🔗 Eclectic Articles: Sat 05.Apr.2025


Fast Company: The White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood’s smile is inspiring to fans—and a dangerous TikTok trend

Attracted to the distinctive smile of this Season 3 cast favorite, social media users are taking nail files to their own teeth.


Guardian: Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with 894th goal

  • Russian star scores two goals in win over Blackhawks
  • 39-year-old has chance to beat record on Sunday

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record by scoring the 893rd and 894th goals of his career, the second the game winner, as the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday night.

In 20 NHL seasons, Gretzky needed 1,487 games to tally 894 goals. Ovechkin matched him in the 1,486th game of his career.

Look at the chart in this article: Ovechkin is still climbing steadily, unlike Gretzky who flattened out.


NYT: A Clearer Picture of Covid’s Lasting Effects on the Body

Five years on, scientists are starting to understand how the virus can lead to long-term, sometimes invisible changes.


CBC: Advances in solar technology could push us closer to cheap, clean energy

14.Mar.2025

Perovskite is thin, transparent, and cheap - and now, ten times more durable.

Another new study, published in the science journal Nature on March 11, applied perovskite solar coatings to model greenhouses in a laboratory. The films reduced the intensity of incoming sunlight, somewhat.

But the plants grew successfully and even experienced less heat stress. Additionally, the solar cells produced enough electricity for artificial lighting, irrigation and air conditioning.

The same principle could be applied to windows in tall urban buildings. The thin films could be tinted to reduce bright sunlight in offices while supplying power to the building itself.


Last Updated: 05.Apr.2025 16:59 EDT

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