Architectural dream team designs energy efficient light-filled airport

A team made up of some of architecture's biggest names has completed a new energy efficient airport. The building is defined by a sculpted ceiling that shades passengers and creates a pleasant dappled lighting effect.

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Modified yeast “pee-cycles” urine into a valuable biomedical product

There may be a new use for that urine you've been so thoughtlessly flushing. Scientists say it could be an alternate source of a valuable bone- and tooth-repair material, with a little help from a genetically modified type of yeast.

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Radical ‘pod of life’ trailer spawns multi-stacker camping transformer

Since winning some awards two years ago, the Life Chariot rescue trailer has gone on to start a family. The Unit 1 is a highly capable kayak trailer, rolling cargo box, pint-sized platform trailer, camper and ... whatever you need it to be.

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Nigeria dangles broadband market stakes as NCC plans 1800MHz spectrum trial

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is opening the gates for a landmark trial aimed at enhancing broadband connectivity in the country by inviting mobile operators and equipment makers to participate in a spectrum sharing experiment within the 1800MHz band.

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Brown fat “repressor” protein targets cancer-related weight loss

Researchers have identified a protein that represses the activity of energy-burning brown fat. The discovery opens the door to developing treatments for the extreme weight loss, muscle wasting, and malnutrition seen in some types of cancer.

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217-mph 4-door grocery-getter EV sets Nürburgring record

The company best known for churning out affordable smartphones and other consumer electronics – that may or may not be reporting back to the CCP – just made the fastest electric sedan on the planet to lap the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife racetrack.

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