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3.3-billion-year-old rocks reveal oldest chemical traces of life
by Pranjal Malewar
Using advanced chemistry and AI, a team of Carnegie researchers uncovered new chemical traces of Earth's earliest life in 3.3‑billion‑year‑old rocks, and evidence that oxygen‑producing photosynthesis began over 800 million years earlier than thought.
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Innovative wildfire protection spray hijacks your garden hose
by Loz Blain
As part of its 3-part DIY home wildfire protection kit, Safe Soss has patented an innovative spray bottle that connects to a standard garden hose to disperse a fireproofing spray that becomes a fertilizer to promote regrowth.
Your poop could save lives – and 'stool banks' will even pay you for it
by Bronwyn Thompson
You may be sitting on – so to speak – a very valuable asset that scientists would love to get their hands on: your poop. As well as blood, plasma and organs, you can now donate fecal samples to stool banks for research and use in transplants.
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Lining pipes with lab-grown diamonds can keep them squeaky clean
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Industrial pipes carrying water or chemicals invariably get gunked up as deposits accumulate on their internal surfaces. Researchers in Texas have found that lining pipes with lab-grown diamond film can prevent buildup like nothing else.
Tiny structures kill bacteria by stabbing them with metal spikes
by Ben Coxworth
Nobody wants harmful bacteria on objects such as medical implants, yet we also don't want them building up a resistance to antibiotics. Well, help may be on the way, in the form of metal structures that kill the microbes by poking holes in them.
Protective case adds AI-powered E Ink productivity hub to your iPhone
by Paul Ridden
We've recently seen a bunch of E Ink smartphones released for eye-friendly productivity on the go. But what if you don't want to give up your handset, yet would like an ePaper assistant on tap? That's where the Reetle SmartInk I comes in.
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Windows 11 Pro hits an all-time low for Black Friday: $9.97
Black Friday just made upgrading your PC a no-brainer. Windows 11 Pro is on sale for $9.97, letting you transform your desktop with a faster interface, AI-powered Copilot, and Pro-level features for less than ten dollars.
The 'blue dogs' of Chornobyl reveal a stranger, richer world than imagined
by Bronwyn Thompson
Inside the Exclusion Zone surrounding the Chornobyl nuclear plant, thousands of animals now roam freely. Among them are the stray dogs – around 900 descendants of the pets left behind, living in the shadow of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
Space-saving tiny house swaps its upper floor for a net
by Adam Williams
This recently completed tiny house squeezes a lot of living space into a compact footprint. Named Tiny House Into the Woods, it also makes use of an unusual netted upstairs area to ensure the entire home is flooded with daylight.
Floating pavilion that rises with the river tides opens in Brazil
by Maryna Holovnova
Carlo Ratti Associati, an Italian architectural firm, has collaborated with US studio Höweler + Yoon and Italian construction company Cimolai on a new experiment. The result of their effort is a 400-sq-m (4,306-sq-ft) floating plaza – AquaPraça.
Impulse Labs extends its game-changing, ultra-fast cooktop
by Ian Baker
A San Francisco start-up has reimagined the kitchen stove, building a battery-fed cooktop that will boil a pot of water in 40 seconds – and then simmer it precisely, unattended, for as long as you want.
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