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We’ve curated this buying guide with the best non-inverter AC 1.5 ton that stand out for their efficient cooling and cost-effectiveness. Our top 5 picks in this category are meticulously selected based on their ability to strike the right balance between cooling prowess and energy efficiency. Whether you’re looking for innovative technologies or user-friendly features, these non-inverter AC 1.5 ton promises to keep you comfortably chilled even during scorching summers while being gentle on your pocket.…

A new industrial-scale 'sand battery' has been announced for Finland, which packs 1 MW of power and a capacity of up to 100 MWh of thermal energy for use during those cold polar winters. The new battery will be about 10 times bigger than a pilot plant that’s been running since 2022.The sand battery, developed by Polar Night Energy, is a clever concept. Basically, it’s a big steel silo of sand (or a similar solid material) that’s warmed up through a heat exchanger buried in the center, using excess electricity from the…

Now stretch it really hard and quickly hold it to your upper lip, which is sensitive to temperature. You will feel that it's warmer than it was before. That's because you're adding energy to the rubber band, which increases its temperature.Are you ready for the awesome part? Keep it stretched for a little while until it returns to room temperature. Now let the rubber band relax and quickly touch it to your lip again. It's now colder than room temperature! Seriously, try this for yourself.So if you had a big enough rubber…

Nearly a decade ago, when Ramata-Toulaye Sy sat down to write her graduation script at the end of a screenwriting degree, her goal was simple. “I wanted to tell the most beautiful and greatest African love story,” says the 37-year-old French Senegalese film-maker with a smile. “When I was growing up a lot of African stories were about misery, poverty, war. I wanted to say: we can have African stories about people falling in love.”She pauses, her grin widening. “Most importantly, I wanted to write the story of how Juliet…

Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro were launched in October last year with a Tensor G3 chipset and several AI-based features. A few short months after their release, we are seeing multiple leaks about the next-generation Pixel phones on the Web. Google's next-generation SoC — Tensor G4 — is anticipated to power the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro. The chipset would be reportedly based on Samsung's latest 4nm process and might offer improved power efficiency and heat management.As per a report by Korean media outlet FNN, Google will…

Google's Tensor G4 SoC is coming later this year to power the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and possibly even the Pixel Fold 2. A new report from Korea today corroborates an earlier rumor which said the G4 would be manufactured by Samsung's foundry. It will be using the 4nm process. The Tensor G4 will apparently have improved heat management, along with better performance and higher efficiency. So it looks like it will be a step up from the G3 in every way possible, which is definitely good news considering that the previous…

Credit: Google Maps Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, North and South America, Europe—and the Maritime Continent. Never heard of the last one? That's because it's not a continent made of land. In fact, it's the largest warm tropical sea in the world, lapping against the shores of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and smaller…

For the past few years, Samsung Foundry and TSMC were the only brands capable of making semiconductor chips on 7nm (or better) process nodes. While TSMC has been the best in performance and efficiency, Samsung was a good option for firms that couldn't afford TSMC or get enough volume. Intel and Rapidus plan to make 2nm chips soon to compete with Samsung Foundry and TSMC However, things are getting more problematic for Samsung Foundry as new competitors have emerged in the contract semiconductor chip manufacturing space.…

The top maps show areas with historic racial covenants (light gray areas, left) and the risk ratings for mortgage lending (green represents the areas with the least risk and red represents the areas with the most risk, center) for Minneapolis and its inner-ring suburbs. The top right plot shows the percentage of white residents in each of those areas. The bottom maps show the surface temperatures compared to the study area average, with blue indicating…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain About 87% of voters think that homes that are more affordable to heat are "important" or "very important" for the U.K., according to a study by The University of Bath, Imperial College London, London School of Economics and Political Science and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The survey investigated…