A Device That Can Make Electricity “Out Of Thin Air” (Cool Weird Awesome 247)

A new technology out of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst actually pulls electricity out of the air! But don't worry, it's not like when Sith lords shoot lightning at people. Plus: Steamboat Springs, Colorado sets the world record for the largest single firework explosion.

We Could Make Fuel Kind Of Like Plants Do (Cool Weird Awesome 213)

Humans have been trying to figure out how to replicate plant photosynthesis for a long time - and we’ve had some successes, but a team at the University of Michigan has taken one of the biggest steps forward, with a process that uses metals as catalysts to turn light, carbon dioxide and water into methane.

By |2024-01-10T18:41:57-05:00January 10, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

The Return of the Mystery Beer Fridge in Nebraska! (Cool Weird Awesome 201)

Remember the beer fridge from our first episode, that two men found after a long weekend of cleaning up flood damage? The Lincoln Journal-Star has checked back in with the owner and the finders to get the latest chapter in the story.

By |2024-03-14T08:32:31-04:00December 26, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |
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