Nanoparticles on the menu: what microwaving plastics does to our food
Nanoparticles: The microscopic world of plastic contamination has brought about a new concern again. A recent study reveals that billions of nanometer-wide particles can be released from plastic containers into…
Musk’s SpaceX testing breakthrough tech in risky spacewalk
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – SpaceX’s attempt at the first ever private spacewalk this week will be a test of trailblazing equipment, including slim spacesuits and a cabin with…
Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It was a turning point in the history of life on Earth. An asteroid an estimated 6-9 miles (10-15 km) wide slammed into Mexico’s…
Scientists propose warming up Mars by using heat-trapping ‘glitter’
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The idea of transforming Mars into a world more hospitable to human habitation is a regular feature of science fiction. But could this be…
Meteorite impacts identified as driver of moon’s tenuous atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON Reuters) – The NASA astronauts who became the first people to land on the moon’s surface in the 1960s and 1970s also discovered a previously unknown…
University College Cork introduces TOMRA Collection reverse vending machine to university campus
The Norwegian global reverse vending machines (RVM) leader has partnered with UCC as part of the university’s plastic free campus initiative in an aim to encourage recycling amongst students and…
Waste made clothes can be a solution to reducing marine waste
Waste made clothes: The eighth of June is World Oceans Day, an international day commemorating worldwide to protect the ocean since 2002, spearheaded by the Ocean Project. Recognised by the…
What happens with the comet that will approach the Earth in October
Numerous comets have been visible in the sky in recent years. Still, one comet currently racing towards Earth could put them to shame: comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is named after its discoverers,…
What is the 3 Body Problem in simple terms?
For those who’ve eagerly devoured “3 Body Problem,” the latest series on Netflix from the creative minds behind Game of Thrones, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and True Blood writer Alexander Woo, a hunger…
Dyson 360 Vis Nav review
It is difficult to define Dyson 360 Vis Nav, the robot vacuum cleaning with which the British company has renewed its proposal for home cleaning alternatives to cordless vacuum cleaners. Unlike…