Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Interesting facts
Interesting facts
Javier Milei’s Argentina enters the list of the ten worst countries in the world to work for the first time, according to the International Trade Union Confederation, which points to the second consecutive year of worsening conditions and mentions increasingly repressive conditions for unions.
Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 01/06/2026 at 12:50
Interesting facts
About 400 km above our heads, Earth’s orbit has become a massive junkyard, with over 33,000 trackable objects orbiting at 27,000 km/h, nearly half of which is space debris capable of destroying satellites and threatening communications, GPS, and even astronauts.
Bruno Teles 01/06/2026 at 12:08
Interesting facts
The iron dagger found with the mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun was forged with metal from space, scientists confirmed by detecting high levels of nickel and cobalt typical of meteorites in the blade, a material that was more valuable than gold in Egypt over 3,000 years ago.
Bruno Teles 01/06/2026 at 11:58
Interesting facts
A series of discoveries in Turkey is turning upside down what was known about the beginning of Christianity, and the jewel of these excavations is an 1,800-year-old fresco that reveals the face of a young, beardless Jesus, hidden in a sealed tomb in the city of the historic Council of Nicaea.
Bruno Teles 01/06/2026 at 11:35Science and Technology
Science and Technology
01/06/2026 at 13:37
The paper fold that withstood the weight of an engineering structure: a 14-year-old student created a Miura-ori origami capable of supporting more than 10,000 times its own weight and wants to turn foldable sheets into strong, cheap, and quick shelters for natural disasters.
Valdemar Medeiros
Construction
A nearly submerged sandbank turned, in a few months, into a Chinese artificial island of almost 1,500 acres in the South China Sea, a development captured by satellites that reignites tensions with Vietnam and fears about the militarization of one of the busiest trade routes on the planet.
Bruno Teles 01/06/2026 at 12:19
Science and Technology
Scientists finally overcome the biggest obstacle of perovskite and pave the way for high-efficiency solar panels on an industrial scale; Breakthrough that could reduce renewable energy costs and accelerate the global energy transition in the coming years.
Hilton Libório 01/06/2026 at 11:56Economy
Economy
With an eye on the Chinese tourist, who has one of the highest average expenditures per person in the world, a Brazilian state is negotiating flights and a possible air connection with Foz do Iguaçu, after China injected around 20 million dollars into the economy of the State of Paraná last year.
Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 01/06/2026 at 12:56Automotive
Automotive
Brazil has never seen so many Chinese SUVs arriving at once, and 2026 promises to be the year of the definitive invasion, with BYD, GWM, Omoda, Jaecoo, GAC, and newcomer Lynk&Co launching models ranging from affordable compacts to luxury hybrids with over 400 hp.
Bruno Teles 01/06/2026 at 11:14
Automotive
Nissan sells “Kicks popular” cheaper than Kwid, Mobi, and C3 in Brazil; for about R$ 30,000 in conversion without taxes, Magnite looks like a compact SUV, with 16-inch wheels, 6 airbags starting from the Visia version, and represents an affordable Nissan that disappeared from Brazilian stores.
Valdemar Medeiros 01/06/2026 at 00:13Most recent
Science and Technology
The paper fold that withstood the weight of an engineering structure: a 14-year-old student created a Miura-ori origami capable of supporting more than 10,000 times its own weight and wants to turn foldable sheets into strong, cheap, and quick shelters for natural disasters.
Valdemar Medeiros 01/06/2026 at 13:37
Economy
With an eye on the Chinese tourist, who has one of the highest average expenditures per person in the world, a Brazilian state is negotiating flights and a possible air connection with Foz do Iguaçu, after China injected around 20 million dollars into the economy of the State of Paraná last year.
Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 01/06/2026 at 12:56
Interesting facts
Javier Milei’s Argentina enters the list of the ten worst countries in the world to work for the first time, according to the International Trade Union Confederation, which points to the second consecutive year of worsening conditions and mentions increasingly repressive conditions for unions.
Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 01/06/2026 at 12:50
Construction
A nearly submerged sandbank turned, in a few months, into a Chinese artificial island of almost 1,500 acres in the South China Sea, a development captured by satellites that reignites tensions with Vietnam and fears about the militarization of one of the busiest trade routes on the planet.
Bruno Teles 01/06/2026 at 12:19
Industry
