Window coating reflects heat to cool buildings by 40 degrees

Cranking up the air conditioner keeps buildings cool, but it guzzles energy. Passive materials can regulate temperatures more efficiently, and now scientists have developed a new coating that keeps glass much cooler, while still being transparent.

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Spaceship architects asked to design star-hopping Generation Ships

If you've ever fancied yourself a spaceship architect that could design a vessel to carry colonists to another star system on a journey that could last for centuries, check out the Project Hyperion Design Contest, which invites teams to lay out their Generation Ship plans.

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Bitcoin Fog Operator Sentenced to 12.5 Years for Laundering Over $400 Million

Penka Hristovska Published on: November 15, 2024 Senior Editor Roman Sterlingov, the 36-year-old operator of the notorious cryptocurrency mixer Bitcoin Fog, has been sentenced to 12.5 years in a U.S.…

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ANZ CIO Challenges: AI, Cybersecurity & Data Analytics for 2025

CIOs across Australia and New Zealand’s public sector face a “hard 12 months” managing their technology estates amid cost constraints, according to a leading regional Gartner analyst. However, there is…

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Ingenious student-designed device flies disposable weather instruments home

Meteorology may not seem like an eco-unfriendly field, but it does need to clean up its act in at least one way. A new high-tech glider could help it do so, by allowing single-use weather-balloon-carried devices to be reclaimed and reused.

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Damaged coral reefs are getting a helping (robotic) hand

Various groups are now growing baby corals for transplantation into the world's disappearing reefs, but they need a hand. A new robotic hand has been created to help, by carefully transferring the li'l corals between tanks as they grow up.

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