Foods and beverages come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and flavors. But there is one thing they usually have in common: plastic packaging. On one hand, this kind of wrapping undeniably offers a vast array of benefits such as airtight protection from damage, ease of use and opening, the ability to be molded into seemingly limitless shapes, or aesthetics.
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Airbus reveals ambitious plan for autonomous flying taxis
Imagine a couple of travellers just dropped off at an airport after a long flight. The tediousness only now settles in, as they step outside the arrivals hall and observe the congested traffic and tens of drivers in cabs or buses, their faces shrouded in frustration. It is going to be a long day before they finally drop their bags and relax.
Read morePrototype batteries could make consumer electronics last twice as long
We all know the drill. you charge up your smartphone overnight, make a couple of phone calls during the day, play a generic game for a few minutes on a lunch break, and surprise, surprise, by the time you make it back to bed, the batteries are prone to be charged again. Life expectancy of batteries is just as frustrating as it is tricky to prolong.
Read moreHow internet is increasingly taking over human memory
Almost every day we find our memory engulfed in a vortex of information. Be it phone numbers, scheduled events or a need for particular facts, there is a lot of information to be remembered. Given the imperfections of human memory, some knowledge falls prey to forgetfulness. In the event we need to access some information quickly without too much recalling or when our memory fails, we tend to rely on the vastness and informational depth of internet.
Read moreLow-cost electric cars proven to be ready for our daily driving needs
Original news release was issued by MIT, written by David L. Chandler. We have grown accustomed to the general idea[…]
Read more"Chemtrails" are definitively not real, atmospheric science experts confirm
Original press release was issued by The Carnegie Institution for Science. It’s one of the more definitive kinds of proof. When 76[…]
Read moreWearable cloud jacket could bring about less expensive and more powerful mobile computing
Original news release was issued by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, written by Tiffany Westry. There is no denying that cloud[…]
Read morePrototype chip could carve the path for practical quantum computers
Original news release was issued by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, written by Larry Hardesty. Once thought to be unattainable, quantum computers are[…]
Read moreTiny satellite ion rockets are poised to go to infinity and beyond
Originally reported on by Allison Mills, Michigan Tech News. We are currently bearing witness to a very distinct form of space[…]
Read morePhase-changing next generation memory measures time in picoseconds
Original news release was issued by Stanford News, written by Tom Abate. Our need for fast and efficient computers isn’t going[…]
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