Technology

Richard Feynman teaching in front of a blackboard during the era when he inspired the idea of extreme miniaturization

Richard Feynman, physicist and visionary, in 1959: “There is enough space on the head of a pin to fit the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica”

April 8, 2026 at 6:30 AM
China’s 2-watt satellite laser transmits gigabit-speed data to an Earth telescope during a space-to-ground test

China has just achieved an extraordinary feat: a laser with a power output of just 2 watts has transmitted data at a speed of 1 gigabit per second from a distance of 36,705 kilometers to Earth

April 7, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Wet magnetic cement mixture being poured during a wall-finish demonstration for movable no-drill storage

A 29-year-old man wants to put an end to holes in walls with an idea that could transform rental housing

April 2, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Satellite image of a powerful hurricane forming over the ocean as artificial intelligence models analyze storm development

Hurricane forecasting is about to change forever: AI is beginning to detect sudden intensifications before they occur and could help prevent future disasters

March 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Frozen blueberries in packaging linked to food recall in the United States and Canada due to contamination risk

Food alert in the U.S. and Canada: thousands of boxes of frozen blueberries may be contaminated with dangerous substances

March 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM
An automated robotic assembly line inside Xiaomi's "lights-out" Smart Factory in Beijing, showing robotic arms assembling flagship smartphones.

Goodbye to human assembly lines: China now has a dark factory that manufactures one smartphone per second, 24 hours a day, without a single worker

March 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM
A digital conceptual illustration of a courtroom gavel resting on a mountain of glowing, binary-coded documents representing AI-generated legal filings.

AI is no longer just a simple writing aid, and 2026 could be the year when courts, universities, and the media are inundated with a flood of texts that can no longer be processed in time

March 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A sensor patch worn on a finger that can generate electricity from sweat for battery-free wearables

No more dead batteries: Japanese scientists have developed a sensor that generates electricity from sweat

March 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The Chinese "Jetank" (Jiutian) heavy-lift drone on a runway, featuring a 25-meter wingspan and 12-hour endurance.

China already has a giant drone with the payload capacity of a manned fighter jet, and what’s most unsettling is that the “Jetank” can launch entire swarms into the air

March 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz sailing in Panamanian waters during a visit that has reignited the environmental debate

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is scheduled to arrive in Panama between March 29 and April 2 with some 6,000 people on board for a military port call that has also raised concerns about noise, waste, and emissions

March 25, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Drone flying above a packed soccer stadium at night, illustrating anti-drone security technology for major events like the 2026 World Cup

The United States is investing $115 million in anti-drone technology to protect the 2026 World Cup and its 250th anniversary from a threat that is changing security forever

March 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
AI simulation evolves vision from blind virtual creatures, revealing how eyes can emerge without direct programming

In 2026, an AI is challenged to design life from scratch, and the unthinkable happens: it starts with blind creatures and ends up developing a functional visual system without instructions, as if evolution had “sneaked” into the code

March 24, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Rendering of Trojena freshwater lake surrounded by mountains and dam structures in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is building a 1.7-mile-long artificial lake in the middle of the desert, featuring three giant dams and a $4.7 billion investment, which will yield 90,000 cubic meters of water per week without significantly impacting the environment

March 24, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Aerial rendering of the Pinglu Canal with locks, cargo ships and surrounding green hills in China

China is building a massive 83-mile canal to transport goods directly from the interior to the sea, and the project’s scale explains why half the world is watching it closely

March 24, 2026 at 3:42 AM
NASA SR-71 Blackbird flying at high altitude, the legendary aircraft linked to the Japan to California flight that appeared to travel through time

The plane that “traveled through time”: it left Japan on Saturday and arrived in California “on Friday”

March 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Concept image of Sentitech’s Domus Sentinela double-dome perimeter security system protecting a large airfield with layered detection zones.

A Spanish startup founded in April 2025 validates in record time an AI-powered perimeter surveillance system with sensor fusion, covering 40 hectares and 2,500 meters in real air traffic and reaching TRL 6 with a “double dome” that detects up to 3 km

March 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Japan’s test ship JS Asuka equipped with a 100 kW naval laser weapon designed to intercept drones and incoming threats.

Japan ups the ante in naval defense and tests a 100 kW laser weapon mounted on a 6,200-ton ship that promises “nearly infinite ammunition” against drones and mortars

March 17, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Counter-drone defense system targeting an unmanned aerial vehicle using radar or laser technology near protected airspace.

Anti-drone technologies are multiplying and seem straight out of science fiction (nets, inhibitors, lasers, and much more), but the warning is disturbing: there is no foolproof system, and real defense requires combining several layers, as each drone and each attack breaks part of the plan

March 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching at dawn, illustrating new research into water-based space fuels for future missions.

New research into space fuels promises to reduce costs and facilitate missions such as SpaceX’s journey to Mars

March 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Autonomous undersea vehicle developed by Lockheed Martin operating at the ocean surface during a test demonstration.

Lockheed Martin is developing an autonomous submarine capable of operating with drones and torpedoes: a venture that could transform naval warfare

March 16, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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