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Meet the young Nigerian inventor who built a portable generator that runs on water [Video]
A 26-year-old secondary school graduate, Emeka Nelson, may just be on track to becoming a big household name in his…
Fossil fuel extraction could be contributing to climate change by heating Earth from within
Robert Lucian Crusitu/Shutterstock Rizwan Nawaz, University of Leeds and Adel Sharif, University of Surrey Almost all scientists agree that burning…
Can 'progress studies' contribute to knowledge? History suggests caution
Proposing ‘progress studies’ as a new academic field of study ignores history. Shutterstock Shannon Dea, University of Waterloo and Ted…
Silicon Valley wants to read your mind – here's why you should be worried
Image Flow/Shutterstock Garfield Benjamin, Solent University Not content with monitoring almost everything you do online, Facebook now wants to read…
What a new university in Africa is doing to decolonise social sciences
It’s time for students to see Africa differently. Shutterstock Jess Auerbach, African Leadership University It’s not often that you get…
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What Are Microwaves?
Microwaves are a type of electromagnetic radiation, as are radio waves, ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and gamma-rays. Microwaves have a range…
Why Does Metal Spark in the Microwave?
Here's why microwaving metals can spark a light show. It's early morning and your bleary-eyed attention has turned to a…
Curious Kids: where did rats first come from?
Rats will eat anything and they have a LOT of babies. That’s why there’s so many of them. Shutterstock Peter…
Mysterious, Ancient Radio Signals Keep Pelting Earth. Astronomers Designed an AI to Hunt Them Down.
Sudden shrieks of radio waves from deep space keep slamming into radio telescopes on Earth, spattering those instruments' detectors with…
Canada will antagonize either the U.S. or China with wireless tech decisions
Canadian leaders face high-stakes decisions about 5G technology. In this June 26, 2019, photo, visitors tour the Huawei pavilion at…
