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Want a free Tesla? Here’s your chance to win a free Tesla Model S Plaid through Omaze. The winner gets a total package worth almost $150,000 (with cash to pay taxes included!). A Free Tesla is too good to be true. Right? WRONG! The Tesla Model S Plaid is the top of the line consumer […] More
Your computer’s inevitable solid state drive failure is going to give you a very bad day. Maybe. To create amazingly fast solid state drives, engineers had to exploit quantum mechanics. But, it comes with a cost. Quantum Mechanics and Hard Drives Quantum mechanics is all around us. Most of the time, we are not aware […] More
Food expiration dates around the world are not backed by science and are contributing to unnecessary food waste. Stopping food waste is top of mind right now during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Especially because the public worries about our food supply chains. Even before COVID-19, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) issued […] More
Oil prices are negative, say headlines everywhere. How is that possible? Oil prices aren’t actually negative–but it’s a great headline. How oil is priced is very complicated. So here’s a simplified analogy that will give you the big picture. Pretend oranges are SUPER important to modern society. (An orange a day…) Every day, if you […] More
A N95 face mask may protect against coronavirus–at least to some degree. A certain type of face mask effectively protects doctors and nurses from catching coronavirus (COVID-19), the viral disease that has infected more than 80,000 people since December 2019. Consumers can also buy these face masks protect against, though global supply shortages have occurred. […] More
Nuclear energy is a very misunderstood topic. Issues include the risk of meltdowns, radiation, and how to store nuclear waste. Why do some people think that nuclear power is clean, considering all the waste? Because the numbers are very clear. “All the waste” from nuclear is still much less wasteful than burning fossil fuels. Here’s […] More
Satellites in space can spot changes to Earth’s climate, and they are providing frightening bird’s-eye views of the wildfires in Australia. The wildfires burning in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria began in November 2019, and they continue to pose severe safety and environmental problems. NBC News reported that thousands of Australians fled […] More
Clade X is a lab-grown, deadly hybrid of influenza. But its creators borrowed some some of the genetic code from the Nipah virus. Clade X first appeared up in Germany and Venezuela. After spreading for a year, 150 million people were dead. Fortunately, Clade X isn’t real. It was part of a simulation from US government officials to […] More
Finally, scientists have solved a 60-year-old mystery about Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts, thanks to a tiny orbiting satellite and students at the University of Colorado Boulder. Published in Nature, the study looked at the source of high-energy electrons in Earth’s inner radiation belt. The Van Allen belts are two large belts of radiation that surround […] More
The Internet doesn’t come with a safety harness. If you are using online commerce (which is nearly everyone), there is always some risk of a security breach–and even identity theft. Now, security researchers have discovered an enormous spam list–containing over 710 million email addresses. Uncovered by Benkow, a Paris-based security researcher, this is the largest […] More
Ever wondered what those symbols on your garments mean? They’re actually standardized symbols for garment care. Here are some of the basics: There are many variations, but once you learn the basics, it’s fairly self-explanatory. It helps to keep in mind the different things that you can do to your laundry: wash, bleach, dry, iron, or […] More
Your iPhone has a low battery again? Engineers at the University of Washington may have created a battery-free cell phone that uses power from ambient radio signals–and which doesn’t require any conventional battery to make calls or perform any other basic cellphone functions–including SMS texting. Say goodbye, iPhone battery! The researchers managed to pull this […] More
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