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Nov 17, 2023
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02 mins read

Creating an object that travels at 1% the speed of light?

Light is fast. In fact, it is the fastest thing that exists, and a law of the universe is that nothing can move faster than light. Light travels at 186,000 miles per second (300,000 kilometers per second) and can go from the Earth to the Moon in just over a second. Light can streak from Los Angeles to New York in less than the blink of an eye.

- Life
- Lighting

Nov 16, 2023
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01 min read

Everything you wanted to know about the metaverse

In the wake of Facebook rebranding as Meta, reflecting its focus on the “metaverse”, Microsoft has now announced it, too, will launch into this space.

- Life

Sep 14, 2020
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Why everyone is talking about ‘green steel’ at COP26

Among the rhetoric of climate change bingo and platitudes, there’s a term I’ve been hearing a lot at COP26 this week — green steel. But what is it, why does it matter, and what does it actually mean for us, the consumers and end-users?

- Lifestyle