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Science and Technology

China creates the world’s largest tower crane to lift giant wind turbines: a 241-meter machine lifts 240 tons, equivalent to hoisting 200 cars, and demonstrates why clean energy now requires engineering equivalent to an 80-story building in modern renewable parks.

Carla Teles 09/06/2026 at 21:26

Construction

An Italian architect created a bamboo tower that collects up to 100 liters of drinking water per day from rain, fog, and dew, costs less than US$1,000 to install, and already operates in isolated communities in Haiti, Brazil, India, Cameroon, and other countries where clean water does not arrive via plumbing.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 12/05/2026 at 23:58

Science and Technology

A new technology in China looks like a giant tower, but it is used to store energy and provides 4 hours of electricity.

Ruth Rodrigues 08/04/2026 at 08:13

Interesting facts

A 68-meter tower, which housed a historic brewery in the heart of Germany’s port, balances on a small base and uses activated core concrete for cooling that reduces the need for air conditioning.

Flavia Marinho 31/03/2026 at 11:06

Entenda por que a Torre de Pisa ficou inclinada, os erros de engenharia, o solo instável e as soluções que evitaram seu colapso ao longo dos séculos.

Construction

The Leaning Tower Built on Shallow Foundations in Unstable Sand and Clay in the 12th Century Began to Sink When It Was Only Three Stories Tall and Was Almost Abandoned; Discover the Tower of Pisa, a Monument Weighing About 14,000 Tons and Approximately 56 Meters Tall.

Ruth Rodrigues 02/03/2026 at 11:56

Interesting facts

Just 60 Minutes From São Paulo, Brazil’s Tallest Japanese Tower Reopens: 32 Meters High, Rare Visit, and Exclusive Boat Access

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 08/02/2026 at 17:32

Maior turbina eólica offshore do mundo, com 26 MW, entra em operação na China e pode gerar até 100 milhões de kWh por ano.

Science and Technology

It’s Like a 67-Story Skyscraper in New York – China’s Offshore Wind Turbine Breaks Water Records

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 15/01/2026 at 00:56

A Shanghai Tower é um arranha céu localizado em Pudong, em Xangai, e faz parte do conjunto de supertorres que domina o skyline da região

Construction

Shanghai Tower: The 632-Meter Skyscraper with a Spiral Facade That Reduced Wind Load by 24% and Became a Showcase of Engineering in China

Noel Budeguer 14/12/2025 at 13:42

O Minarete Qutub a torre de 72 metros que desafiou terremotos, reis, impérios e 800 anos de história com uma engenharia impossível (2)

Construction

The Qutub Minaret: The 72-Meter Tower That Defied Earthquakes, Kings, Empires, and 800 Years of History With Impossible Engineering

Carla Teles 25/11/2025 at 19:24

Interesting facts

The Hidden Secret at the Top of the Eiffel Tower: The Secret Space Used by Gustave Eiffel for His Scientific Experiments

Noel Budeguer 06/11/2025 at 17:09

Interesting facts

Iconic $19 Million Triplex Located Inside the Iconic Tribeca Clock Tower Features 3 Floors, 5 Suites, Dual Fireplace, and Panoramic Views from the Empire State to the East River Bridges

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 02/11/2025 at 10:16

Sustainability

At 104 Meters, 360 Trees, and 50,000 Plants, the Largest Vertical Forest in the Netherlands Is One of the Most Impressive Things You Will See Today

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 16/10/2025 at 19:21

China creates the world’s largest tower crane to lift giant wind turbines: a 241-meter machine lifts 240 tons, equivalent to hoisting 200 cars, and demonstrates why clean energy now requires engineering equivalent to an 80-story building in modern renewable parks.

A new technology in China looks like a giant tower, but it is used to store energy and provides 4 hours of electricity.

A 68-meter tower, which housed a historic brewery in the heart of Germany’s port, balances on a small base and uses activated core concrete for cooling that reduces the need for air conditioning.

The Leaning Tower Built on Shallow Foundations in Unstable Sand and Clay in the 12th Century Began to Sink When It Was Only Three Stories Tall and Was Almost Abandoned; Discover the Tower of Pisa, a Monument Weighing About 14,000 Tons and Approximately 56 Meters Tall.

Just 60 Minutes From São Paulo, Brazil’s Tallest Japanese Tower Reopens: 32 Meters High, Rare Visit, and Exclusive Boat Access

It’s Like a 67-Story Skyscraper in New York – China’s Offshore Wind Turbine Breaks Water Records

Shanghai Tower: The 632-Meter Skyscraper with a Spiral Facade That Reduced Wind Load by 24% and Became a Showcase of Engineering in China

The Qutub Minaret: The 72-Meter Tower That Defied Earthquakes, Kings, Empires, and 800 Years of History With Impossible Engineering

The Hidden Secret at the Top of the Eiffel Tower: The Secret Space Used by Gustave Eiffel for His Scientific Experiments

Iconic $19 Million Triplex Located Inside the Iconic Tribeca Clock Tower Features 3 Floors, 5 Suites, Dual Fireplace, and Panoramic Views from the Empire State to the East River Bridges

At 104 Meters, 360 Trees, and 50,000 Plants, the Largest Vertical Forest in the Netherlands Is One of the Most Impressive Things You Will See Today

In the cold desert of Ladakh, where it hardly rains, engineer Sonam Wangchuk created the ice stupa, a tower that freezes winter water and stores it for irrigating crops in the spring, a simple engineering feat that mimics nature.

Almost 6,000 residents live concentrated along a single street nearly 9 km long in the interior of Poland. Houses form a continuous row, and behind them, narrow agricultural strips emerge, creating one of the most unusual rural patterns in Europe.

Chinese woman planted trees for decades while sand buried part of her house, received $5,000 from an American in 1999, and helped transform the desert into a forest of 8 million trees in China.

They planted a sea of eucalyptus to produce cellulose, but the monoculture turned into a green desert, dried up springs and rivers, and pushed families out of regions in Minas Gerais and Bahia.

Júlia Pimentel, an 11-year-old from Minas Gerais, independently invented a new formula to calculate the square root using simple addition and multiplication, and her method was published in one of the most important mathematical scientific journals in Brazil.

Hidden beneath a small entrance in Namibia’s underground, the largest underground lake in the world is the size of 2 football fields, 264 meters deep, and even has rare animals that survive without sunlight.

Boxer with a fortune of £162 million, Tyson Fury wants to spend £6 million on a private 6.5-acre island to dock his £42 million superyacht near a naval base in the UK.