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100-year-old 'Princess of Bagicz' mystery solved, fell off a cliff
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (528+ words) Initially discovered in 1899, the nicknamed the "Princess of Bagicz" because the only wooden sarcophagus to be found from the Roman Iron Age held a woman with stunningly well-preserved artifacts. Carved from a single log, its existence rarely survives as the…...
Hybrid powertrain concept for renewable gasoline targets 40% less fuel use
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (271+ words) The newly unveiled system draws from the H12 hybrid engine concept developed in collaboration. In a bid to extend the relevance of combustion technology in a lower-carbon era, Horse Powertrain presented a hybrid powertrain concept engineered to run on 100% renewable gasoline....
Why sleeping cool matters more than you think
17+ hour, 57+ min ago (849+ words) LUSOM's Lara Smith explains why cooling the body matters for sleep, and what a six-week real-world study revealed. In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sat down with Lara Smith, founder of Lusom" and host of The Sweaty Pillow Podcast,…...
China's water battery hits 120,000+ cycles, can beat lithium by decades
23+ hour, 4+ min ago (556+ words) Chinese scientists unveil a non-toxic, water-based battery that delivers over 120,000 cycles without the fire risks of lithium-ion systems. Researchers from the City University of Hong Kong and Southern University of Science and Technology have developed a new water-based, eco-friendly battery…...
Scientists turn old phones, paper waste into next-gen battery material
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (500+ words) Scientists have created a sustainable, cost-effective, and highly efficient solution that promotes a circular economy while supporting the transition to greener energy storage. A new sustainable method turns discarded mobile phone batteries and industrial lignin into a powerhouse material for…...
7 technologies that give US an edge over China to dominate globally
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (865+ words) The intense tech battle between the United States and China is a topic of discussion among almost every tech geek, at least for everyone who has followed both nations meticulously ever since AI technology was democratized for the mass markets....
The growing war over Seedance 2.0’s 'digital heist"
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (261+ words) While the model has been recognized as a "digital director," it has also prompted multiple series of cease-and-desist orders. Recent launch of ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 has introduced a volatile phase in the artificial intelligence industry, where technical achievements are closely linked…...
World’s largest steam heat pump begins operations at Italian plant
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (582+ words) System uses CO-free power and waste heat to replace fossil steam, cutting about 19,000 tons of Scope 1 CO emissions annually. An Italian manufacturer has started up what it describes as the world's largest steam-producing heat pump. Turboden's project integrates a large…...
Toyota Canada to deploy humanoid robots at SUV plant for assembly work
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (517+ words) Agility Robotics" Digit humanoid will work in the automaker"s plant in Canada. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) announced its plans to deploy humanoid robots at its manufacturing plant after a successful pilot on February 19. The company has signed a…...
Swiss nanodevice uses saltwater evaporation to produce electricity
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (545+ words) The hydrovoltaic device achieves five times higher energy output by controlling ions and electrons. Researchers at the Laboratory of Nanoscience for Energy Technology (LNET) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have engineered a nanodevice that uses light…...