“Smart” sticker would let shoppers know if food hasn’t been kept cold

If you're buying food that should have been kept cold at all times, it would certainly be good to know if it had actually reached room temperature at some point. A new sticker could help, as it's designed to tell you if that happened.

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Another possible use for coffee grounds: biodegradable plastic

We've been hearing more and more about biodegradable plastics, made from cellulose nanofibers. Although those fibers are typically harvested from wood waste, new research shows that they could also be obtained from mega-plentiful used coffee grounds.

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Swedish retro designer turns MIDI percussion into boxy art

Created as a visual element for stage performances, the latest project from Love Hultén is an audiovisual sculpture called Slagwerk-101 – a set of percussion instruments driven by MIDI-controlled solenoids.

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The Influence of Insulation Materials on Corrosion Under Insulation

This study is an attempt to move beyond the simple categories of wetting and non-wetting materials, and identify quantifiable metrics that can be useful to the insulation system designer.

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Quirky Stairway House is a few steps beyond the average home

No prizes for guessing where the Stairway House gets its name. This unusual project is located in Japan and serves as home to three generations of the same family, with the oversized staircase meant to help connect them.

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