Ever since humanity journeyed for the first time into outer space, we’ve been fascinated to push the boundaries of interstellar travel. For decades, astronomers have been searching for a planet that would offer us habitable conditions or even indicate signs of life already existing there. So far either the nature of the planet and its surroundings or the remoteness makes
Maximum distance travelled on a single charge continues to be one of the biggest drawbacks if one should choose to get an electric vehicle (EV), compared to their gas-powered counterparts. Although electric cars were proven ready to satisfy our commuting needs (as we have reported before), they still remain
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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.
Foods and beverages come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and flavors. But there is one thing they usually have in common: plastic packaging. On one hand, this kind of wrapping undeniably offers a vast array of benefits such as airtight protection from damage, ease of use and opening, the ability to be molded into seemingly limitless shapes, or aesthetics.
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
