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Oct 23, 2022

The future of high energy density batteries

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Picture an entire city charged by batteries. This new battery design may unlock a new era of energy.

Oct 22, 2022

New Tesla Colors are coming to the U.S.

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Tesla has even more colors in the works, and these colors will be coming to the United States, unlike Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red.

Oct 22, 2022

Before and after: See how the Mississippi River and its tributaries have dropped to record lows

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The expanding drought in the Central US has taken a severe toll on the Mississippi and the rivers that flow into it.

Oct 22, 2022

‘Icon of the Seas’: World’s largest cruise ship unveiled

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Royal Caribbean International has revealed illustrations of the highly anticipated Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, according to a press release by the firm published on Thursday.

The record-breaking ship is set to arrive in late 2023 ahead of its January 2024 debut.

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Oct 22, 2022

This IIT Delhi-incubated startup is offering an air purifier you can wear

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Founded in 2017, IIT Delhi incubated Nanoclean Global manufactures affordable wide-spectrum Nasal Filters, Safety Masks, and Nanoclean AC Filters.

Oct 21, 2022

Scientists Transformed Pure Water Into a Metal, And There’s Footage

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Pure water is an almost perfect insulator.

Yes, water found in nature conducts electricity – but that’s because of the impurities therein, which dissolve into free ions that allow an electric current to flow. Pure water only becomes “metallic” – electronically conductive – at extremely high pressures, beyond our current abilities to produce in a lab.

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Oct 21, 2022

Long-Term Deals Help Japan Secure Ample Gas Amid Global Shortfall

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TOKYO—Japan imports nearly all of its natural gas and, despite the worst energy crisis in many years, it isn’t facing shortages or out-of-control prices.

Its secret is a reliance on long-term contracts for liquefied natural gas, a strategy that had been in decline until recently but now is rebounding in popularity. The world’s largest buyer of LNG is enjoying a moment of validation—at least for now.

Oct 21, 2022

100-year-old Runner Breaking Records And Defying Expectations

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At the age of 100, Mike Fremont is defying expectations by running five to ten miles three times a week and holding four world records. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa shares his remarkable story.

Oct 21, 2022

Giant Jewel Beetles That Mate With Beer Bottles

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In the arid, open areas of western Australia lives a giant jewel beetle with a strange habit. The male beetles are known to ignore females, choosing instead to mate with beer bottles.

Oct 20, 2022

Technology that lets us “speak” to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready?

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Digital clones of the people we love could forever change how we grieve.