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Joseph Shavit
Dec 24, 2022
Cambridge researchers discover why men never do housework
Cambridge philosophers seeking to answer age old questions around inequality in household labour have proposes a new theory.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 11, 2022
Shapeshifting microrobots can brush and floss teeth
The robotic microswarm could be particularly valuable for those who lack the manual dexterity to clean their teeth effectively themselves.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 23, 2022
New anti-fogging coating for plastic surfaces is long-lasting and ‘self-cleans’
Scientists have developed a new type of coating that, when applied on a plastic surface, prevents fogging and ‘self-cleans’
Joseph Shavit
Feb 11, 2022
Hand-cranked washing machine could sustainably help 5 billion people
Handwashing clothes sounds like a simple task, but for many women around the world it poses a significant obstacle to their wellbeing.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 19, 2021
Hand-cranked washing machine could help 5 billion people save a lot of time and effort
Student has invented a poverty-busting and time-saving manual washing machine so that women or children don’t have to spend 20 hours a week
Joseph Shavit
Oct 22, 2021
New device just cleaned up 20,000 pounds of trash out of the Pacific ocean's Garbage Patch
Non-profit that wants to remove 90% of the floating ocean plastic by 2040 recently introduced a new large-scale cleanup system called Jenny.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 7, 2021
These robots can clean the oceans, but they need help
Robots are cleaning our oceans, harbours and rivers. No matter how much they clean, it’s only politicians who can make a real change.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 26, 2021
How robots can tell how clean is ‘clean’
Cleaning robots have evolved from disc-shaped vacuum cleaners found in homes to advanced models that can navigate complex spaces.
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