Energy & Green Tech
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is set to take off from Heathrow on November 28 and head for JFK airport in New York, powered by so-called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). According to its operator, Virgin Atlantic, the world's "first ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Engineering
Scientists have found that concrete's compressive strength can be increased by 4.1% and its flexural strength by 3.4% by adding a small amount of coconut shell (only 5%). The material's performance increased by 6.1% compared ...
Oct 10, 2023
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Robotics
The hottest drink of the summer may be the SEAS-colada. Here's what you need to make it: gin, pineapple juice, coconut milk and a dielectric elastomer actuator-based soft peristaltic pump. Unfortunately, the last component ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Software
When you open a newly-installed app on your phone and it says to you, "This app would like to use your location data," what do you do? Depending on the app, you might be thinking, Why does it need my location? Wouldn't ...
Oct 7, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
The earliest days of health foods in a big supermarket consisted of looking for a special sign "natural or health" foods and then walking down one narrow aisle, out of a dozen more, to get low-sugar, low-fat groceries usually ...
Engineering
Coconuts are renowned for their hard shells, which are vital to ensure their seeds successfully germinate. But the specialised structure of coconut walls could help to design buildings that can withstand earthquakes and other ...
Jul 5, 2016
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