August 2026

9 engineering and technology stories from August 2026, newest first, dated by their source.

1. 26 Aug 2026Study finds concrete reabsorbs under 10% of cement's CO2Civil & infrastructure · BCE
2. 25 Aug 2026Rogun, set to be the world's tallest dam, passes 190 m of 335 mCivil & infrastructure · BCE
3. 30 Aug 2026NASA's Roman Space Telescope launches with a 300-megapixel cameraElectronics, energy & space · BEI
4. 17 Aug 2026Pakistan installs 286 glacial flood warning systems in the northCivil & infrastructure · BCE BEI
5. 24 Aug 2026Nepal's NEA plans ten transmission lines, two of them 400 kV, this yearNepal · BEI BCE
6. 23 Aug 2026China postpones Chang'e-7 Moon south pole mission past 2026Electronics, energy & space · BEI
7. 15 Aug 2026M7.8 Flores earthquake damages nearly 99,000 homes in IndonesiaCivil & infrastructure · BCE
8. 24 Aug 2026Intel details a 256-core Xeon and an inference GPU at Hot ChipsAI & computing · BEI BCT
9. 24 Aug 2026Kathmandu's Nagdhunga tunnel opens to private cars on a free trialNepal · BCE BEI