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Do Fridge Magnets Increase Energy Consumption? Here’s What Manufacturers Say

Energy

Refrigerator magnets have no impact on the lifetime of the appliance, but this isn’t because of their magnetic fields.

Nuclear Fusion Reactors Need to Be Built With an Incredibly Tough Material. MIT Has Identified a Highly Promising Candidate

Energy

One of the biggest challenges posed by nuclear fusion is, as it happens, a materials engineering issue.

The U.S. Claims It Has Expanded Its Territory by Nearly Twice the Size of California. Now It’ll Have to Prove It

Magnet

There are various ways through which a country’s land area can increase. Since the end of 2023, U.S. authorities have been using one of them as evidence to support its claim.

Engineer Proposes Weird But Cheap Idea to Keep Your Home Cool in the Heat: Coating Your Windows With Yogurt

Health

An engineer from the UK recognizes that what he’s suggesting is a “totally eccentric idea.”

We Imagined That Working in the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt Wasn’t Very Healthy. Now We Know Just How Toxic It Really Was

Research

Working “on site” has never been easy. On top of that, it seems that it could be really toxic in Ancient Egypt.

Cobalt Is Responsible for the High Cost of Batteries. Japanese Scientists Have Discovered a More Cost-Effective Alternative

Energy

A research laboratory in Japan has created a new material with an energy density of 820 Wh/kg and no voltage drop.

ESA and NASA Sent Two Spacecraft to the Sun. Together, They Successfully Solved a Long-Standing Puzzle: Why Solar Wind Doesn’t Cool Down

Space

By working together, NASA and the ESA have managed to solve a decades-old mystery.

Denialism Has Reached One of the Last Remaining Areas of Science Untouched by It: Eyeglasses

Health

Vision problems are complex. Now, they’re often trivialized on social media.

Corn Sweat Is Real, and It’s Making the Heat Wave in the Midwest Even Worse

Nature and Environment

It doesn't literally mean that the corn is sweating, FYI.

Tiny Creature Discovered on the Alaskan Border Is the Closest Living Relative of All Animals

Nature and Environment

A chance encounter in the brackish waters of Mono Lake could have numerous implications for science and even modern medicine.

Cobalt Is One of the Highly Sought-After Metals on Earth. The Reason? Its Crucial Role in Lithium Batteries

Materials

Cobalt is crucial for the electric car and consumer electronics industries. There’s no indication that its importance will diminish in the future.

We've Long Wondered Why the Chernobyl Wild Boars Were So Radioactive. It Turns Out It Has Nothing to Do With the Nuclear Disaster

Nature and Environment

Nuclear testing and the diets of these mammals are to blame for their excessive radiation.

The Alternative to Air Conditioning Doesn’t Require Electricity: All You Need Is Clay and a Good Design

Energy

The system uses 3D printing to create the optimal geometric surfaces to maximize this cooling effect.

Awkward Silence: A Breakdown of the Emotional Intelligence Technique That Transformed the Responses of Steve Jobs, Tim Cook, and Jeff Bezos

Others

The awkward silence is an emotional intelligence technique that allows you to take a few seconds before answering, reducing emotional stress.

Elon Musk Shares Progress on Second Neuralink Implant Patient, Says He Plays Counter-Strike

Health

Alex, the second Neuralink patient, has recovered well and is purportedly already using his implant to design in 3D and play video games.

The Atlantic Has Suddenly Begun Cooling at Record Speed. That Changes Everything, Even the Hurricane Season

Nature and Environment

In the last three months, temperatures in one part of the Atlantic have cooled faster than ever since 1982.

New Biomaterial Achieves What Was Science Fiction Until Now: High-Quality Articular Cartilage Growth

Health

This biomaterial can create high-quality cartilage to prevent invasive and painful surgery.

Astronomers Have Been Studying the Messier 87 Galaxy for 20 Years. Now, They've Confirmed That Its Supermassive Black Hole Is Spinning

Space

The researchers published their findings in Nature after more than 20 years of scientific data collected by the Event Horizon Telescope.

These Colors Aren't for Show: A Breakdown of Green, Brown, Blue, and Turquoise Hydrogen

Energy

Depending on the method used to produce it, hydrogen can be either very polluting or... not at all. And it all comes down to its colors.

An Autonomous Submarine Disappeared in Antarctic Waters. Now We Know What It Saw Before It Sank

Nature and Environment

A few months ago, the University of Gothenburg in Sweden announced some sad news: It had just lost an uncrewed submarine for which it had paid about $3.7 million.

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