relevant for indoor air & ventilation
+ leader
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/05/29/it-is-time-to-clean-up-the-air-in-buildings
Posts Tagged ‘therm0mg’
Improving ventilation will help curb SARS-CoV-2 | The Economist
July 2, 2021Plastic has a problem; is chemical recycling the solution?
July 1, 2021https://cen.acs.org/environment/recycling/Plastic-problem-chemical-recycling-solution/97/i39
PET + polyethylene – 1 & 2 – are easiest to deal w/ mechanically rest are harder, so a chemical solution.
Microplastics are everywhere — but are they harmful?
June 3, 2021worrisome for those committed to plastics
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01143-3
The next big thing in retail comes with Chinese characteristics | The Economist
May 4, 2021QT:{{"
The first pillar of this new retail architecture is “social commerce”. This relies on three related technologies: live-streaming, short-form video and social-networking. The biggest live-streamer is Alibaba’s Taobao Live. In just 30 minutes of presales for Singles Day, China’s answer to Black Friday, it notched up $7.5bn-worth of sales, about as much as Amazon is thought to have sold in its “Prime Day” in October (which actually lasted 48 hours). In June Douyin set up its own shopping division, having earlier hosted many of its live-streams where the likes of Taobao teamed up with celebrity influencers to sell products. The video-app’s 600m daily users confer a valuable resource—their attention. In the autumn it made its proprietary debut on Singles Day."}}
Secondary_appt NYTimes.com: Thousands of Microsoft Customers May Have Been Victims of Hack Tied to China
March 29, 2021Thousands of Microsoft Customers May Have Been Victims of Hack Tied to China
The hackers started their attack in January but escalated their efforts in recent weeks, security experts say. Business and government agencies were affected.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/technology/microsoft-hack-china.html
How to Prepare Your Bedroom for the Cold – The New York Times
November 22, 2020https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/06/smarter-living/wirecutter/bedroom-winter-prep.html
mentions weatherstripping
in Sun. 11/22 At home section
