E‑Waste Recycling Goes Green: No Smelters Needed
Here’s a refreshingly practical climate win: UK recyclers are swapping energy-hungry smelters for smart solvents to recover precious metals from our old phones and laptops — and they’re doing it at room temperature. As reported by Good News Network, startup DEScycle uses deep eutectic solvents to selectively dissolve metals like gold, cobalt, and copper from […]
New Brain Map Reshapes How Scientists View Choices
Imagine if every time you made a choice — from your morning coffee order to the big life decisions — your brain lit up like a city at night. That’s exactly what new research suggests might be happening. A team of scientists has just completed the most extensive map of brain activity ever, analyzing more […]
From Brittle to Brilliant: MAC Could Redefine Flexible Tech
Move over, graphene — there’s a new wonder material on the block. Researchers at Rice University have created monolayer amorphous carbon (MAC), a two-dimensional material only an atom thick that boasts an astonishing advantage: it’s about eight times tougher than graphene. Graphene has long been the celebrity material of science — stronger than steel, lighter […]
A Shot of New Skin? How Skin in a Syringe Could Heal Without Scars
If you’ve ever wondered why even successful skin grafts can leave tight, uncomfortable scars, this new research from Linköping University will catch your eye. Scientists have developed a patient-ready gel — nicknamed “skin in a syringe” — that can be gently applied or even 3D-printed directly onto a wound to help the body rebuild real […]
A Global Safety Net in Your Pocket: Android Earthquake Alerts
What if the phone in your hand could warn you before the shaking starts? Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts System (AEA) has hit a major milestone: it’s now a global early-warning network powered by billions of smartphones. By turning everyday Android devices into mini-seismometers, the system detects quake-triggered P-waves (the faster, less damaging tremors) and sends […]
Atmospheric CO2: Earth Is Fine, But We’re in Big Trouble!
Updated: April 16th, 2016, May 17th, 2016 and June 9th, 2023 Lots of us worry about the ‘environment’. I’m one of them! I worry about the remnant flock of Bush Stone Curlews in my neighborhood. I worry about the disappearing frog population. I worry about the local possums who lose habitat every day as my […]
10 Best Gift Ideas for Teenage Boys That Show You Care
Finding the right gift for a teenage boy can be a tricky endeavor. Here are 10 of the best presents you can get for your teenager this Christmas.
Atmospheric CO2: The Earth Will Survive, But Will We?
August 10, 202 According to the latest report from the peak scientific body for climate research, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we’re in deep – really deep, trouble. Words like ‘devastating’, ‘irreversible’ and ‘catastrophic’ are peppered throughout the report. The report warns of increasing frequency of extreme weather events with droughts, floods, cyclones and […]
UK to Impose Ban on Junk Food Ads Starting 2023
The government of the United Kingdom is about to announce an embargo on junk food advertising online and before 9pm on TV. Will it work?
Backyard Brawl: Traeger Ironwood 650 vs Weber SmokeFire EX6 (2nd Gen)
Who doesn’t enjoy a smoky whiff of lovingly seasoned, slow-cooked Southern-style BBQ? Try cooking meat and fish in a first-rate smoker and you’ll get all that savory goodness in your backyard. Pellet grills and smokers are no longer just for nerds, and – despite their new-found popularity – they aren’t new, either. They were invented […]