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World's Largest Cable-stayed Bridge Totally Connected

The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge in Jiangsu province, east China, was completely connected on June 9. It is the first cross-river facility in the world, combining highway, intercity train, and regular roads over the Yangtze River. The bridge connects the cities of Changzhou and Taizhou in Jiangsu.

Asia's First Floating Oil Production Facility Installed

Haikui No.1, the first cylindrical floating oil-gas production, storage, and offloading facility in Asia, was successfully placed at sea. China National Offshore Oil Corporation, the owner of the facility, announced it on June 10. Establishing floating infrastructure in deepwater oil and gas fields represents a significant advance for China.

China-made Train to Fast-track Malaysian Rail

A meter-gauge train came off the assembly line recently at CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. in Hunan province, central China. It is the third generation of meter-gauge trains that the CRRC has built on its own for Malaysia. The electric train will be operational on Malaysia's west coast, and aid modernizing Malaysia's rail transit system.

SpaceX Starship's Soft Landing in Sea

U.S. space exploration technology company SpaceX conducted the fourth launch test of its new generation heavy launch vehicle "starship" and spacecraft integration system recently. For the first time the starship made a soft landing on the sea surface.

Eggshell Waste Recovers Rare Earth Elements

British scientists have found that eggshell waste can recover rare earth elements from water, offering a new environmentally friendly way to extract them. The study was published in ACS Omega. It suggests that the calcium carbonate in eggshells effectively absorbs and separates rare earth elements from water.