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World's largest heat pump in Finland
Helsinki's heat pump will provide 200 GWh of thermal energy annually, capable of heating 30,000 households and saving 26,000 tonnes of CO2.
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Solar reactor turns water into hydrogen
In testing, the new reactor produced about 500 grams of hydrogen per day, meeting about half the electricity needs of a four-person household.
Science invention
The world's greatest inventions in 2022
The world has faced many crises in 2022, and overcoming the biggest of them will be a huge and long-term challenge.
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The heat trap is hotter than 1,000 degrees Celsius thanks to sunlight
A team of ETH Zurich experts developed a heat trap that can absorb concentrated sunlight, creating extremely high levels of heat for production.
Environment
The building uses heat from the human body as energy
More than 250,000 passengers pass through Stockholm Central Station every day, unaware that their body heat is being exploited for energy.
Health
Heat increases the risk of premature birth
A new study in the US shows that heat increases the rate of premature birth, affecting the health of both mother and newborn, especially in low-income people.
Scientific application
Mango-scented road project causes controversy in Spain
The Madrid City Council plans to add a delicious mango scent to the asphalt-mixed crushed stone mixture instead of the usual asphalt smell.
Environment
The North is hot and sunny before turning to thunderstorms for many days
Today (May 27), the North has local heat with the highest temperature of 35-36 degrees.
Environment
Temperatures in Pakistan exceeded 52 degrees Celsius during the heatwave
Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh, the highest of the summer and close to the country's record high
Biology
Heat is killing Earth's important pollinators
Bumblebees, one of the most important pollinators on Earth, are declining globally due to heat.
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Why are lithium-ion batteries easy to catch fire and explode?
Under certain conditions, lithium-ion batteries can continuously and uncontrollably heat up, leading to fire and explosion.
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How did supercontinents form and disintegrate?
Heat from radiation processes taking place inside the Earth causes the tectonic plates above to move, gather or separate from each other.
1001 mystery
Top 10 mysterious things discovered by Google Earth: Image number 1 once caused heated debate!
Thanks to Google Earth, we can find countless strange things on Earth that no one thought existed for a long time.
Biology
Australia's primeval forests died en masse due to drought and climate change
At the end of April, a series of states in Australia such as Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia... all reported mass deaths of primary forests for…
Animal world
Heat in Mexico causes howler monkeys to die en masse
Mexican authorities announced on May 20 that they were investigating whether extreme heat was the cause of the deaths of endangered howler monkeys.