Thermal Clothing Faces New Competition: A Fabric That Warms the Body Instead of Just Protecting You From the Cold
ResearchA Canadian team has developed a type of cloth that can store and release the Sun’s energy.
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Something Strange Occurred 15 Minutes Before the Tonga Eruption: A Signal, Imperceptible to Humans, Traveled Across the Earth’s Surface
Nature and EnvironmentThe wave was detected by seismometers in Fiji and Futuna, located about 460 miles from the volcano.
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Farmers Sound the Alarm About the Future of Potato Chips in America
Nature and EnvironmentPotatoes are getting harder to grow in places like Pennsylvania, which has the most potato chip makers of any state in the U.S.
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A Former NASA Engineer Believes He Has the Solution to Combat Heat in Homes: An Air Conditioner With a Built-In Dehumidifier
EnergyThe Helix Micra system is a dehumidification system for air conditioners.
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When Giving Out Free Water Is Against the Rules: Arizona Man Faces Off Against Homeowners Association Over Water Stand
MagnetAn Arizona homeowner's association has declared that a man's gesture of free water is an eyesore.
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Engineer Proposes Weird But Cheap Idea to Keep Your Home Cool in the Heat: Coating Your Windows With Yogurt
HealthAn engineer from the UK recognizes that what he’s suggesting is a “totally eccentric idea.”
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Corn Sweat Is Real, and It’s Making the Heat Wave in the Midwest Even Worse
Nature and EnvironmentIt doesn't literally mean that the corn is sweating, FYI.
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A U.S. City Is ‘Depaving’ Its Streets to Combat the Heat. It Has an Ally: NASA
Nature and EnvironmentThe urban heat island (UHI) effect threatens the well-being of people living in cities of all sizes.
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It Was So Hot in New York City That a Swing Bridge Got Stuck Because Its Steel Expanded Too Much
MegastructuresThe affected bridge was the Third Avenue Bridge, connecting the Bronx with Manhattan.
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France Discovered a Man’s Swimming Pool Using a Satellite. Then, As Many Countries Do, It Taxed Him
MagnetIn some countries, including France, Spain, private pools are subject to property taxes. The land office is in charge of finding them.
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In Its Ongoing Battle Against Drought, MIT Has Stumbled Upon an Unexpected Technology: Baby Diapers
Nature and EnvironmentSalts and diapers: the future is definitely not what they told us it would be.
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