Science
October 7, 2022

World’s Whitest White Paint Now Thin Enough to Use on Cars to Better Combat Global Warming

You might have heard about engineers and artists working for years to create the world’s blackest black, but what about the other end of the spectrum? In October 2020, a team at Purdue University’s School of Mechanical Engineering created the world’s whitest white paint, capable of reflecting 95.5% of all light that hits it.

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Photo Contest
October 7, 2022

Winners of the 2022 Epson International Pano Awards Highlights the Wide Beauty of Our World

Panorama photography showcases our world in an elongated format, to impressive effect. Celebrating the extended frames is the Epson International Pano Awards, the world's largest competition for panoramic photographers. It has just announced its 2022 winners, and they do not disappoint. Amateur and professional photographers from 98 countries submitted over 4,100 images. From the massive selection, Chinese photographer Jinyi He was awarded the title of 2022 Open Photographer of the Year.

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Technology
October 6, 2022

Watch a Living Plant Wield a Machete With a Robot Arm

Artist David Bowen is giving a philodendron control in his fascinating installation called Plant Machete. As the name suggests, a live plant has the power to wield a giant knife. It sounds like the work of science fiction, but the creative’s interest in robotics has culminated in a control system that “reads and utilizes the electrical noises found in a live philodendron.

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Animals
October 6, 2022

Giraffe Delights Everyone at the Zoo by Giving Birth to Her Baby in Front of Visitors

Bringing new life into the world is a wondrous experience that is often an intimate event, but sometimes things go unexpectedly. The Virginia Zoo recently had a birth with an audience that was not expecting it and a baby giraffe was born right in front of their eyes. Imara, a Masai giraffe, gave birth to her brand new baby in September, giving the visitors to the zoo that day a special once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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My Modern Met

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