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China Develops 'World's Largest' Air Purifier
In an effort to improve overall air quality for those living in the Chinese city of Xian, Chinese officials have recently unveiled what is thought to be the world’s largest air purifier.
Is Your Portrait in a Museum? Google has the Answer
Although already two years old, the Google Arts and Culture App is gaining attention recently due to the addition of a selfie feature.
The Evolution of Your Carbon Monoxide Detector
The vast improvement in sensor development in the 20th century now makes carbon monoxide detectors relatively inexpensive and very reliable.
Chernobyl Getting Second Life as Solar Farm
Although uninhabitable due to toxic levels of radiation in both the air and the soil, Chernobyl, Ukraine — the site of the worst nuclear accident in human history — will play host to a future solar plant.
A New Kind of Paper that Can be Reused Multiple Times
A new type of paper — developed by researchers from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing Tech University and Northwestern Polytechnical University (all in China) — that can be erased and printed on many times could have potential consequences for the environment.
Pizza Hut, Toyota Join Forces to Develop Self-driving Pizza Car
With the goal of providing more efficient pizza delivery services, Pizza Hut and Toyota have teamed up to create self-driving pizza cars.
10 Memes that Sum up Life as an Engineering Student
Life as an engineering student can be hard. A lot of students will be returning back to school in the next week or so if they haven't already. Hopefully, these funny memes will help the transition from break mode to school mode!
Online Tool to Help Users Recognize Symptoms of Alcohol Disorders
Although only roughly 10 percent of people with alcohol disorders get treatment, the institute hopes that the online survey will, through technology, make it easier for others seeking treatment.
In Coffee News: A 'Green' Coffee Maker and Ink from Coffee Grounds
The way we make coffee and what we do with spent coffee grounds are being revamped — both to the benefit of the environment.
Marine Food Webs Threatened by Climate Change, Study
Levels of commercial fish stocks could face significant reductions as rising sea temperatures threaten their food sources, according to research from the University of Adelaide.
Robotic Weeders: Coming to a Farm Near You?
As organic farming using fewer pesticides increases in popularity and the cost of hand-weeding skyrockets, experts believe that robotic weeders will become more and more of a presence on farms.
Microbeads Already Removed from Some Products Ahead of UK Ban
Methods to test some of the products for the presence of microplastics found the controversial ingredient missing ahead of the U.K. ban.
Newly Installed Section of Solar Road Stolen in China
While solar panels on rooftops have become more and more commonplace, solar roads are still less common and thus interesting enough to still attract a great deal of attention and curiosity. In fact, the technology is such a novelty that it has recently attracted the attention of thieves in Jinan, China, who removed a recently-installed section of experimental solar road.
10 Funny Civil Engineering Fails to Brighten Up Your Day
Engineers need to be precise, accurate and perfect on almost every job they work on. But sometimes they don’t get it quite right. Below are 10 of the funniest engineering fails to brighten up your Monday morning.
3D-printed Home That Can Be Built in Just Eight Hours
Imagine being able to simplify the construction of a brand-new home so much so that instead of dealing with unending time frames and an ever-increasing budget, you could have an inexpensive home in just eight hours. Thanks to help from its 3D-printing robot, PassivDom has been able to achieve such a feat.
Tiny Thumbnail Sensor Tells Users When They Have Had Too Much Sun
The sensor — which is called UV Sense — is powered by a capacitor that charges from a wireless NFC connection to the wearer’s phone.
Twitter Won't Block World Leaders from Platform, Citing Need for Discourse
Despite calls to the contrary, Twitter announced last week that it would not block the accounts of world leaders making controversial statements.
An iPhone Scanner to Magnify User's Skin Issues from Neutrogena
Neutrogena, a Johnson & Johnson-owned skincare company, will be customizing skincare advice to users thanks to a device called the SkinScanner that attaches to the top of smartphones.
PTC Might Have Prevented Amtrak Crash, NTSB Says
Positive train control would have alerted the engineer to the train's excessive speed and initiated braking, a preliminary report says.
Insurance May Be Best Safety Net for World's Poor in the Face of Climate Change
Concentrating their research on regions like eastern Africa (amid the worst drought they have had in decades), researchers determined that a major factor driving agricultural families into poverty is an event such as a drought. This can be particularly devastating for farmers reliant on crops and livestock to feed their families.