Usually when we order some fragile items, they come in a somewhat amusing packaging that might employ some in popping craziness. The talk is about the bubble wrap. But some people take it further than others and decide to incorporate it into science. Engineers from MIT probably thought along those lines and came up with a pretty handy bubble-wrapped, sponge-like device that soaks up natural sunlight and heats water to boiling temperatures, generating steam through its pores.

Imagine a couple of travellers just dropped off at an airport after a long flight. The tediousness only now settles in, as they step outside the arrivals hall and observe the congested traffic and tens of drivers in cabs or buses, their faces shrouded in frustration. It is going to be a long day before they finally drop their bags and relax.

We all know the drill. you charge up your smartphone overnight, make a couple of phone calls during the day, play a generic game for a few minutes on a lunch break, and surprise, surprise, by the time you make it back to bed, the batteries are prone to be charged again. Life expectancy of batteries is just as frustrating as it is tricky to prolong.

Almost every day we find our memory engulfed in a vortex of information. Be it phone numbers, scheduled events or a need for particular facts, there is a lot of information to be remembered. Given the imperfections of human memory, some knowledge falls prey to forgetfulness. In the event we need to access some information quickly without too much recalling or when our memory fails, we tend to rely on the vastness and informational depth of internet.

Original news release was issued by MIT, written by David L. Chandler. We

Original press release was issued by The Carnegie Institution for Science. It’s one of the

Original news release was issued by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, written by Tiffany

Original news release was issued by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, written by Larry Hardesty. Once