We’re now well used to on-demand content that we can access at the push of a button or a tap on a screen. Netflix, Spotify, and all the other…
Category: 3. Tech
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PSA: US government’s dance album about helmets and smoke alarms is a banger
Did you know that approximately 5,100 people between 13 to 24 years-old visited the emergency room for injuries related to using their phones while on…
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Beyond Cochlear Implants: A Flexible Brainstem Device Restores Hearing Without Side Effects
A new soft auditory brainstem implant (ABI) developed by researchers at EPFL may revolutionize hearing restoration for people who can’t benefit from cochlear implants. Unlike traditional rigid ABIs, this flexible device conforms to the brainstem,…
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This spa’s water is heated by bitcoin mining
“I thought, ‘That’s interesting—we need heat,’” Goodman says of Bathhouse. Mining facilities typically use fans or water to cool their computers. And pools of water, of course, are a prominent feature of the spa.
It takes six…
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Beyond Surround Sound: Meet the Audio System That Recreates Reality
The Ambisonics algorithm generates immersive virtual soundscapes by utilizing a dome-shaped array of loudspeakers. Surround-sound systems can enhance a multimedia experience, but imagine a speaker setup capable of fully recreating a…
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Longevity clinics around the world are selling unproven treatments
The growing field of longevity medicine is apparently aiming for something in between these two ends of the wellness spectrum. By combining the established tools of clinical medicine (think blood tests and scans) with some more experimental ones…
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How creativity became the reigning value of our time
Given how much we obsess over it, the concept of creativity can feel like something that has always existed, a thing philosophers and artists have pondered and debated throughout the ages. While it’s a reasonable assumption, it’s one that…
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The world’s biggest space-based radar will measure Earth’s forests from orbit
“To measure biomass, you need to cut the tree down and weigh it, which is why we use indirect measuring systems,” says Klaus Scipal, manager of the Biomass mission.
These indirect systems rely on a combination of field…
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Bendable Solar Cells Smash Efficiency Records – And May Soon Outperform Rigid Panels
A breakthrough by Chinese scientists has pushed flexible solar technology forward by solving a major design challenge: bonding smooth perovskite layers to rougher CIGS substrates. Their new technique uses smart solvent manipulation and a seeded…
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Boiling Water Meets Microchips: The 3D Cooling Breakthrough That’s 7x Faster
As chips get smaller and more powerful, keeping them cool becomes a serious bottleneck—until now. A research team from the University of Tokyo has unveiled a revolutionary 3D water-cooling system that harnesses the full power of water’s phase…
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