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Jul 25, 2022

Sea Water Air Conditioning

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An aerial view of the NELHA facilities in Kona, Hawaii. Makai has installed undersea pipelines that descend to 915 m (3,002 ft) water depth at a temperature of 4° C (39° F).

Seawater Air Conditioning (SWAC) takes advantage of available deep cold water from the ocean, a river, or lake, to replace conventional AC systems. Such a system can also utilize cold lake or river water as the cold source.

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Jul 25, 2022

Bill Gates gave away shares worth $6 billion this week but is still the world’s fifth-richest person

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He still has $112 billion. Bill Gates took the first steps toward donating $20 billion of his wealth to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF), giving away shares worth $6 billion this week, Business Insider reported.


Bill Gates is still the world’s fifth-richest person, according to Bloomberg and Forbes rankings, despite giving away shares worth more than $6 billion this week to his charitable foundation.

Gates donated close to $5.2 billion worth of stock in Canadian National Railway Co to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, SEC filings show.

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Jul 25, 2022

Here Are 10 Images That Show Just How Freakishly Massive The Great Pyramid of Giza Really is

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Here are 10 fascinating images that show how massive the Great Pyamid of Giza trully is. The builders used 2.3 million stones to build the Great Pyramid.

Jul 25, 2022

How to have a better relationship with your tech

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Here are some ways to make your screen time work best for you.

Jul 24, 2022

Tesla is aiming for same-hour service with ‘Formula 1 pit crew techniques’

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Jul 24, 2022

A Green Hydrogen Economy Depends on This Little-Known Machine

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Electrolyzers are machines that have a big future.


The electrolyzer, obscure for decades, sees its sales soar. Here’s how the technology works.

Jul 24, 2022

‘Where the bats hung out’: How a basement hideaway at UC Berkeley nurtured a generation of blind innovators

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Joshua Miele, who builds adaptive technologies at Amazon, is part of a generation of leaders who are reshaping the world and have roots in The Cave, a basement hideaway at UC Berkeley that nurtured blind innovators.

Jul 24, 2022

19 Examples of the Divisive Style of Brutalist Architecture

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Despite a recent resurgence, Brutalist architecture has divided opinion for years.

Jul 24, 2022

At last, we solved it!

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Jul 24, 2022

Meet the Giant Sequoia, the ‘Super Tree’ Built to Withstand Fire

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Mammoth redwood trees have evolved along with fire, but humans are disrupting that delicate balance.