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Engineers Develop Device That Turns Saltwater Into Freshwater Using Sunlight

Tech / 3 min. read

Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have developed a revolutionary desalination system inspired by the ocean and powered by the sun — and it could produce drinkable freshwater that is more cost-effective than tap.  In a recent study, the researchers describe a passive device that takes in […]

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Vertical and Visionary: Empty Office Buildings That Transformed Into Urban Farms, Schools, Hotels, and More

Environment, Tech / 5 min. read

Over the past few years, the number of Americans working fully remote or hybrid schedules has increased. And with the rise in remote workers and digital nomads, more office buildings are empty — and staying that way.  Reports show nearly 20% of office spaces are currently vacant in the United States, and in certain major

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Humans Could Live Underwater by 2027 in This Sleek Subsea Habitat: Go Inside

Tech / 3 min. read

The ocean covers around 70% of the Earth’s surface and hosts more life than anywhere else on the planet — but 95% of it has yet to be explored. A team of U.K.-based engineers and researchers want to change that with the launch of an ambitious initiative to establish a permanent human presence beneath the

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This Man Built His Mom a Tiny Home, Then Founded a Company Teaching Others to Make Their Own

Exclusive, Tech / 3 min. read

Back in 2009, Dan Louche received a concerning phone call from his mom in Lakeland, Florida. A recent hurricane had caused leaks in her mobile home, and mold was starting to grow. She’d already begun experiencing respiratory issues, and her son knew if something wasn’t done soon, she could suffer serious health consequences.   Louche lived

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Medical Marvels: 8 Recent Innovations That Are Helping Improve Health Care

Health, Tech / 6 min. read

Technology continues to advance all around us — from ChatGPT and solar electric cars to “life-altering” AI tools. Advancements are also being made in the health care industry: A myriad of new tools are helping to improve people’s well-being in ways that seemed inconceivable only a decade ago. We’re talking drones delivering blood, VR headsets

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Meet ANDI: How This Breathing, Walking, and Sweating Robot Can Help Human Health

Tech / 3 min. read

Someone better call actor Andrew McCarthy. Science hasn’t gone so far as to literally bring a mannequin to life like it did in the 1987 film Mannequin, but some visitors to Arizona State University’s Tempe Campus might be fooled. Housed at ASU is ANDI: the world’s first indoor-outdoor breathing, walking, and sweating manikin.  Manikins, similar-looking to

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The Company Helping Wheelchair Users Incorporate Personality Into Their Chairs

Tech / 2 min. read

Meet the Irish sisters who are turning wheelchairs into fashion statements.  Izzy Wheels, founded by Ailbhe and Izzy Keane, has collaborated with over a hundred famous designers to create award-winning wheel covers that allow wheelchair users to express their personalities through disability fashion.  “Izzy Wheels empower wheelchair users to make a statement about themselves, it

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