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Seasonal window glass directs light and heat
Swiss researchers have developed seasonal window glass that could make certain soft furnishings redundant. Office workers and homeowners no longer have to block their own view in order to keep indoor space cool. Now, during the summer months, treated windows covered in a film containing micro Read More...
Why the wasp family is in need of rebranding
While we tolerate bees on the notion that they pollinate flowers and produce honey, we tend to disregard wasps as evil insects whose only task is to ruin your picnic. The truth, however, is that without wasps, the planet would be pest-ridden to biblical proportions. Still, have a hatred for wasps? Read More...
We need better energy storage. These billionaires are paying to develop it
The world’s richest people are pouring money into two startups that have developed different techniques for storing energy—one of the biggest bottlenecks in the widespread adoption of renewable-energy. The investors, which include Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg, have all invested Read More...
More and more young people identify themselves as ‘pansexual’
According to Human Rights Campaign’s 2017 LGBTQ Teen Survey, the number of youth who identify as pansexual has doubled since 2012, with 14 percent of youth respondents embracing the description. But what does pansexual actually Read More...
This French village could inspire a whole new form of Alzheimer’s treatment
A Danish design studio is constructing a little village in France specially made to host people with Alzheimer’s. The goal of the village, which will be reminiscent of the medieval fortresses located nearby, is to create a sense of community and familiarity for the patients by orienting them with Read More...
Your phone is dirty. Here’s how often you should clean it
You and everything you come into contact with are carpeted with bacteria. Your phone is no different. In fact, your phone is one of the most bacteria-laden things you own. Here’s how often you should clean your phone, and how to do so without damaging Read More...
China’s ambition to power the world’s electric cars took a huge leap forward
China’s grand designs to dominate the future of clean energy paid off spectacularly this week. In a public offering on June 11 in Shenzhen, battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) raised nearly $1 billion to fund ambitious expansion plans, and its stock has been shooting up Read More...
Liquid-air energy storage: The latest new “battery” on the UK grid
A first-of-its-kind energy-storage system has been added to the grid in the UK. The 5MW/15MWh system stores energy in an unusual way: it uses excess electricity to cool ambient air down to -196°C (-320°F), where the gases in the air become liquid. That liquid is stored in an insulated, Read More...
These gravity-defying hills are one of the strangest natural phenomena we've seen
Scattered across the world are a number of bewildering 'mystery spots' that appear to defy gravity - places where cars seem to drift uphill, and cyclists struggle to push themselves downhill. Also known as gravity hills, these bizarre natural phenomena can be found in places like Confusion Read More...
How two young entrepreneurs are tackling the plastic problem with swimwear
Brother-sister duo from Colgate University pitched a novel idea in 2015 to Jessica Alba, Jennifer Hyman, Neil Blumenthal, and MC Hammer, panelists at an entrepreneurship program: swimwear made out of recycled plastic bottles. They didn’t know much about the technology then to convert old, used Read More...