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Super-efficient solar-energy technology: ‘Solar steam’ so effective it can make steam from icy cold water

Super-efficient solar-energy technology: ‘Solar steam’ so effective it can make steam from icy cold water | this curious life | Scoop.it
Scientists have unveiled a revolutionary new technology that uses nanoparticles to convert solar energy directly into steam. The new "solar steam" method is so effective it can even produce steam from icy cold water.
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Affluent people less likely to reach out to others in times of trouble?

Affluent people less likely to reach out to others in times of trouble? | this curious life | Scoop.it
Crises are said to bring people closer together. But a new study suggests that while the have-nots reach out to one another in times of trouble, the wealthy are more apt to find comfort in material possessions.

 

'"In times of uncertainty, we see a dramatic polarization, with the rich more focused on holding onto and attaining wealth and the poor spending more time with friends and loved ones," said Paul Piff, a post-doctoral scholar in psychology at UC Berkeley and lead author of the paper published online this month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.'

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