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UC Santa Barbara scientists just built a liquid that stores sunlight for years at nearly double a lithium battery's energy density — and the part worth noticing isn't the ...

UC Santa Barbara researchers have built a liquid material that stores sunlight in chemical bonds at nearly twice the energy density of lithium-ion batteries — and can release it as heat years later. A ...
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A Hong Kong lab made a stainless steel that shouldn't exist according to corrosion textbooks — and it could quietly cut green hydrogen's biggest hidden cost by 40 times

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong have unveiled SS-H2, a stainless steel that resists corrosion at voltages high enough for seawater electrolysis — potentially cutting structural costs in ...
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The 10 Best Vegan Restaurants Across the US

Ready to embark on a coast-to-coast vegan culinary adventure? From elevated eats to comfort classics, here are the top 10 vegan restaurants across the US, straight from the 2024 VegOut Awards.
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Adults who grew up in households where food was scarce often become parents who overfeed, hosts who over-cater, and friends who arrive with more than was asked for, and the ...

Childhood food insecurity leaves invisible marks that persist long after the pantry is full, reshaping how adults show love through abundance and generosity throughout their lives. The instinct looks ...
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Psychology Says People Who Become Genuinely Kinder in Their Second Half of Life Usually Aren't Softening — They've Simply Done Enough Internal Work to Recognize Themselves in ...

A VegOut house column on the psychology of conscious living. There is a particular kind of kindness that appears in some adults in their second half of life that does not appear in their younger ...
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Psychology says people who still write shopping lists on paper instead of using their phone aren't stuck in the past — they're engaging a form of cognitive processing that ...

You've probably seen them at the supermarket. The folded scrap of paper. The little notebook. The back of a receipt with eight items scrawled down the side. Meanwhile, half the aisle is staring into ...
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A Baptist minister invented the five love languages in 1992 as a Christian marriage book. They are now a Hinge prompt.

The quiz at 5lovelanguages.com asks thirty forced-choice questions and then rules on what its taker is. Each item presents two completions of the same stem. "It's more meaningful to me when my partner ...
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The quiet reason adults who grew up poor still buy the smaller portion, the cheaper cut, and the less impressive bottle isn't thrift, it's that abundance still feels like a ...

Walk through any grocery store on a Saturday afternoon and you can spot them without trying. They reach for the eight-ounce olive oil instead of the liter. They pick up the value pack of chicken ...
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A Montana commissioner used the word "transition" while trying to protect his coal town's tax base — and got crushed in his primary by 26 points for it

A Montana county commissioner lost his Republican primary this month after suggesting his coal-dependent county should have a backup plan. The word that sank him, by his own account, was transition.
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The Best Ready-to-Bake Vegan Cookies

Who doesn’t love the smell of freshly baked cookies? With these ready-to-bake vegan cookies, you can enjoy warm, gooey treats straight from your oven—no mixing required! Whether you’re a chocolate ...
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Adults who go to bed at the same time every night often aren't boring, they've figured out that a predictable evening is one of the few quiet acts of self-loyalty available in ...

A consistent bedtime is not a personality flaw. It is one of the most underrated forms of self-respect a working adult can practice, and the people who guard it are often the ones who have already ...
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Vegan Butchers That Ship Nationwide

Yes, vegan butchers are a thing! These veggie-based meat companies are serving up a variety of realistic plant-based proteins that resemble their non-vegan counterparts. Meat from plants? We’re here ...