Interesting facts

If This Works Outside the Lab, It Changes the Game at Sea: “Unsinkable” Aluminum Tubes That Don’t Sink Even When Damaged, Supported by Air Bubbles Trapped by Superhydrophobicity, Could Form Rafts and Energy Platforms and Survive the Harshest Ocean Conditions

Bruno Teles 16/02/2026 at 00:40

Interesting facts

At 13, Boy Ends Drought by Creating Low-Cost System That Captures Moisture from Dry Air and Turns It into Water for Irrigation, Becomes Finalist Among Only 10 in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge and Competes for $25,000

Alisson Ficher 15/02/2026 at 23:45

Science and Technology

A Group Collected Over 30 Tons of Trash in a Cleanup, Gathered 200,000 Flip-Flops, and Melted 10 Tons of Plastic to Build an “Impossible” Boat That Is Now Sailing the Indian Ocean Pressuring Governments and Exposing the Limits of Recycling Amid an Avalanche of Disposables

Alisson Ficher 15/02/2026 at 23:35

Interesting facts

Diapers And Sanitary Pads Exit “Impossible Waste” And Enter Industrial Route: European Plant Processes 70,000 Tons Per Year, Separates Contaminated Polymers And Superabsorbents, Recovers Fibers And Plastics, And Tests Circular Economy At Scale

Alisson Ficher 15/02/2026 at 23:28

Interesting facts

30 Women Tired of Waiting ‘Sewed’ River Back with Sandbags, Revitalizing a 85-Kilometer Course in the Semi-Arid Region of Uttar Pradesh with Improvised Check Dam, Recharging Water Supply, and Now Facing Real Estate Invasions

Alisson Ficher 15/02/2026 at 23:27

Construction

Man Builds Pine House From Scratch Alone: Aligns Columns, Closes Roof, Seals Walls, and Transforms Raw Wood Into Move-In Ready Home Using Technique, Patience, and Daily Consistency

Carla Teles 15/02/2026 at 23:05

Automotive

Motorcycle Owners With Loud Bikes Will Be Stopped in Blitz Starting on Day 18 and May Have Their Vehicles Seized: Major Brazilian State Launches Mega Operation After Strong Wave of Complaints From Residents, Elderly, Insomnia Patients, Children With ASD, and Healthcare Professionals

Ana Alice 15/02/2026 at 22:56

Economy

Silvio Santos Divided R$ 6 Billion Fortune Among Six Daughters and Iris, Gave R$ 100 Million to Each Heir, Put Daniela in Charge, and Surprised With Properties in Orlando

Carla Teles 15/02/2026 at 22:53

Science and Technology

At 1,000 Meters Deep, Compressed Air Tanks Use The Ocean’s Crushing Pressure To Store Renewable Energy And Could Transform The Future Of Electric Storage On The Planet

Valdemar Medeiros 15/02/2026 at 22:53

Automotive

Chinese Diesel Hybrid Pickup Foton Tuland V9 Delivers Premium Car Luxury, 175 Hp, 8-Speed Automatic Transmission, 4×4, 11.9 Km/L, 10-Year Warranty for R$310,000

Carla Teles 15/02/2026 at 22:27

Agribusiness

Pride From The Field: Brazilian Agriculture Earns US$ 10.8 Billion in January, Secures US$ 9.2 Billion Surplus, Sells More to China With Beef Leading, and Sets Records With Glycerin and Corn Oil

Ana Alice 15/02/2026 at 22:25

Air Transport

Peru Aims to Boost Tourism at Machu Picchu with Mega Airport in the Sacred Valley, Promises to Increase Visitors by 200%, but Locals Warn of Environmental, Cultural Collapse and Real Risk to the Historical Site

Carla Teles 15/02/2026 at 22:25