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  • Amazon Is Helping Researchers Study How to Dim the Sun

    Amazon Is Helping Researchers Study How to Dim the Sun

    Computer processors across Amazon Web Services recently hummed into gear to create 30 simulations of what Earth could look like by the middle of this century. Normally, climate models run on supercomputers. But this effort on Amazon’s servers represents one of the first attempts to do modelling on the cloud and could revolutionise how modelling…


  • Pop-up Teeth Could Improve the Grip of Any Shoe

    Pop-up Teeth Could Improve the Grip of Any Shoe

    Boots with a thick tread are a must-have accessory for safely traversing ice and snow in the winter, but slipping hazards can exist anywhere, especially for people with mobility challenges. Researchers at MIT and Harvard University have developed a new material that could radically improve the grip on the bottom of a shoe — without…