Humans are the only mammals that have hair on their heads but very little hair on the rest of their bodies. Three reasons humans have hair may be to protect our heads from the sun, to keep our heads ...

Quantum physics and its application has dominated the description of physical phenomena since the beginning of the twentieth century. Central to these developments has been the detailed studies of ...

A new cement-based paint can cool down the building by sweating off the heat. The cooling paint, named CCP-30, was designed by an international team of researchers and features a nanoparticle-modified ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Imagine standing under an intense midday sun, with no shade in sight. The heat is unbearable, and for outdoor workers, athletes, and soldiers, such conditions can quickly lead to ...

Too much sun and too much heat can reduce the efficiency of photovoltaics. A solar farm with optimally spaced panels facing the correct direction could cool itself through convection using the ...

Passive cooling refers to technologies or design features that lower the temperature in spaces without the need for power consumption. The strategy uses free, renewable sources of energy (wind and sun ...

The buildup to the official unveiling of the Lenovo Legion Y70 gaming phone continues to gather steam. Ahead of the August 18 event, the company had previously released some details about its latest ...

The following is an extract from our Fix the Planet newsletter, a weekly email about solutions to the climate crisis. This week, temperatures in the UK passed the 40°C mark for the first time. This is ...

BorgWarner has been granted a patent for an electric drive unit that includes an electric motor, a differential assembly, a transmission, and a pair of output shafts. The unit is designed to provide ...