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The company said these machines have safely moved more than 11 billion tonnes of material and traveled over 380 million kilometers.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Built by Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group as part of China's Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF), CHIEF1900 will soon function at 1,900 g-tonnes, surpassing the previously most powerful centrifuge the CHIEF1300.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
Since the ceasefire began in early October, MSF has brought in about 7% of the 2,239 tons (2,032 metric tonnes) of medical supplies that Israel has allowed into Gaza, according to a U.N. tracking dashboard.
—Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
In December, copper hit $12,000 per tonne, its highest rate since the 2009 financial crisis recovery.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Built by Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group as part of China's Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF), CHIEF1900 will soon function at 1,900 g-tonnes, surpassing the previously most powerful centrifuge the CHIEF1300.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
Since the ceasefire began in early October, MSF has brought in about 7% of the 2,239 tons (2,032 metric tonnes) of medical supplies that Israel has allowed into Gaza, according to a U.N. tracking dashboard.
—Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
In December, copper hit $12,000 per tonne, its highest rate since the 2009 financial crisis recovery.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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