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The geography of the education world appears to be changing.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, LifestyleTags: QS World University Rankings, MIT, Harvard, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Princeton University Continue reading Movement at the top in 2024 World University Rankings
Working-age US adults are dying at far higher rates than their peers from high-income countries, even surpassing death rates in Central and Eastern European countries, and midlife mortality rates in the UK are not great either. A new study has examined… Continue reading Working-age death rate 2.5x higher in the US than other countries. Why?
For anyone who thinks that all electric boats are essentially just aquatic golf carts, well … think again. A Princeton University student team recently broke a world speed record for electric-powered boats, with an average speed of 114.2 mph (183.8 km/h).
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Although lithium can be found in hard mineral ores, it’s more often extracted from very salty (aka briny) groundwater. The latter task could soon be much quicker and eco-friendlier, thanks to a new string-based extraction technique.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Dangling strings slash the time and space needed for lithium harvesting
Although we’ve seen a number of systems that use sunlight to purify tainted water, their output is often quite limited. A new loofah-inspired hydrogel, however, uses sunlight to treat much more water in one go … enough to meet a person’s daily needs.Co… Continue reading Sunlight-activated “loofah hydrogel” excels at purifying water
If a robot is going to be tiny, then it better have a way of getting around the many obstacles that will block its way. A new type of robot takes a unique approach to doing so, by jumping like a click beetle.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Technolo… Continue reading Tiny robots copy the click beetle to jump over obstacles
As microplastics pollution and potable water scarcity both worsen, it’s becoming increasingly important to find efficient ways of filtering and desalinating seawater. A new aerogel definitely holds some promise, and it’s made from egg whites.Continue R… Continue reading Egg whites used to produce a cheap, effective, water-purifying filter
Perovskite is poised to become a major material for solar cells, but before then it needs to overcome a major durability issue. Engineers at Princeton have unveiled a new perovskite solar cell design that tests suggest could last as long as 30 years of… Continue reading First perovskite solar cell to cross 30-year expected lifespan
Scientists regularly turn to nature for inspiration in their pursuit of next-generation materials, and a team of engineers studying the porous microstructures of bone and wood has come up with a clever example of biomimicry with wide-ranging potential…. Continue reading Bone-inspired materials offer light weight and tunable stiffness
Building on the growing body of evidence showing how fasting diets can enhance cancer treatment, a new study has demonstrated ketogenic dieting can significantly improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. Using mouse models the re… Continue reading Keto diet may enhance chemotherapy for prostate cancer