Best drain unblockers for kitchen sinks, showers and baths

Avoid a clogged drain and a sink full of dirty water with our top-rated drain unblockers that clear trapped hair, food waste ...
The Cool Down

Grandmother shares unusual 2-ingredient combo to address annoying washing machine smells: 'Get rid of that yucky mildew'

"Another tip is to put 2 cups of vinegar in the washer with a few drops of essential oil (peppermint, etc) for the same ...
New York Post

Your washing machine releases hundreds of grams of microplastics a year — a new filter removes 99% of them

Your laundry is shedding more than just lint. Washing machine wastewater is one of the top sources of microplastics, with a single unit in a four-person household producing up to 500 grams a year as ...
KOIN 6

Human waste spills into Willamette River as Portland’s Big Pipe maxes out during atmospheric river

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As a strong atmospheric river makes its way through the Pacific Northwest, residents have braced themselves for flooding, downed trees, and power outages. Now add sewage to the ...
EurekAlert!

Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machines

Although many roboticists today turn to nature to inspire their designs, even bioinspired robots are usually fabricated from non-biological materials like metal, plastic and composites. But a new ...
New Atlas

Biometric 'human washing machine' cleans, dries and adapts to your mood

"The 'Future Human Washing Machine' is a modern-day scientific reproduction of the Human Washing Machine, which was exhibited at the Osaka Expo in 1970 and became a hot topic, and is equipped with ...
Seeking Alpha

An Unstoppable Dividend Growth Machine For A Throwaway World: Waste Management

We live in a world where we treat very little with long-term importance. How frequently do you run into a piece of furniture that's more than 100 years old, that has been passed down from one ...
Ars Technica

I’ve already been using a “Steam Machine” for months, and I think it’s great

Valve’s second big foray into first-party PC hardware isn’t a sequel to the much-imitated Steam Deck portable, but rather a desktop computer called the Steam Machine. And while it could go on your ...
IGN

Steam Machine Hands-On: First Impressions of Valve’s New Console-Like Gaming PC

Steam Machines are back for the first time since Valve teamed up with manufacturers like Alienware and Lenovo back in the 2010s. But while those original console-PC hybrids failed because of a lack of ...
IGN

Valve Announces Next-Gen Steam Machine, Says It's 'Over 6x More Powerful Than Steam Deck,' but There's No Price Yet

Valve has announced a return to its Steam Machine PC / console hybrid hardware alongside a new version of the Steam Controller. As part of a big day for Valve hardware announcements, Valve confirmed ...
Gizmodo

Valve’s New Steam Machine Could Disrupt Console Gaming as We Know It

It's not a "GameCube" per se, but Valve's Steam Machine will bring your Steam library to your living room. Reading time 4 minutes Valve is entering the console race, and it’s doing so in the most ...