Wood Alternative Made From Sustainable Kombucha Waste Wins 2021 Dyson Award
A wood alternative sustainably made from kombucha waste has won the American 2021 Dyson Award for Gabe Tavas.
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New Solar-Powered Beach Robot Filters Even Tiny Plastic - And 30x Faster Than Humans
The BeBot beach cleaning robot is 30x faster than hands, and will help 4Ocean pull their 20 millionth pound of trash out of the ocean.
Nutrient-Rich Human Waste is Poised to Sustain Agriculture and Improve Economies, Say Researchers
University of Illinois research finds that countries could be moving closer to using human waste as fertilizer, a good thing.
Professor Develops Technology That Cools People Down - Without Electricity or AC
A radiative cooling film developed by a UCLA scientist can cool the air around it by 10°F by reflective infrared radiation from the sun.
Astronomers Spot Light From Behind a Black Hole for the First Time - Proving Einstein Right Again
Stanford astronomers have discovered how to see X-rays reflected from the opposite side of a black hole, and once again, Einstein was right.
Deeply Empathetic People Process Music Differently in Their Brains
People who deeply grasp the pain or happiness of others also process music differently, say researchers at Southern Methodist University.
Massive Balloon the Size of a Soccer Stadium to Launch Telescope to Edge of Space to Study How Stars Form
A collaboration between NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, Durham, Toronto, and Princeton universities, SuperBIT will launch in April.
Don't Worry, Birds Won't Become Dependent on You Feeding Them, Says Study
A new study has found that, contrary to belief, feeding birds won't make them dependent on human help.
The First Amateur Astronomer to Ever Discover a New Moon - And it's Orbiting Jupiter
An amateur astronomer has become the first to find a moon in our solar system - the 80th such body to orbit Jupiter and part of the Carme group
NASA Measures Interior of Mars for the First time, Revealing Huge Liquid Core
Thanks to the InSight lander's patient measuring, scientists have mapped the Martian crust, lithosphere, and core for the first time.
Wasps Have Inspired an Innovative New Tool for Surgery
Here's how a wasp has inspired Delft University scientists to create an innovative new tool for keyhole surgeries.
Google Maps Now Shows How Busy the Subway Cars Are - So People Can Avoid Pandemic Crowds
Google Maps can now help show New Yorkers and people in Sydney how busy individual subway cars are, helping them avoid pandemic crowds.
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