[1.09t] Weird Empire Techs
First, "Refined Learning" in the Imperium tech tree. This is a repeatable technology, that I think is supposed to increase all tech research by 10%. This tech does nothing. Kingdoms have a similarly placed and named tech called "Refined Education", that does work.
Second, Empire has a tech called "Superior Mining", which implies that it should unlock a smelter building. I have quoted the text.
There is no such building for empire. Indeed, this tech does not give me access to such a building. Kingdoms have a similarly named and placed technology called "Smelting" that does give access to such a building. In addition, Kingdoms also have access to "Blacksmithing", a direct follow-up on "Smelting", unlocking another building called Blacksmith that also increases metal production.