#science #solarenergy

This new development seems promising. I hope they are able to incorporate this tech into commercial panels.

https://scitechdaily.com/an-unprecedented-190-quantum-efficiency-new-material-could-drastically-increase-the-efficiency-of-solar-panels/

#evolution #REALTIME

The last time this happed we got plants

Two lifeforms merge in once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event

https://newatlas.com/biology/life-merger-evolution-symbiosis-organelle/

Every day MS sets a new desktop background picture on my laptop. Today's intrigues me. The stonework is admirable. No idea where this is but it is in remarkable condition.

#floodthefirehose
#flags

too true

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
Another fail for the Muskrat

Tesla Cybertruck No Match For Car Wash https://jalopnik.com/tesla-cybertruck-no-match-for-car-wash-1851417011

#hydrogen #ICE #Yamaha

https://www.ecoticias.com/en/non-polluting-engine/1052/

The first non-polluting combustion engine: 440 HP of power and only emits water vapor

Cons everywhere use this kind of playbook

Tom Tomorrow
https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-16-this-modern-world/

#ClimateChange #FossilFuels #BLM

“Reprehensible”: Fossil fuel industry infiltrates civil rights convention

Al Sharpton invited methane representatives to his National Action Network convention, where they fear-mongered attendees about renewables.

This is quite remarkable

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/17/australia-venice-biennale-family-tree-kith-and-kin-archie-moore

‘Very totemic and very Aboriginal’: Australia’s entry at Venice Biennale is a family tree going back 65,000 years

Archie Moore’s meticulous genealogy, kith and kin, is a memorial to Indigenous lives lost – but it’s also about global common humanity

Mark me unimpressed

James McCartney and Sean Ono Lennon - the sons of Beatles bandmates Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon - have co-written a song, titled Primrose Hill.

https://youtu.be/8ntPFNFbPb0

It's a day

If you are still on an SM where idiots are going on about mRNA vaccine shedding and causing harm just send them this

Learn something new everyday

#hjistory #pizza

While the first documented instance of pizza is credited to Gaeta, Italy in 997 CE, it look like this may now be Pompei in 79 CE (the year Pompei was destroyed) in a recently uncovered fresco

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hpl1z7

#LongCovid #BrainFog #IQ

If you are going round without wearing a mask, or even worse not keeping up with your vaccinations you should probably look into this and understand - SARS_CoV_2 is a systemic virus not a respiratory virus.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/long-covid-brain-1.7171918

COVID infections are causing drops in IQ and years of brain aging, studies suggest
Researchers are trying to explain COVID's profound effects on the brain

Real Life Lorax Listening to the Oldest Trees

https://youtu.be/0fWSqRzmAoc

I fully agree

Think of all the land that would free up for low cost housing.

It was 3 years ago today (14th) that my sweet Dixie passed away at age 13 - I mis her constantly, especially when I go for walks/hikes. Given the prevalence of bears, coyotes, and cougars in the areas I used to go hiking I'd rather not go without a companion like she was.

#cosocooking #gardening
I love Brussel Sprouts and am going to grow some this year. If you like them this is for you

https://studyfinds.org/best-ways-to-cook-brussels-sprouts/

The 7 Best Ways To Cook Brussels Sprouts, According To Chefs

Once shunned, Brussels sprouts now dance on foodie tongues, their caramelized coats hiding complex sweetness. Roasted to tender crispness, they surrender a nutty heart. Each bite is a revelation that elevates the humble sprout to culinary stardom.