This “fascinating” material could power your entire house. Cement Energy A team of MIT researchers has figured out a way to create a supercapacitor simply by mixing cement, the binding ingredient of concrete, and a fine charcoal product called carbon black together with water. Better yet, this mixture could allow a home to store a… Continue reading MIT Scientists May Have Found a Cheap Way of Storing Huge Amounts of Energy in Cement
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It’s So Hot That Decades-Old Cactuses Are Toppling Over in Defeat
Extreme heat’s most innocent victims. Climate Casualty Saguaro cactuses, those iconic, multi-armed pillars of green that stand as prickly monuments to life’s persistence in the harshest climates, may have finally met their match. The Associated Press reports that many of these cactuses populating Phoenix, Arizona, are helplessly collapsing in the wake of the extreme temperatures… Continue reading It’s So Hot That Decades-Old Cactuses Are Toppling Over in Defeat
Lil Wayne Isn’t Worried About AI Because He’s Too Unique and “Amazing”
“I would love to see that thing try to duplicate this motherf*ker.” Be Me Lil Wayne has joined the ranks of musicians who’ve weighed in on AI — and his take is as self-assured and potty-mouthed as his rhymes. In an interview with Billboard, Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. — better known by his stage name Lil… Continue reading Lil Wayne Isn’t Worried About AI Because He’s Too Unique and “Amazing”
Contractors Say OpenAI Psychologically Scarred Them for $2/Hour
“It has destroyed me completely.” Gut Wrenching Four former content moderators have filed a petition with the Kenyan government asking for an investigation into the content moderation company Sama, on grounds that workers were subjected to exploitative and harmful conditions during an eight-month contract with OpenAI between 2021 and 2022, The Guardian reports. In the… Continue reading Contractors Say OpenAI Psychologically Scarred Them for $2/Hour
Elon Musk Lifts Weight During Office Meeting For Reasons Unknown
“Oh my God.” CEO Olympia At roughly 1:30 am on Friday morning, Elon Musk, multi-billionaire CEO and owner of the social media site X nee Twitter, livestreamed an incredible physical feat: curling a dumbbell in the middle of an office, for some reason. “Is this working? Hello? What the,” he began, clarifying that the broadcast… Continue reading Elon Musk Lifts Weight During Office Meeting For Reasons Unknown
Henrietta Lacks’ Family Is Finally Getting Paid by the Biotech Company That Stole Her Cells
Image by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images It’s a big day for genetic justice. More than 70 years after Henrietta Lacks’ cells were first harvested without her or her family’s consent, The New York Times reports that the Lacks family and the biotech firm finally reached a settlement on Monday. It all started… Continue reading Henrietta Lacks’ Family Is Finally Getting Paid by the Biotech Company That Stole Her Cells
Professor Says He’s Invented a Real-Life “Freeze Ray”
Eat your heart out, Mr. Freeze. Let’s Kick Some Ice A professor at the University of Virginia claims to have created a “freeze ray”-like device that was apparently inspired by Mr. Freeze, the pun-loving villain of “Batman” fame. But before you get too excited about a frosty beam that can instantly freeze your enemies at… Continue reading Professor Says He’s Invented a Real-Life “Freeze Ray”
Two Tiny Stars Are Orbiting Each Other So Closely, the Entire System Could Fit In the Sun
That’s tight. Snug System Two newly-discovered stars are orbiting each other so closely that the entire binary system they form could fit inside the Sun — and with room to spare. As detailed in a new study, submitted for publication in The Open Journal of Astrophysics, the system consists of stellar objects known as a… Continue reading Two Tiny Stars Are Orbiting Each Other So Closely, the Entire System Could Fit In the Sun
Florida Man Shoots 100 Poisonous Toads
“I bought a BB gun and a flashlight and just started looking.” Man vs. Toad Sometimes, you just have to take things into your own hands. As Tampa Bay news channel WTSP reports, a Florida man named Joshua Hughes has put himself on the front lines of Florida’s battle against invasive cane toads, taking to… Continue reading Florida Man Shoots 100 Poisonous Toads
Turns Out Weight Lifting Is Really Good for Your Skin, Scientists Say
Image by Mireya Acierto via Getty Images Serums, scrubs, moisturizer and a sunblock? Sure… but it might turn out that curls and squats could be just as important for your skincare routine. In interviews with The Washington Post, scientists who worked on and are familiar with the new research described surprising findings: that one of the… Continue reading Turns Out Weight Lifting Is Really Good for Your Skin, Scientists Say