New innovation in solar cells produces a thousand times more power
The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged periodically in a …
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AI robot gives spine-chilling answer when asked if it can create more of itself
The rise of artificial intelligence in the last few years has been startling in its speed, with AI going from a distant idea to a daily reality …
Booming cold drink sales mean more plastic waste. So Starbucks redesigned its cups
Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are served in. The coffee giant said Thursday it plans to alleviate some of that waste with new disposable cups …
Boston Dynamics just unveiled a fully electric, freakishly flexible humanoid robot
It's out with the old and in with the new at Boston Dynamics. The robotics company retired its hydraulic humanoid robot, Atlas, on Tuesday but then posted a video on Wednesday debuting its new, fully electric Atlas. Related stories "In the months and years ahead, we're excited to show what the world's …
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A juice company dumped orange peels in a national park. Here's what it looks like now.
12,000 tons of food waste and 21 years later, this forest looks totally different. In 1997, ecologists Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs approached …
Oh Dear God, Tennessee Just Passed a Bill Banning Chemtrails, Which Are Not Real
One witness at a legislative hearing said she believed the White House was engaged in climate experiments but could not provide definitive proof. Musical Accompaniment To This Post) Being our semi-regular weekly survey of what's goin' down in the several states where, as we know, the real work of …