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You've Never Heard of the World's Most Common Mineral

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The most common substance in the world is literally IN the world. It's a mineral called bridgmanite, and it belongs to a class of minerals (called perovskites) that scientists are trying to use in the next generation of solar panels.

MP Proposes Smartphone Ban For Schools

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The official proposal, called a private members' bill, also recommends that social media platforms change the way they work for children.

The Sweet Future of Vertical Farming | Hiroki Koga | TED

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Can strawberries grown inside a building taste sweeter than those grown in a field?

How do QR codes work? (I built one myself to find out)

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How do QR codes work? The checkerboard patterns taking over the world, demystified.

We Traveled Back in Time. Now Physicists Are Angry.

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Time travel is possible. In fact, you’ve been doing it since the day you were born.

How Nine Nuclear Saboteurs Changed WWII

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In Germany in 1939, the Uranverein, or “uranium club,” was trying to beat Oppenheimer to the bomb.

Exposing The Flaw In Our Phone System

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Can you trust your phone?

Primitive Technology: Water Bellows smelt

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I tested the water bellows with a smelt and it produced a small amount of iron from the ore. The concept has a lot of potential but is having some issues.

How do bulletproof vests work? - Max G. Levy

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Explore the chemistry behind what makes kevlar so strong, and how this essential synthetic fiber was invented.

Spacecraft Returns To Earth

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Two astronauts who made it to the International Space Station will bid farewell to the faulty spacecraft they were using today, as it's set to return to Earth - without them.

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Planes

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Myths and misconceptions about planes. Go to https://groundnews.com/Ver to see through media misconceptions and get all sides of every story. Subscribe to save 40% off unlimited access through our link.

Is AI-Generated Art Original? (Authenticity & Originality)

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What’s the line between inspiration and flat-out appropriation?

Artificial Reefs

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This Melbourne-based research lab has worked with the City of Greater Geelong to develop a multi-pronged solution to coastal erosion.

Is Nuclear Power “Too Expensive”?

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The best argument against nuclear power, maybe the only real argument, is that nuclear power is “too slow” to build and is “too expensive” to finance. Is this true?

A.I. ‐ Humanity's Final Invention?

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Humans rule Earth without competition. But we are about to create something that may change that: our last invention, the most powerful tool, weapon, or maybe even entity: Artificial Super intelligence.

Cleaning Up Space Debris

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Paladin Space founder Harrison Box, explains the dangers of space debris — and how their innovative solution aims to combat this threat.

Could Robots Help You In Class?

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Meet AV Howard, a robot who attends school when real Howard can't!

What Speakers That Cost $370,000 Sound Like | WIRED

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What does it sound like when you listen to a speaker that’s roughly the price of the home you put it in?

Fallout's Cold Fusion Problem

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Was #Fallout’s “artifact” really worth transporting a severed head across the wasteland?

How close are we to powering the world with nuclear fusion?

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Explore the possibility of nuclear fusion technology to create limitless, on-demand energy with almost no emissions.