Software cools 3D printing down to make better stuff faster

Software called SmartScan cuts a huge amount of heat from the 3D printing process. That means fewer warped parts in the end.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
April 18, 2022 ~6 min

How much ‘hot and dry’ can Earth’s forests take?

How hot is too hot, and how dry is too dry, for the Earth's forests? Research on decades of dying trees offers an answer.

Kirsten Romaguera-U. Florida • futurity
April 7, 2022 ~6 min


Film lowers the brutal heat of PPE suits

A new material would make personal protective suits more comfortable for healthcare workers, who risk heat stroke and even death from the heat.

National University of Singapore • futurity
April 5, 2022 ~6 min

Squid skin inspires material that keeps stuff hot (or cool)

In the future, you may have a squid to thank for your coffee staying hot. Squid skin has inspired a new material for insulating cups, packaging, and more.

Brian Bell-UC Irvine • futurity
March 29, 2022 ~6 min

More people go to ER in mental crisis on very hot days

Research finds that extremely hot summer days increase emergency room visits for mental health crises related to substance use, anxiety, stress, and more.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
March 2, 2022 ~7 min

How climate change will push people toward violence

A new book argues that climate change, particularly higher temperatures, will push the needle toward aggression and violence.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Feb. 23, 2022 ~8 min

For cooling in the tropics, put trees in pasturelands

A new study puts tangible numbers to the cooling effects of dotting pasturelands in tropical regions with trees.

U. Washington • futurity
Feb. 10, 2022 ~5 min

Why ice melts in different shapes

The shape of melting ice depends a lot on water temperature, new research shows. Melting "is one of the many complexities affecting the ice on our planet."

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Jan. 31, 2022 ~6 min


Earth’s insides are cooling faster than we thought

New results "suggest that Earth, like the other rocky planets Mercury and Mars, is cooling and becoming inactive much faster than expected."

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
Jan. 19, 2022 ~5 min

2019 heat wave killed a huge number of Magellanic penguins

Extreme heat in 2019 that reached 111.2 Fahrenheit in the shade killed at least 354 Magellanic penguins at one of the birds' largest breeding colonies.

James Urton-U. Washington • futurity
Jan. 7, 2022 ~8 min

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