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5/31/2026
The battery-powered vessel challenging shipping’s dependence on fossil fuels

The battery-powered vessel challenging shipping’s dependence on fossil fuels

Tasmania’s all-electric ferry demonstrates how advances in batteries, charging infrastructure, and vessel design are bringing zero-emission shipping closer to reality.

Srishti Gupta

3 days ago

5/30/2026
Building railways that shape cities ‘one step at a time’

Building railways that shape cities ‘one step at a time’

Interview | Colin Gradwell, Integration Director for Metro Line M2, Tel Aviv Metro

5/29/2026
As NASA builds its next asteroid hunter, how likely is an Earth impact?

As NASA builds its next asteroid hunter, how likely is an Earth impact?

One team of researchers found that any individual is more likely to die from an asteroid impact than from a lightning strike.

Chris Young

5 days ago

How AI infrastructure demand is stress-testing the engineering industry

How AI infrastructure demand is stress-testing the engineering industry

The trade-press conversation remains dominated by the GPU supply story, when the real bottlenecks have moved decisively to transmission, generation, cooling, water, and labor.

Duncan West

5 days ago

This company wants to run copper and lithium mines like self-driving cars

This company wants to run copper and lithium mines like self-driving cars

Can software, robots, and wastewater help solve the West’s growing critical minerals problem?

5/27/2026
The death of clicking: Why read when AI already did it?

The death of clicking: Why read when AI already did it?

A few years ago, a search engine behaving like a conversational assistant would have felt bizarre. Today, it barely registers as unusual.

The AI Insider

7 days ago

Wood and cellulose are stepping out of the forest and into high tech

Wood and cellulose are stepping out of the forest and into high tech

Interview | Tanja Zimmermann, Director, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)

5/25/2026
Long-range missiles alone can’t win modern air wars, Russian study admits

Long-range missiles alone can’t win modern air wars, Russian study admits

Russian military analysis reveals why long-range air-to-air missiles have struggled in Ukraine’s networked battlespace.

5/22/2026
Lunar Outpost co-founder Forrest Meyen on building the ‘backbone’ for critical lunar infrastructure

Lunar Outpost co-founder Forrest Meyen on building the ‘backbone’ for critical lunar infrastructure

Lunar Outpost’s Pegasus rover is the “trusted steed” that will enable Artemis missions to “explore more boldly than ever before”.

Chris Young

12 days ago

5/21/2026
Could vanadium flow batteries solve renewable energy’s biggest problem?

Could vanadium flow batteries solve renewable energy’s biggest problem?

The technology uses liquid electrolytes instead of solid materials to store energy.

5/20/2026
The tank designs that shaped the Cold War

The tank designs that shaped the Cold War

The carnage of WWII led to several innovations, including tank designs that emphasized armor protection and firepower to an entirely new degree.

5/19/2026
Why space internet is turning to lasers instead of radio waves

Why space internet is turning to lasers instead of radio waves

As satellite constellations multiply and radio frequencies grow increasingly congested, the space industry is betting on laser communication to handle the next era of orbital connectivity.

Margherita Bassi

15 days ago

5/18/2026
China’s flash-charging race pits EV giants BYD and CATL against each other

China’s flash-charging race pits EV giants BYD and CATL against each other

BYD changed the conversation by showing that ordinary drivers could consistently add hundreds of kilometers of range in minutes under real-world conditions.

Ni Tao

16 days ago

5/16/2026
The engineering behind Europe’s first 3D-printed concrete bike bridge

The engineering behind Europe’s first 3D-printed concrete bike bridge

A Dutch team combined robotic concrete printing, prestressed hollow beams, and custom materials to build the world’s first 3D-printed concrete pedestrian bridge.

Srishti Gupta

18 days ago

5/15/2026
ORNL’s Scott DeNeale on how US water pipes could secretly power thousands of homes

ORNL’s Scott DeNeale on how US water pipes could secretly power thousands of homes

The hydropower expert believes that the US is overlooking a major untapped renewable energy source:

Will the Starship V3 debut launch be enough to regain SpaceX’s Moon momentum?

Will the Starship V3 debut launch be enough to regain SpaceX’s Moon momentum?

SpaceX is racing to test its upgraded Starship V3, as Blue Origin aims to steal the spotlight with a major lunar landing achievement later this year.

Chris Young

19 days ago

5/7/2026
How did World War II lead to the emergence of the main battle tank?

How did World War II lead to the emergence of the main battle tank?

The journey covers the interwar tank design developments evolving from specialized light, medium and heavy classes to a more optimized Main Battle Tank, of the early Cold War era, providing a better balance between armor, firepower and mobility.

5/6/2026
5/4/2026
Internet shutdowns cost billions. Here’s what happens when nations go offline

Internet shutdowns cost billions. Here’s what happens when nations go offline

Internet shutdowns cost nearly USD 53 billion globally between 2020 and 2024.

5/1/2026
How tanks addressed the problem of manpower attrition in World War I

How tanks addressed the problem of manpower attrition in World War I

Though these tanks were crude by modern standards, their appearance signaled a major shift in warfare that is still felt to this day.

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