New catalyst converts common plastic waste into fuels and wax

As useful as plastics are in our everyday life, they’re difficult to recycle, with most ending up in landfill or the environment. Now, researchers in Japan have used a novel catalyst to recycle a common plastic into useful products like fuel and wax.

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ThermaSat design would see CubeSats propelled by jets of steam

Howe Industries has submitted the design for a solar-powered steam rocket engine for propelling CubeSats to the National Science Foundation. With only two moving parts, ThermaSat uses a thermal condenser to flash boil water into superheated steam.

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Nitecore T4K flashlight straps 4,000 lumens to your keychain

In 2013, Nitecore introduced what it billed as the world's smallest 3,500-lumen flashlight. After eight years, it's managed to shrink the size of its lights much further, packing 4,000 lumens into a torch that hangs from a keychain.

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5 programming languages network architects should learn

These programming languages will help current and new network architects better understand the job's landscape to design secure and scalable networks. Image: iStock/metamorworks Must-read developer content Designing data networks that…

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