A Lightweight, Minimalist Torch Design Helps Kick Off the Winter Games

The opening ceremonies will also have two cauldron lightings for the first time. One will be in Milan, the other in Cortina d ...

This year’s Olympic torch was designed to disappear

Carlo Ratti, the designer of this year’s torch, explains what his torch says about this moment in time. An Olympic torch is a ...

MIT professor designs 2026 Winter Olympics torch

Every torch has a designer. For the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, that designer is MIT engineer and architect Carlo Ratti. A winter sports enthusiast, Ratti owns the ...

Sunlight extracts oxygen from regolith using solar chemistry

NASA's Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project has completed an important step toward using local resources to support human exploration on the moon. The CaRD team performed integrated ...

Eco-friendly catalyst switches oxygen source based on particle size, study finds

As the climate crisis becomes a part of daily life with unprecedented heat waves and cold snaps, technology to effectively remove greenhouse gases is emerging as a critical global challenge. In ...

Torch arrives in Milan to cheers and protests

The Olympic torch arrived in front of Milan's giant gothic cathedral on Thursday amid cheers and protests in the city on the ...

Life Learned To Breathe Oxygen Hundreds of Millions of Years Earlier Than Scientists Thought

Oxygen is everywhere on Earth today. But that hasn’t always been the case. Scientists think oxygen only became a lasting part ...
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Fire starts after torch used to thaw frozen pipes in Westmoreland County

An effort to thaw frozen pipes ended with firefighters arriving at a home in Westmoreland County. In a social media post, the Dryridge Volunteer Fire Department said crews responded to Bailey Farm ...
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Torch Being Used to Melt Ice Ignites House in Milton, MA

A torch being used to melt an ice dam ignited a house fire in Milton. The homeowner was on a ladder using the torch when it lit the front corner of the house and spread. "The whole attic was fully ...
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Blow torch used to thaw gas lines sparks house fire in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A blow torch being used late Wednesday afternoon to thaw natural gas lines ignited a south side house fire, Indianapolis Fire Department said. No one was hurt, but three adults ...

Olympics notes: Torch arrives amid cheers, protests; Jarvis replaces injured Point

The Olympic torch arrived in front of Milan's giant gothic cathedral amid cheers and protests on the eve of the opening ...
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Rising residential demand for standby generators

TAMPA, Fla. — Generac, a leading manufacturer of generators, expects residential demand to continue rising in storm impacted areas, and its hiring hundreds of employees as a result. Tampa Bay area ...