To Tackle Water Scarcity, Kenya Turns Ocean Water into Drinking Water – with Solar Power
The fact is that most of us, as Americans, take clean water for granted. It’s just something that’s part of our everyday routine, whether we need to grab a drink from the faucet, to wash the dishes, or to take a shower – water is always (mostly) there for us. But that’s not the case...
5 Handy Stocking Stuffers that Make Parents Lives Easier
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Tesla Vehicles Could Soon Feature a Revolutionary, Million-Mile Battery
Elon Musk is no stranger to making…ahem…large claims. Back in April, the outspoken entrepreneur raised eyebrows with his claim that Tesla electric cars would feature a battery capable of achieving 1 million miles in its lifetime. Apparently that day will soon arrive. While current Tesla vehicles boast a battery lifespan of about 300,000-500,000 miles, technological...
Engineering Students Create a Lightweight, Waterproof Cast to Replace Chunky, Itchy Plaster Casts
If you’ve ever broken a bone and had to wear a plaster cast, you know how frustrating, annoying, and uncomfortable they are. I broke my hand when I was 12, and those six weeks were pretty shitty. My arm felt like it weighed a thousand pounds, and I had to tape a trash bag around...
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High School Engineering Class Creates a Prosthetic Arm So Middle Schooler Can Play Cello
A high school in Irving, Texas put its engineering class to good use by fulfilling a middle school girl’s dreams of playing in the orchestra. Kayla Arqueta was born without her left hand and part of her forearm. As a student at Austin Middle School, she wanted to join the orchestra, so she auditioned for...
‘You Guys Are Obscenely, Dangerously Wrong’ — Tumblr Users Get a Physics Lesson on Why Older Cars Are NOT Safer
“They don’t make them like they used to!” It’s a refrain we hear often from the older generation around us, and about pretty much everything – cars, washing machines, people – and even though most of us may just roll our eyes and mutter “OK, Boomer,” one Tumblr user was on the same page: https://princealigorna.tumblr.com/post/179536633233/and-this-is-why-we-used-to-make-cars-out-of-steel...
14 of the Best Kept Secrets on the Internet
In the history of forever, it’s never been easy to keep a secret, but I’m going to go ahead and say the challenge at least doubled when the internet arrived. I mean, just ask any school-aged kid out there how easy it is to have anything stay their own for more than an hour, and...
Things Millennials Grew up with That Today’s Kids Have No Idea About
Now it’s time for some Millennials to feel old for once. Because these young kids today have NO CLUE about the technology that Millennials grew up with. To them, the gadgets look like alien objects sent from another planet in a galaxy far away. Or something like that. Enjoy these tweets and just remember. WE’RE...