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How to manage a megacity | The Economist
By 2050, 6 billion people could be living in cities. How should the challenges caused by rapid urbanization be handled in the world ahead? Film supported by @Mission Winnow 00:00 – What are megacities? 01:01 – The problem with megacities … Continue reading
Spacecraft launched on mission to smack space rock – BBC News
A spacecraft has launched on a mission to test technology that could one day tip a dangerous asteroid off course. Nasa’s Dart mission wants to see how difficult it would be to stop a huge space rock from colliding with … Continue reading
If There is a Chip Shortage Then Why Not Just Make More Chips?
If there is a chip shortage then why not just make more chips? If there is demand then where is the supply to meet it? […]
Peeking Into a Chrysalis, Incredible Videos Capture Butterfly Wings Forming During Metamorphosis | Sci Tech Daily
By JENNIFER CHU, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NOVEMBER 22, 2021 Larger, overlapping scales in red and green begin to form their structural details midway through development (right). Each image is 75 μm wide. Credit: Anthony McDougal and Sungsam Kang … Continue reading
The Portuguese Language and What Makes it Intriguing
This is a documentary style language profile about the Portuguese language which is spoken in Portugal, Brazil, and beyond. * If you’re learning Portuguese, visit PortuguesePod101: http://bit.ly/portuguesepod101. (Full disclosure: if you sign for a premium account, Langfocus receives a small … Continue reading
Extinct tree from the time of Jesus rises from the dead in Israel – BBC REEL
Forests of Judean date palm trees once covered ancient Israel, from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea. The fruit of the tree symbolised life and prosperity and was praised in ancient literature for its unique medicinal properties. But the dates … Continue reading
4 Ways Ancient Infrastructure Can Prepare Us for the Future
Ancient civilizations developed clever solutions to their unique challenges and environments, and learning from those engineers can help us build a greener world today. […]
Revolution in medicine – BioNTech, mRNA and the Covid-19 vaccine | DW Documentary
With the help of mRNA technology, BioNTech has developed a vaccine for COVID-19. These assist the body to produce its own antigens to fight the virus – a medical milestone. Since the beginning of the 21st century, scientists Uğur Şahin … Continue reading
Cork-clad home uses thermal wall & circular vents as free A/C
When Nancy and her husband found a lot at the edge of Catalonia’s Garraf forest, they wanted a home that would fit the environment so they wrapped their home in cork insulation and installed a “natural” swimming pool that uses … Continue reading
We’ve Been Wrong About How We Build Homes
Before we had powerful heaters and air conditioners, people built houses to maintain certain temperatures because it was the only option they had. Today, architects and designers are turning back to these old techniques because it’s an incredibly doable way … Continue reading
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