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This Aluminium Cassette Will Give Electric Cars 1600 KM of Range

Could Aluminium-Air Batteries Be the Future of Electric Vehicles? 00:00​ – Introduction 01:18​ – How aluminium air battery works 02:17​ – Aluminium in More Detail 04:52​ – Why Aluminium-Air Batteries 08:20​ – Let’s run the numbers! 10:20​ – Downsides 12:17​ … Continue reading

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Hear the Martian wind! Perseverance rover’s first sounds captured

NASA’s Perseverance rover’s microphone captured the sound of Martian wind. — Watch the Perseverance rover land on Mars in this epic first-of-its-kind video: https://www.space.com/perseverance-ro…​

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Why is Eucalyptus in So Many Different Things? | Food Unwrapped

Kate Quilton is confused how eucalyptus as an ingredient is present in both cleaning products AND food. Something has to be going on with this mysterious ingredient. Food Unwrapped Series 6

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Pathways in the Urban Wild – Lucy Jones

Photo by Luis Diaz Devesa via Getty Images Lucy Jones reflects on the healing benefits of an attentive relationship with the living world and the complex barriers to that relationship within urban areas. Five petals in the absolute definition of … Continue reading

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What Exactly Is White Noise? | Mental Floss

Your favorite ASMR playlist probably isn’t true white noise—or brown noise or pink noise, for that matter. When people mention white noise these days, they might be talking about any continuous noise that blocks out other sounds or just seems … Continue reading

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How to be a genius | Aeon

Elizabeth I of England (c1588), Craig Wright is professor emeritus of music at Yale University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His most recent book is The Hidden Habits of Genius: Beyond Talent, IQ, and … Continue reading

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The Crazy Science Behind Insect Plagues | Answers With Joe

Plagues of locusts have been a pestilence since biblical times. But swarm behavior is a fascinating survival tool that many species engage in, and as scientists are learning, they have a lot to teach us about intelligence.

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Why You Wouldn’t Exist Without Viruses

Credits: Writer/Narrator: Stephanie Sammann Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1​) Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations​) Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/​) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net​) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster (https://twitter.com/forgottentowel​) Producer: Brian McManus (https://www.youtube.com/c/realenginee…​) Imagery courtesy of Getty Images [1] https://www.khanacademy.org/science/h…​ [2] https://jvi.asm.org/content/89/3/1537​ [3] https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmic…​ [4] … Continue reading

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Atomic Clocks Are Reinventing Time

Though humans don’t experience it in their daily lives, gravity and movement can change how time elapses. Ultra-precise atomic clocks are now able to measure these tiny changes, known as time dilation. It’s a technological advance that could revolutionize our … Continue reading

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Cygnus X-1’s Stellar-Mass Black Hole is More Massive than Astronomers Thought | Sci News

A black hole in the Cygnus X-1 binary system is so massive that it challenges current stellar evolution models. Discovered in 1964, Cygnus X-1 is an X-ray binary system located in the constellation Cygnus. The primary star, HD 226868, is … Continue reading

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