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Adapting to Our New Climate | Solving for Zero: The Search for Climate Innovation

n the next 30 years, climate change could affect enough of the planet to cause as many as 200 million displaced persons—four times as many as World War II. Although steps are being taken to reduce our carbon emissions, we … Continue reading →

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The bridge that must legally wobble

“Daly’s Bridge”, in Cork, Ireland, is better known as the Shakey Bridge. Because it shakes. But what happens when a bridge like that has to be repaired and refurbished? • Thanks to Cllr McCarthy: his site is http://corkheritage.ie/ ! Edited … Continue reading →

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What Is This Debris Falling Off The Sides Of Rockets?

Many videos of Chinese Long March rockets show huge amounts of debris being shed immediately upon liftoff, and I often get asked whether that’s normal. These are of course foam insulation panels needed for temperature control and depending on the … Continue reading →

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The Bridge That Fell After Only 4 Months | Answers With Joe

[…] The Tacoma Narrows Bridge was a modern marvel when it was first built, but soon became one of the most infamous disasters ever filmed. Before the bridge was even finished, construction workers noted how it tended to sway violently … Continue reading →

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How to create absolute silence? Anechoic rooms

Can we absorb reverberation? How does an echo appear? What’s the purpose of an anechoic room? Answers to all these questions in 12 minutes! 0:00 – Introduction 2:48 – Building an anechoic room 5:37 – The 3 rooms of the … Continue reading →

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From ‘chandeliers’ to entangled qubits, here’s what happens inside a quantum computer | Aeon Videos

From ‘chandeliers’ to entangled qubits – an animated explainer of quantum computing and its revolutionary potential If the words ‘quantum’ and ‘computing’ seem complicated enough without smushing them together, fear not! This animated explainer will teach you how to build … Continue reading →

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DIGGING A SECRET TUNNEL Part 8 HOUSE to SHED DONE

[…] Get yourself the New Colin Furze Tunnel Tees’s and loads more at the Merch shop here. colinfurzeshop.com Follow me on Social Media. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/realcolinfu… Twitter https://twitter.com/colin_furze Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Colin-furze-… TikTok https://vm.tiktok.com/JJ8wSTs/ Music Track 1 is a track from “Look Mum … Continue reading →

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How Europe can wean itself off Russian gas

Europe has to get its energy from somewhere. If not from Russia, where? Sign up to Morning Brew for free today: https://bit.ly/mbsimonclark As a result of the invasion of Ukraine, western countries have economically cut off Russia, perhaps most significantly … Continue reading →

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How China Plans to Win the Future of Energy

China, the world’s biggest polluter, has committed to reach net zero emissions by 2060, an ambitious goal matched by enormous investments that are reshaping the nation’s energy system. #China2030 #Asia #BloombergQuicktake […]

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Sodium-ion battery breakthrough. Safer, cheaper and cleaner than Lithium-ion

Sodium-ion batteries have been overshadowed by lithium-ion for decades, but there’s a thousand times more sodium in the earth’s crust than there is lithium. And now the battery chemistry has been mastered so that sodium-ion batteries have as much energy … Continue reading →

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Why are Circuit Boards Green?

[…] Sources: Zheng, Carmen, Why are Printed Circuit Boards Usually Green in Color? Seed Studio, 2017, https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2017… Why Are Printed Circuit Boards Usually Green? Quora, https://www.quora.com/Why-are-printed… D, Chris, How Did Printed Circuit Boards Become the Standard Green That They Are … Continue reading →

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Japan is NOT as high-tech as you think…

[…] Hello everyone! Why does everyone think Japan is so high-tech and advanced? I mean, yes, it’s true that we have very advanced technology like high speed trains that can travel up to 200 miles an hour; hotels that are … Continue reading →

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