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It’s the dream scenario that, for one Manitoba man, really happed: He found a forgotten lottery ticket in the back of his wallet—and it turned out to be worth $20 million. Jerry Knott bought a LOTTO MAX ticket in Lac du Bonnet for an August 24 draw. He tucked it in among his bank cards, […]

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As the fall chill settles in across the U.S., people are getting out their cozy sweaters and electric blankets, or stocking up on handheld heat packets for extra warmth. But sweaters and blankets are bulky, and heat packs only work for a little while. Now, researchers have demonstrated a conductive, durable yarn for lightweight wearable […]

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A designer and entrepreneur has created a device for channeling the power of wind to power your home, and it lies inside a wall-sized kinetic sculpture. Looking like a contemporary version of a line of Buddhist prayer wheels, dozens of beige spinning blades are lined up in a grid of 25 axes, spinning and generating […]

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Remember when cell phones needed 2-4 hours to fully charge? If you thought that was a pain in the rear, try waiting 60 years. Fortunately, with the advances of solar electricity, communities in Sierra Leone who have been beyond the reach of the state’s power supply for decades finally have power to call their own. […]

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