Category: Science
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Inside Geneva, Switzerland’s CERN Science Gateway
[ad_1] The new center for scientific education and outreach opens to the public in a brand new building by Renzo Piano Courtesy of CERN Science Gateway When Fabiola Gianotti, the Director-General of CERN in Geneva, saw acclaimed architect Renzo Piano‘s vision for the Science Gateway back in 2018, she knew that it must come life—and be funded […]
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[ad_1] India’s Museum of Art and Photography Will Confront Biases Bengaluru, India opened a major cultural institution this month, the Museum of Art and Photography (MAP). In addition to the pre-modern and contemporary art and photography within its 60,000-piece collection, the five-story institution showcases textiles, posters and craft in an effort to eschew the industry’s […]
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An AR Headset That Locates Hidden Items – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] X-AR is an augmented reality headset that combines computer vision and wireless perception to help wearers find hidden objects. Workers trying to locate specific products to fulfill e-commerce orders, for instance, could better locate objects tucked away in boxes or crates with the help of X-AR. Developed by researchers at MIT, the headset can […]
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[ad_1] A pioneering surf photographer, renewable building materials, surreal nail art and more Transforming Renewable Grass Into Building Materials To innovate in the fight against climate change, the startup Plantd devised a method of turning a fast-growing perennial grass into a building material that is stronger, lighter and more moisture-resistant than traditional panels—while maintaining the […]
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[ad_1] Organizations to support in Turkey and Syria, Japanese frozen art, the future of nuclear fusion and more Organizations to Support in Syria and Turkey The collective Closer Than You Think has created an extensive list of organizations working to support those affected by the tragic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria. The estimated death […]
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[ad_1] Homes that self-regulate temperature, airplanes converted into residences, two powerful art exhibits and more Fusing Cinematic Motion-Capture and AI to Treat Movement Disorders Researchers at the University College London (UCL) and Imperial College London are exploring how motion-capture technology and AI can work in tandem to treat disorders that impair movement. The two-pronged approach […]
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New Material Allows Houses to Self-Regulate Temperature – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] The dream of a smart house that can auto-adjust its heating and cooling is one step closer to being a reality thanks to a new building material. Developed by researchers at University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, the material is an ultra-thin film (measuring .5mm thick) encompassing a fluid nestled between two […]
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[ad_1] Fighting book bans with a free electronic library card, an obsidian hand-axe workshop, elephants against climate change and more A Robot That Melts and Reforms Researchers have devised a robot that can liquefy and then reform—an characteristic inspired by sea cucumbers that rapidly change their stiffness. The shape-shifting invention can move between liquid and […]
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[ad_1] How ancient grains could be the future of food, responsible use of AI, clean energy ideas and more from around the web How Origami Is Innovating Technology Origami dates back to the 17th century in Japan, but it wasn’t until the mid-20th century that people began to consider the practice an art form due, […]
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[ad_1] Controlling lightning with lasers, transforming dumps into parks, mapping subterranean passageways and more The First 3D-Printed Two-Story Home in the US New York design firm Hannah, Germany-based company Peri 3D Construction, and Texas engineering and construction firm Cive have partnered to create the first 3D-printed two-story home in the US—currently being built in Houston. […]
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Photographer Angel Fitor Captures Life Inside a Drop of Seawater – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] A single drop of seawater can teem with living creatures. Though this world is invisible to the naked eye, Spanish wildlife photographer Angel Fitor devised a way to capture these infinitesimal ecosystems, from the mating of copepods (one of the most abundant animals on the planet, which range from 0.2 to 1.7 millimeters long) […]
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[ad_1] Self-healing concrete, gemstones on Mars, a viable alternative to palm oil and more World’s First Vaccine for Honeybees Approved The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made a significant advancement in the mission to save honeybees and will be using the world’s first vaccine produced to protect the insects from American foulbrood disease. Caused […]
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Turning Plastic Waste into a Soil Additive – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Scientists at University of California, Riverside (UCR) have devised a way to convert plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal that, when added to farmland soil, can improve water retention, contribute to aeration and even capture carbon. The technique entails mixing one or two common forms of plastic with the leftover stalks, […]
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[ad_1] East Coast skate culture, expanding reproductive health access, protein pulled from air and more news Producing Protein From Air Using Solar Energy Helsinki-based cellular agriculture pioneer Solar Foods intends to produce 100 tonnes of their alternative protein, Solein, per year upon the forthcoming opening of their commercial-scale factory. This output could be transformed into […]
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Hominids Sailed Hundreds of Thousands of Years Before Homo Sapiens – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Research in the Quaternary International journal suggests that ancient hominids (early ancestors of Homo sapiens) crossed the Mediterranean half a million years ago—a staggering revelation that prompts reevaluation of our understanding of human development. There is widely accepted evidence that Homo erectus hominids migrated from the African continent and visited Aegan islands. Though it has […]