Construction
At 113 meters below the seabed, China is excavating the world’s deepest underwater railway tunnel and deploying the Shenjiang-1 to traverse 13 geological layers, 6 fault zones, and pressure equivalent to that of a diver at 120 meters, in a project more extreme than the 50 km drilled by the Channel Tunnel between England and France over 6 years.
Valdemar Medeiros 18/05/2026 at 19:43
Science and Technology
While cities like Tokyo, New York, and Frankfurt may take up to 18 months to build a single large-scale water-cooled data center, Google and SpaceX confirmed in May 2026 formal negotiations to launch entire artificial intelligence processing facilities into low orbit before 2030, using Elon Musk’s company’s Starship V3 rockets, with solar power 36% more efficient than on Earth’s surface, vacuum radiative cooling, and prototypes of Project Suncatcher already scheduled to enter orbit in early 2027.
Douglas Avila 18/05/2026 at 19:02
Science and Technology
While the British Navy takes up to six years to build a single 8,500-ton anti-missile destroyer like the Type 26, the United States Army has put the AeroVironment’s AMP-HEL laser system to a safety test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This system is capable of shooting down enemy drones for a few dollars per shot with a continuous 50-kilowatt beam, and the FAA approved the automatic shutdown after a commercial plane unexpectedly crossed the firing zone during the test conducted between March 7 and 8.
Douglas Avila 18/05/2026 at 18:32
Automotive
