Insulation using popcorn?
Building insulation has become an increasingly important topic in recent years. Good exterior insulation reduces heating costs, which means lower CO2 emissions. Nowadays, sustainable natural insulation materials are already available for the interior.....»»
The biggest reveals you missed from The Game Awards 2021
While this list is by no means every trailer shown during the show, it does comprise 15 of the more surprising or hotly anticipated games revealed. So grab your popcorn for a short binge of the best trailers from The Game Awards 2021......»»
Insulation using popcorn?
Building insulation has become an increasingly important topic in recent years. Good exterior insulation reduces heating costs, which means lower CO2 emissions. Nowadays, sustainable natural insulation materials are already available for the interior.....»»
Insulation from old jeans, walls from waste concrete: Less guilt and more solutions are needed for construction
Construction material prices are uncommonly high. Material shortages are affecting the construction industry, which uses up to 50% of the world's raw materials. The pressure to move to a circular economy is substantial......»»
New sorghum variety offers superior popping quality and a new type of popped snack
Popcorn is one of America's favorite snacks. But did you know that a grain called sorghum can also be popped?.....»»
Assessing the risks from "grease-proofing" chemicals in food packaging requires new methods, studies
Developing ways to measure and study exposures to a class of synthetic chemicals is critical to addressing potential health risks stemming from a long history of consumer uses in food wrappers, popcorn bags and paperboard......»»
Odeon owner AMC to accept payment in Bitcoin
Cinemagoers will be able to buy tickets and popcorn using the cryptocurrency, says the US chain......»»
Animals" ability to adapt their habitats key to survival amid climate change
Birds build nests to keep eggs and baby nestlings warm during cool weather, but also make adjustments in nest insulation in such a way the little ones can keep cool in very hot conditions. Mammals, such as rabbits or groundhogs, sleep or hibernate in.....»»
AMC Is Giving Free Popcorn Away To Meme Stonk Investors
AMC announced today that it was creating AMC Investor Connect, "an innovative, proactive communication initiative that will put AMC in direct communication with its extraordinary base of enthusiastic and passionate individual shareholders to keep the.....»»
Image: It"s a wrap! Multi-layer satellite insulation
Multi-layer insulation (MLI) is the reason that satellites often look as though they've been covered in shiny Christmas wrapping......»»
Acoustic solutions made from natural fibers can reduce buildings" carbon footprints
Good acoustics in the workspace improve work efficiency and productivity, which is one of the reasons why acoustic materials matter. The acoustic insulation market is already expected to hit 15 billion USD by 2022 as construction firms and industry p.....»»
Better popping potential for popcorn
Popcorn. What would movies and sporting events without this salty, buttery snack? America's love for this snack goes beyond these events. We consume 15 billion quarts of popped popcorn each year......»»
With a kitchen freezer and plant cellulose, an aerogel for therapeutic use is developed
A new low-cost and sustainable technique would boost the possibilities for hospitals and clinics to deliver therapeutics with aerogels, a foam-like material now found in such high-tech applications as insulation for spacesuits and breathable plasters.....»»
Electric cars: Special dyes could prevent unnecessary motor replacements
One day in the near future dyes in electric motors might indicate when cable insulation is becoming brittle and the motor needs replacing. Scientists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), together with ELANTAS, a division of the special.....»»
US privacy, consumer, competition and civil rights groups urge ban on ‘surveillance advertising’
Ahead of another big tech vs Congress ‘grab your popcorn’ grilling session, scheduled for March 25 — when US lawmakers will once again question the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter on the unlovely topic of misinformation —.....»»
New insulation takes heat off environment
Waste cooking oil, sulfur and wool offcuts have been put to good use by green chemists at Flinders University to produce a sustainable new kind of housing insulation material......»»
Can Hamburger Buns Save Your Pipes from Freezing?
Water expands when it freezes, and that’s bad for plumbing. Insulation—any insulation—is better than nothing......»»
Scientists at work: New recordings of ultrasonic seal calls hint at sonar-like abilities
I'm sitting on the edge of a hole drilled through 15 feet of Antarctic sea ice, about to descend into the frigid ocean of the southernmost dive site in the world. I wear nearly 100 pounds of gear—a drysuit and gloves, multiple layers of insulation,.....»»
Shuffling bubbles reveal how liquid foams evolve
Foams are found everywhere, in soaps and detergents, meringues, beer foam, cosmetics and insulation for clothing and building. The application of foams tends to take advantage of their unique structure, which is why understanding how their structure.....»»
Fighting respiratory virus outbreaks through "nano-popcorn" sensor-based rapid detection
Viral respiratory diseases are easily transmissible and can spread rapidly across the globe, causing significant damage. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is a testament to this. In the past too, other viruses have caused massive respiratory disease outb.....»»
Mixtape podcast: Behind the curtain of diversity theater
It’s fair to say that most people have heard about diversity reports. And it’s probably also fair to say that most of us have watched, sometimes with a metaphorical bucket of buttered popcorn, as companies crisis-comms their ways out of … crise.....»»