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New catalyst tackles seawater’s salt problem, boosting hydrogen energy output

By Interesting Engineering | Neetika Walter | 9/16/2025 8:02 PM

Turning seawater into hydrogen just got closer to reality. A team at Korea Institute of... ... Read full Story

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New flash method removes 96% of metals from red mud, leaves aluminum-rich residue

By Interesting Engineering | Aamir Khollam | 9/16/2025 7:43 PM

A team at Rice University has unveiled a fast and cleaner method to extract aluminum... ... Read full Story

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Scientists tune in as lithium battery sounds expose fractures and hidden failures

By Interesting Engineering | Aamir Khollam | 9/16/2025 7:41 PM

Researchers at MIT have developed a method to interpret faint acoustic signals from lithium-ion batteries,... ... Read full Story

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Trump resets TikTok clock, extends US sale deadline amid trade talks with China

By Interesting Engineering | Neetika Walter | 9/16/2025 6:16 PM

TikTok has been handed another lifeline. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order... ... Read full Story

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Small nuclear reactors positioned to power ammonia’s carbon-free transformation

By Interesting Engineering | Aamir Khollam | 9/16/2025 6:13 PM

Ammonia production is one of the most energy-intensive chemical processes in the world. It feeds... ... Read full Story

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‘World’s most capable’ bomb disposal robots deployed in UK with haptic-enabled control

By Interesting Engineering | Neetika Walter | 9/16/2025 3:52 PM

The first batch of L3Harris T4 multi-mission bomb disposal robots, billed as the “world’s most... ... Read full Story

technology

35 Siemens Gamesa 14MW turbines to power half a million homes in Taiwan

By Interesting Engineering | Georgina Jedikovska | 9/16/2025 3:22 PM

Wind engineering firm Siemens Gamesa will supply 35 of its 14-megawatt wind turbine units to... ... Read full Story

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Best VPNs for torrenting: 5 top picks for speed, privacy, and security

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 1:30 PM

technology

Google’s new AI app searches ‘anything,’ including your PC

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 1:22 PM

technology

Microsoft tries new trick to dissuade Edge users downloading Chrome

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 12:20 PM

technology

We love this 1TB SSD that looks like a flash drive — and it’s only $60 now

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 12:08 PM

technology

Grab a pair of fast-charging Anker USB-C cables for just $9 on sale

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 11:59 AM

technology

Keychron introduces world-first all-ceramic mechanical keyboard

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 11:34 AM

technology

World’s earliest known mummies found in Southeast Asia, dating back 14,000 years

By Interesting Engineering | Kaif Shaikh | 9/16/2025 11:28 AM

A team of researchers reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has... ... Read full Story

technology

Get this 49-inch ultrawide OLED monitor for over $200 off right now

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 11:25 AM

technology

I bought a $15 ring light to use with my webcam. I wish I’d done it sooner

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 11:00 AM

technology

Windows 11’s September update is borked, won’t install for some users

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 10:58 AM

technology

Windows Xbox app update now pulls in your Steam and other PC games

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 10:47 AM

technology

Spotify just made this key Premium feature available to free users

By PCWorld | | 9/16/2025 10:35 AM

technology

Startup to test closed-loop geothermal drilling in US to harness Earth’s heat

By Interesting Engineering | Georgina Jedikovska | 9/16/2025 10:20 AM

A Canadian geothermal company has just landed a USD 38 million investment to launch a... ... Read full Story

auto

Tesla Is Being Investigated by the Feds for Model Y's Electric Door Handles

by Car and Drive | Sep 16 2025

basketball

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama appears in 'Futurama' as basketball-playing alien

by CBS Interactive Inc | Sep 16 2025

beauty

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

book

Replaceable You

by BookPage | Sep 16 2025

connecticut

Lamont seeks delay on vote over transmission line in Fairfield, Bridgeport

by CT Mirror | Sep 16 2025

food

Tiki Bar Culture May Have Created One Of The World's Most Iconic Appetizers

by The Daily Meal | Sep 16 2025

golf

War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

by NY Times | Jul 25 2025

health

Weighted Vests May Improve Fitness, but Weight Loss Effects Are Less Clear

by Healthline.com | Sep 16 2025

mental

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

by thehealthy.com | May 28 2025

metro

Two shot, including 63-year-old innocent bystander, in broad daylight gunfire on NYC street

by New York Post | Sep 16 2025

nutrition

5 Drinks To Help Lower Cholesterol, According to Science

by thehealthy.com | Sep 09 2025

odd_fun

Impulse purchase from car wash earns Illinois dad $1M lottery prize

by United Press International, Inc. | Sep 16 2025

opinion

America’s enemies want us at each other’s throats over Charlie Kirk — don’t take the bait

by New York Post | Sep 16 2025

science

'We certainly weren't exceptional, but now we're the only ones left': In new PBS series 'Human,' anthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi explores how humans came to dominate Earth

by LIVE SCIENCE | Sep 16 2025

technology

New catalyst tackles seawater’s salt problem, boosting hydrogen energy output

by Interesting Engineering | Sep 16 2025

Word of the Day

debunk

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 16, 2025 is:

debunk • \dee-BUNK\ • verb

To debunk something (such as a belief or theory) is to show that it is not true.

// The influencer remained enormously popular despite having the bulk of their health claims thoroughly debunked.

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Examples:

“Conspiracy theorists (and those of us who argue with them have the scars to show for it) often maintain that the ones debunking the conspiracies are allied with the conspirators.” — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025

Did you know?

To debunk something is to take the bunk out of it—that bunk being nonsense. (Bunk is short for the synonymous bunkum, which has political origins.) Debunk has been in use since at least the 1920s, and it contrasts with synonyms like disprove and rebut by suggesting that something is not merely untrue but is also a sham—a trick meant to deceive. One can simply disprove a myth, but if it is debunked, the implication is that the myth was a grossly exaggerated or foolish claim.

New catalyst tackles seawater’s salt problem, boosting hydrogen energy output

New flash method removes 96% of metals from red mud, leaves aluminum-rich residue

Scientists tune in as lithium battery sounds expose fractures and hidden failures

Trump resets TikTok clock, extends US sale deadline amid trade talks with China

Small nuclear reactors positioned to power ammonia’s carbon-free transformation

‘World’s most capable’ bomb disposal robots deployed in UK with haptic-enabled control

35 Siemens Gamesa 14MW turbines to power half a million homes in Taiwan

Best VPNs for torrenting: 5 top picks for speed, privacy, and security

Google’s new AI app searches ‘anything,’ including your PC

Microsoft tries new trick to dissuade Edge users downloading Chrome

We love this 1TB SSD that looks like a flash drive — and it’s only $60 now

Grab a pair of fast-charging Anker USB-C cables for just $9 on sale

Keychron introduces world-first all-ceramic mechanical keyboard

World’s earliest known mummies found in Southeast Asia, dating back 14,000 years

Get this 49-inch ultrawide OLED monitor for over $200 off right now

I bought a $15 ring light to use with my webcam. I wish I’d done it sooner

Windows 11’s September update is borked, won’t install for some users

Windows Xbox app update now pulls in your Steam and other PC games

Spotify just made this key Premium feature available to free users

Startup to test closed-loop geothermal drilling in US to harness Earth’s heat

Tesla Is Being Investigated by the Feds for Model Y's Electric Door Handles

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama appears in 'Futurama' as basketball-playing alien

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

Replaceable You

Lamont seeks delay on vote over transmission line in Fairfield, Bridgeport

Tiki Bar Culture May Have Created One Of The World's Most Iconic Appetizers

War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

Weighted Vests May Improve Fitness, but Weight Loss Effects Are Less Clear

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

Two shot, including 63-year-old innocent bystander, in broad daylight gunfire on NYC street

5 Drinks To Help Lower Cholesterol, According to Science

Impulse purchase from car wash earns Illinois dad $1M lottery prize

America’s enemies want us at each other’s throats over Charlie Kirk — don’t take the bait

'We certainly weren't exceptional, but now we're the only ones left': In new PBS series 'Human,' anthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi explores how humans came to dominate Earth

New catalyst tackles seawater’s salt problem, boosting hydrogen energy output

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Impulse purchase from car wash earns Illinois dad $1M lottery prize

2.Watch: Hilda Baci cooks up nearly 20,000-pound serving of jollof rice

3.Teenagers and their parents get huge fine for online video restaurant 'prank'

4.Cheating scandal nearly sinks World Stone Skimming Championships

5.Look: Loose boa constrictor found slithering across Pennsylvania road

6.Watch: Cows escape pasture, block road in Oregon neighborhood

7.Pennsylvania police pursue pigs on the loose near country club

8.Watch: Connecticut city breaks record for world's largest pizza party

9.Illinois player learns of their own lottery win from the rumor mill

10.Peru wins viral “World Cup of Breakfasts” with pan con chicharrón