by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Cambridge University archivists are leading an important project to extract and conserve valuable information from floppy disks before they become unusable. The initiative began when the archive received a box of 5.25-inch floppy disks from a DOS-formatted computer...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
A new technology utilizing coffee and plastic waste is designed to capture carbon dioxide from industrial processes before it’s released into the atmosphere, and has been patented by scientists. The highly novel and detailed method with promising potential to reduce...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Scientists have used the root system of mushrooms to create a composting toilet that is odor absorbing, while creating over 2,000 liters of fertilizer and soil a year. Separating solids from from liquids and processing each in different ways using fungal mycelia, the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Swiss researchers have pioneered a method of cultivating metal out of water-based gel, an innovation that promises valuable applications in energy technology. The concept aims to power the production of unique sensors, biomedical devices, or energy conversion and...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
In Maine, ownership of 4 large dams has been transferred to The Nature Conservancy in a sale it hopes will return the river they operate on into prime habitat for salmon for the first time in a century. Operated by Brookfield Renewables, the dams along the lower...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
A new form of wind energy is under development that promises more consistent power and lower deployment costs by adapting the design of a dirigible, or zeppelin. Suspended 1,000 feet up where the wind is always blowing, it presents as an ideal energy source for rural...
