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How Fireflies Inspired Energy-Efficient Lights

Youth Design Science Environment Biology Energy

Electricity accounts for around 5% of greenhouse gas emissions. So how can we make it more efficient? Belgian physicist Jean-Pol Vigneron and his team found the answer could lie within a firefly's abdomen.

How Origami Is Inspiring New Kinds Of Emergnecy Shelters

Youth Science Engineering Art Design

Engineers have come up with a way of designing structures based on the ancient art of origami.

Engineering with Origami

Adults Construction Creativity Science Engineering Design

Origami is inspiring a plethora of new engineering designs.

Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?

Adults Construction Design Science Environment Nature Society

I took a boat through 96 million black plastic balls on the Los Angeles reservoir to find out why they're there.