Vitamin D could help prevent dementia, study finds
Taking vitamin D supplements may help ward off dementia, according to a new, large-scale international study in Canada and the UK.
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Joseph Shavit
- Jan 4
Researchers look at blocking the sun to control global warming
It sounds like something out of a bad science fiction movie—artificially blocking sunlight to keep global warming from overheating the Earth
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 1
Researchers decode the secret language of photosynthesis
When you get hungry, you grab a snack from your fridge or pantry. But what can plants do when they get hungry? They make it themselves!
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 16, 2022
Trouble falling asleep at night? Research results are truly eye-opening
A study measuring the sleep patterns of students has turned up some surprises about how and when our bodies tell us to sleep.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 15, 2022
Gold-based coating converts sunlight into heat to defog glasses
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an ultrathin, gold-based transparent coating that is able to convert sunlight into heat.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 11, 2022
Scientists harvesting the sun to grow food and clean energy together
People are increasingly trying to grow both food and clean energy on the same land to help meet the challenges of climate change.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 6, 2022
Breakthrough solar harvesting system can generate power 24 hours a day
A new type of solar energy harvesting system breaks the efficiency record of all existing technologies collecting solar power 24/7.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 6, 2022
Revolutionary solar harvesting system can generate power 24 hours a day
The great inventor Thomas Edison once said, “So long as the sun shines, man will be able to develop power in abundance."
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 21, 2022
Surprising discovery: A connection between appetite and sun exposure
Going to the beach? Planning a hike? Be prepared: Men will be much hungrier according to a survey on the eating habits of 3,000 people.
Joseph Shavit
- May 27, 2022
Sunsmart streets using recycled rubber last twice as long
Rubber from used tyres acts like sunscreen for roads and halves the rate of sun damage when mixed with bitumen, new research has found.
Joseph Shavit
- May 2, 2022
New experiments reveal the source of the aurora borealis
Researchers have demonstrated Alfvén waves accelerating electrons under conditions that correspond to Earth’s magnetosphere.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 18, 2022
Using sunlight to convert oil spills into seawater
Researchers discovered that 10% of the oil floating on the Gulf after the Deepwater Horizon disaster was dissolved into seawater by sunlight
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 4, 2022
Apple invented a smart sunroof that lets you control how much light to let in
While Apple has remained completely tight-lipped about it, everybody knows the company is working on an Apple Car.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 9, 2021
Scientists use sunlight and modified sawdust to reversibly capture carbon dioxide
Study propose a new method to capture CO2 using sunlight as the energy source and modified sawdust as the CO2 absorbent.
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