Trade-offs of blockchain technology for multinational corporations’ (MNCs) global strategies. Credit: Global Strategy Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1002/gsj.1509 Blockchain technology has become one of the most hyped advancements in recent years, but there hasn’t been a clear understanding of the potential tradeoffs for its use by multinational corporations (MNCs). A new study published in the Global...
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Heat-storing firebricks could save money and the environment
Researchers from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University have looked back to the past for inspiration in potentially offering a life-saving solution we’ll need in the not-too-distant future. That’s the use of firebricks, a technology humanity has used since the Bronze Age, to store heat from renewable sources and then release...
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Make your house a smart home for less than dinner
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Your home could be smarter than you (no offense). Sleep like a baby while your custom security system watches over your house, wake up to lights that gently brighten the room, and walk into the kitchen...
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Two Companies Plan to Fuel Cargo Ships With Ammonia
In July, two companies announced a collaboration aimed at helping to decarbonize maritime fuel technology. The companies, Brooklyn-based Amogy and Osaka-based Yanmar, say they plan to combine their respective areas of expertise to develop power plants for ships that use Amogy’s advanced technology for cracking ammonia to produce hydrogen fuel for Yanmar’s hydrogen internal combustion...
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Experts highlight the hidden health impacts of long work hours
Increased stress. Anxiety. Lower back pain. High blood pressure. If you’ve been working long hours at the office, then you might be intimately acquainted with some of the ways that overwork can have an impact on your health. But even as debate rages over whether it’s time to switch to a four-day workweek, some workplaces...
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Physicists report new insights into exotic particles key to magnetism
Schematic showing how exotic particles known as excitons can “hop” between nickel atoms (grey dots) in nickel dihalide materials. The excitons are represented by the red and light-blue orbitals. Credit: Comin Laboratory. MIT physicists and colleagues report new insights into exotic particles key to a form of magnetism that has attracted growing interest because it...
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Can the moon help preserve Earth’s endangered species?
An illustration shows the moon wrapped in DNA representing its potential as a biorepository (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)) Could the moon soon be home to frozen biological samples of Earth’s endangered creatures? New research suggests scientists could use naturally occurring lunar cold spots, some of which haven’t seen sunlight for billions of...
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Subterranean retreats: How underground hotels harness Earth’s natural insulation
Inside an underground hotel in Coober Pedy, Australia. Image: DepositPhotos Want to plan a more energy efficient vacation this summer? Sleep underground. Yes, thanks to science and a bit of architectural ingenuity, underground structures, also known as earth-sheltered dwellings, are one way to enjoy a more eco-responsible—not to mention uncommon—stay. What are earth-sheltered dwellings? Simply...
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New Way of Making Superheavy Elements May Bring ‘Island of Stability’ within Reach
New Superheavy Element Synthesis Points to Long-Sought ‘Island of Stability’ A novel way of making superheavy elements could soon add a new row to the periodic table, allowing scientists to explore uncharted atomic realms By Max Springer Jacklyn Gates, head of the Heavy Element Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, is leading an...
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Experiments reveal that image memorability can sharpen our sense of time
Memorability dilates perceived time. Credit: Nature Human Behaviour (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01863-2 Research by George Mason professor Martin Wiener recently demonstrated that the more memorable an image is, the longer and more accurately its viewers can perceive the passage of time. In a series of experimental studies, participants were more likely to say more memorable images...