Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost Have Glam Date Night at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington D.C. on April 27, 2024. Jost was hosting the annual dinner as he was selected by the White House Correspondents’ Association. Johansson wore a custom white silk strapless gown by Giorgio Armani Privé trimmed with crystals. Jost complemented her in a navy […]
Gold watch worn by richest passenger aboard Titanic sells for record-breaking $1.5 million
A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, the richest passenger aboard the Titanic, was sold at auction for a record-breaking £1.175 million or $1.485 million. Astor was one of approximately 1,500 people who died when the Titanic sank in 1912. He had the watch and other possessions on him when his body was […]
Engineers develop innovative battery technology that could change the future of remote devices: ‘An integrated device that could harvest ambient thermal energy’
Engineers at the University of Utah have developed a new type of battery called a pyroelectrochemical cell that can harvest ambient thermal energy. The battery utilizes materials that change electrical properties when heated or cooled, allowing it to store energy generated from temperature fluctuations in the environment. This innovation provides a promising solution for powering […]
Wow! Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbit
A private space debris probe called ADRAS-J, operated by Japanese company Astroscale, recently captured the first close-up photo of a piece of space junk in orbit. The debris was an upper stage of a Japanese H-2A rocket that launched a satellite in 2009. ADRAS-J maneuvered to within a few hundred meters of the discarded rocket […]
The world’s 100 worst polluted cities are in Asia — and 83 of them are in just one country
A new report found that the world’s 100 most polluted cities in terms of particulate matter PM2.5 levels are all located in Asia. India alone accounts for 83 of these cities. The most polluted city globally is Begusarai, India with annual average PM2.5 levels of 118.9 μg/m3, over 23 times the WHO guideline of 5 […]