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A woman programmed her phone to handle scam calls with an AI voice assistant using Trump’s voice.

“You sound like a cheap Indian scammer, baby boy, sitting in a dirty call center in Mumbai, right there with your 47 cousins.”

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Artificial leaf turns sunlight and CO2 into liquid methanol fuel | Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering

Yale scientists combined carbon nanotube catalysts with silicon micropillars to create a device that transforms CO2 into liquid fuel.

Researchers at Yale University have built a solar-powered device that turns carbon dioxide and water into methanol, marking a major step forward in artificial photosynthesis technology.

The system works without external electricity. Instead, it relies entirely on sunlight to drive the chemical reaction. Researchers say the device converts sunlight into methanol far more efficiently than earlier artificial leaf systems designed to produce alcohol-based fuels.

The breakthrough could strengthen future efforts to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide while producing cleaner liquid fuels for transportation and industry.

Mimicking natural photosynthesis

The project came from a Yale-led collaboration involving researchers from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and the University of Pennsylvania. The work also supports the broader goals of the federally funded Center for Hybrid Approaches in Solar Energy to Liquid Fuels, known as CHASE.

Yale chemistry professor Hailiang Wang said the team drew inspiration directly from nature.

“This looks promising, with a concept comparable to what nature does,” Wang said. He added that the researchers became excited after seeing the device’s first successful results.

Unlike conventional solar systems that generate electricity, the new artificial leaf creates a liquid fuel directly. That gives the technology an additional advantage because liquid fuels can store energy for long periods and move through existing infrastructure.

Methanol already serves as an important industrial chemical. Companies also use it as an alternative fuel in shipping and energy applications.

Engineering the catalytic core

The device combines two technologies developed over several years inside Wang’s laboratory. The first innovation centers on a specialized catalyst first introduced in 2019. The catalyst converts carbon dioxide and water into methanol through a complex six-electron reaction. Earlier molecular catalyst systems generally handled only two-electron reactions, limiting them to simpler products such as carbon monoxide.

Researchers engineered the catalyst by attaching cobalt phthalocyanine molecules onto carbon nanotubes. The nanotubes rapidly transport electrons toward the active reaction sites.

Wang compared the nanotubes to electron highways that continuously feed the catalyst during operation. The second breakthrough involved a redesigned photoelectrode developed by doctoral researcher Bo Shang. The structure uses microscopic silicon pillars coated with fullerene carbon material.

That geometry improves charge separation and electron transfer efficiency. It also increases the available surface area where catalytic reactions can occur.

Together, the two systems created what researchers described as one of the most efficient silicon-based photoelectrocatalytic methanol conversion devices reported so far.

Scaling solar fuel production

Shang spent five years helping develop the standalone system through the CHASE research initiative.

“When I started, getting a device like this to run on its own felt unlikely,” Shang said. He said watching the system generate usable fuel from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide proved rewarding for the entire team.

The researchers continue refining the artificial leaf design to improve efficiency and durability. Wang said the current results establish a strong foundation for larger-scale systems in the future.

The technology may eventually support industrial carbon recycling efforts while creating renewable liquid fuels with lower emissions.

Scientists still face major hurdles before commercial deployment becomes practical. However, the Yale-led system demonstrates how engineered photosynthesis could evolve beyond laboratory experiments into scalable energy technology.

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🚨BREAKING: First unofficial gameplay footage from Indian Simulator has been leaked.

[Howie Gillmore @GillmoreHowie]

@JohnRichTV Haven't bought an nhl game since 2023. They are so bad now and they have no competition which is the problem. "where else you gonna go"

[Howie Gillmore @GillmoreHowie]

@SportsSturm @JamPastorJay He's coming off a career year. He wants to cash in.

[Justine Moore @venturetwins]

Live footage of everyone trying to buy a house in the Bay Area

[Howie Gillmore @GillmoreHowie]

@samnestler Definitely not a neutral kinda play.

[MD @mike_daddino]

I promise… this is the most astonishing video you will see today

[Howie Gillmore @GillmoreHowie]

@hockeystatcards Nichushkin's guy must be out

[Bitcoin Teddy @Bitcoin_Teddy]

If your parents made $100k in the 90s, you'd have to make $325k to have the same life in 2026

$325k is the new $100k

Let that sink in

[Howie Gillmore @GillmoreHowie]

@CaptRyanElls @JFreshHockey Why can't we stop blaming other people and just say Harley had a down year? Nils was not even close to the problem and was the better of the two on the pair in the playoffs when he was healthy.

[Sam Block @theblockspot]

NHL Western Conference Standings:
1. Avalanche (121 points)
2. Stars (112 pts)
3. Wild (104 pts)

In the 1st Round… the 2-seed was eliminated by the 3-seed.

In the 2nd Round… the 3-seed was eliminated by the 1-seed.

4-7 seeds battled it out on the other side.
Just ridiculous.

[Howie Gillmore @GillmoreHowie]

@mnwild Gentleman's sweep

[Howie Gillmore @GillmoreHowie]

@taylordbaird When the team lost Lundkvist is when they started to struggle the most with their transition game. Harley didn't move the bar much. I think he just had a down year, but trade him and you fix a lot of cap problems and can bring in some solid assets.

[Howie Gillmore @GillmoreHowie]

@bass_ernes80346 @DavidCastilloAC Agreed but that is what Benn is these days. I think it's time to cut the cord.

[Howie Gillmore @GillmoreHowie]

@samnestler They need to toughen up over the offseason.

[Howie Gillmore @GillmoreHowie]

@BruceLeVinePuck Toronto will run McKenna out of there within 3 years.