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This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Uh Oh, Amazon Bought Your Favorite Robot CompanyDoing laundry accounts for about 8 percent of a home’s annual electricity use, a figure that does not include the energy needed to heat the water swirling through the washing machine. Beyond that financial cost, the appliances contribute mightily to the nation’s carbon footprint. On Thursday, the Biden administration announced new washer and dryer efficiency standards that could ease…

Image Source : DYSON Dyson Dyson Ltd, the Asia-Pacific chief of British home appliance maker issued an apology to South Korean consumers on Wednesday. The apology was made after witnessing the rising number of complaints for poor handling of customer service in the country. Rob Webster, the head of Dyson's Asia-Pacific division, rolled out a statement in the…

Researchers at UC San Diego studied the UV light-emitting devices used to cure gel manicures, and found that the chronic use of these nail polish drying machines is damaging to human cells. Credit: David Baillot/ UC San Diego Jacobs School of EngineeringThe ultraviolet nail polish drying devices used to cure gel manicures may pose more of a public health concern than previously thought. Researchers at the University of California San Diego studied these ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting devices, and found that their use…

Since arriving on the market around 2010, gel manicures have become a staple in nail salons across the US and many parts of the world, and it’s easy to see why. Compared to traditional nail polish, gel variants are more resilient to damage and smudging, and they retain their shine until you remove the polish from your fingernails. Best of all, if you’re the impatient sort, you don’t need to wait an hour or more for a gel manicure to dry. Those benefits all come courtesy of the way the polish cures. Instead of waiting for…

The publishing rights to Red Dryer's debut solo graphic novel Ghosted, and a second untitled graphic novel, have been won at auction by Carolina Ortiz at HarperAlley. | The publishing rights to Red Dryer's debut solo graphic novel Ghosted, and a second untitled graphic novel, have been won at auction by Carolina Ortiz at HarperAlley. Ghosted is a contemporary middle grade with elements of magical realism that centres around 12-year-old Dominic as he navigates his grief of his father abandoning the family, and the…