Consumer & Gadgets
Does the design of food packaging play a role in consumers' waste sorting behavior? Yes, that's what has been shown in a new doctoral thesis, recently presented at the University of Borås, Sweden. What is unique is that ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Business
Software company Adobe is buying online design company Figma in an approximately $20 billion cash-and-stock deal.
Sep 15, 2022
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Engineering
Pouring layers of concrete like rows of toothpaste, an industrial-sized 3D printer this week continued adding a second floor to a Houston home that will be the first multistory printed structure in the United States.
Sep 14, 2022
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Hardware
In recent years, engineers and computer scientists have created a wide range of technological tools that can enhance fitness training experiences, including smart watches, fitness trackers, sweat-resistant earphones or headphones, ...
Energy & Green Tech
With the overall rapid growth of air travel, aircraft design is ripe for decarbonization, but widespread electric flight requires better batteries and lightweight systems.
Aug 31, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A solar-cell module that mitigates cell-to-module losses has been developed by KAUST researchers following a rethink of the module's optical design and how it should be stacked.
Aug 22, 2022
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Engineering
Brandon Ennis, Sandia National Laboratories' offshore wind technical lead, had a radically new idea for offshore wind turbines: instead of a tall, unwieldy tower with blades at the top, he imagined a towerless turbine with ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Engineering
My first Apple laptop felt like a piece of magic made just for me—almost a part of myself. The rounded corners, the lively shading, the delightful animations. I had been using Windows my whole life, starting on my family's ...
Aug 10, 2022
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Engineering
Thirty seconds of sunlight could boost the battery life of future smartwatches and other wearables by tens of minutes, thanks to a renewable and rechargeable battery prototype developed by the University of Surrey.
Aug 3, 2022
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Engineering
A study led by UCLA researchers could help accelerate the use of hydrogen as an environmentally friendly source of energy in transportation and other applications.
Jul 22, 2022
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