The farm that grows vegetables in the middle of the desert
Last Update: November 11, 2023 at 1:29 pm
11/11/2023 Source: Positive News The farm that grows vegetables in the middle of the desert This Jordanian farm shows it’s possible to grow vegetables in the unlikeliest places, using lo-fi tech that’s widely available In one of the world’s driest places, water is flowing and crops are growing. Here in Aqaba on Jordan’s Red Read More
Scientists Defy Physics, Basically Pull Energy Out of Thin Air
Last Update: February 25, 2023 at 6:29 pm
DATE: Feb 25, 2023 SOURCE: Popular Mechanics via MSN News Scientists Defy Physics, Basically Pull Energy Out of Thin Air shelved theory appears to have new life in pulling energy from one location to another. Two experiments have now extracted energy and filled a vacuum. A fresh world of quantum energy science is opened with the new findings. Read More
Everything You See Is From 15 Seconds in the Past, New Research Claims
Last Update: April 12, 2022 at 7:46 pm
DATE: April 11/22 SOURCE: Popular Mechanics Everything You See Is From 15 Seconds in the Past, New Research Claims A new experiment reveals that our vision is up to 15 seconds behind real time. Our eyes smooth out how we see the world, but scientists don’t fully know how. This experiment helps narrow it down to an idea Read More
High School Senior Invents Color-Changing Sutures That Detect Infection
Last Update: April 10, 2021 at 6:57 pm
SOURCE: Sunny Skyz DATE: March 30, 2021 High School Senior Invents Color-Changing Sutures That Detect Infection A senior at Iowa City West High School in Iowa has invented medical stitches that change color to let patients know if a wound is infected. Dasia Taylor / Credit: Liz Martin/The Gazette 17-year-old Dasia Taylor was Read More
Amazing New Material Combines Wood Fibers and Spider Silk
Last Update: September 16, 2019 at 12:39 pm
SOURCE: Sci Tech Daily DATE: September 16, 2019 Amazing New Material Combines Wood Fibers and Spider Silk The unique material outperforms most of today’s synthetic and natural materials by providing high strength and stiffness, combined with increased toughness. Achieving strength and extensibility at the same time has so far been Read More
Pune boy, 12, designs ship to remove plastic from ocean, save marine life
Last Update: January 26, 2019 at 11:03 am
Date: January 25, 2019 Source: The Asian Age Pune boy, 12, designs ship to remove plastic from ocean, save marine life Pune: A 12-year-old boy in Pune claims to have designed a ship that will help clean up the oceans and save marine life. Haaziq Kazi, who named his ship “Ervis”, presented his idea Read More
This self-driving hotel room could revolutionize travel
Last Update: November 21, 2018 at 12:50 pm
Source: CNN Date: Nov 20, 2018 This self-driving hotel room could revolutionize travel Question: What do you get if you cross a hotel room with a self-driving vehicle?Answer: The Autonomous Travel Suite (ATS). A hotel room on wheels, the ATS is the brainchild of Toronto-based Steve Lee of Aprilli Design Studio and could revolutionize Read More
This floating pipe is trying to clean up all the plastic in the ocean
Last Update: November 8, 2018 at 1:51 pm
SOURCE: CNN DATE: Nov 8, 2018 A 2,000 foot-long floating pipe nicknamed Wilson is about to start its mission to collect all the plastic in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Last month, the Ocean Cleanup foundation launched the world’s first ocean cleanup system out of San Francisco to take on the notorious “Great Read More
Kitty O’Neil: the incredible story of the fastest woman in the world
Last Update: November 8, 2018 at 1:16 pm
Kitty O’Neil: the incredible story of the fastest woman in the world SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: Nov 8, 2018 Everything incredible that Wonder Woman did on screen, Kitty O’Neil did for real. The legendary stuntwoman, who died last week aged 72, doubled for Lynda Carter in the 1970s TV show, while away from the Read More
This airline wants to help you meditate at 30,000 feet
Last Update: October 16, 2018 at 3:52 pm
This airline wants to help you meditate at 30,000 feet SOURCE: CNN DATE: Oct. 16, 2018 Take a deep breath at 23,000 feet, and breath out turbulence. Or at least your fear of turbulence. That’s the goal of Virgin Australia, which is introducing meditation as part of its focus on well-being for travelers Read More