scientists believe has been hidden in the Solar System for billions of years.

Bruno Teles 26/04/2026 at 22:31

The Government released R$ 10 billion for farmers to buy machinery and will also renegotiate the debts of those who are delinquent because rural insurance only covers 7.8% of the country’s crops.

Bruno Teles 26/04/2026 at 22:16

Yet another streaming platform has declared war on password sharing in Brazil, and now millions of subscribers will have to choose between paying more or losing access for good.

Bruno Teles 26/04/2026 at 22:09