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The first wireless TV remote control was the 1955 pistol-shaped Flash-Matic by Zenith. It was marketed as a ‘flash gun’ that would let the viewer ‘shoot off annoying commercials from across the room’. [📷: Edd Thomas.] https://t.co/PkiTBvGXk7

The idea of a non-traditional workweek has picked up steam over the last few years. While France led the way in 2000 with its adoption of a 35-hour workweek. Find out more at https://t.co/7fGZLOsrev 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/wzgfZavWf4

Researchers from the Max Planck Society assessed humans' capabilities for controlling killer AI. 🤖 #engineering https://t.co/O4fysD3n1m

Even a previously unknown strain of the virus has been discovered during development. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/kx61vhq62U

The aircraft can also fly autonomously. 🛩️ #engineering https://t.co/ulxJ7aYku4

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Some ancient insects have been found preserved in amber halfway through a fart. [Image: G. Poinar] https://t.co/GcIMHxcXwj

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Designer Henry Glogau's no-cost desalinating skylight is a finalist in the Lexus Design Award 2021. 🤓 #engineering https://t.co/xKtYGNSNIS

To anyone familiar with aircraft, they will not help but notice that one design trait unifies them all — their symmetry. But, in the second half of the 20th-century, one NASA engineer decided to break the mold. Find out more at https://t.co/9a8iYs6c4c 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/nSPmUT3hdP

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Making a Natural Refrigerator in Mongolia

The environmental impact associated with having a pet is called ‘carbon pawprint’.

The iceberg has released 61 million olympic swimming pools' worth of freshwater since 2017. 🧊 #engineering https://t.co/9FOy2mNMPf

This airport has a recombobulation area. First time I have ever seen this word used. https://t.co/1ImpHRRWeE