Why some vintage Volkswagens have an ‘E’ on the shifter (and it’s not for ‘extra’) |

The “E” stands for efficiency, and here’s why it mattered. Image Credits: Google Gemini If you’ve ever looked around a classic Volkswagen or seen a vintage car listing mentioning a “3+E” gearbox, you’ve probably wondered what the E stands for. Economy? Extra? Inside joke about German engineering? The answer is actually pretty simple, and a…

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Adsorb: Science word of the day: Adsorb, know its meaning, who introduced the term, and its practical applications |

Every day, countless substances cling to surfaces around us without becoming part of the material itself. This fascinating process is known as adsorption, and the verb that describes it is adsorb. Although it is often confused with absorption, the two processes are fundamentally different. While absorption involves a substance being taken into the interior of…

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‘It’s going to finish one day’: Virat Kohli’s honest reflection after record-filled century | Cricket News

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli (AP Photo) Virat Kohli produced a stunning comeback after back-to-back ducks, and perhaps what made it even more special was that it came in a chase, something Kohli has built his legacy around in world cricket. The RCB superstar responded in the most Virat Kohli fashion possible, smashing his ninth…

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Gps: Scientists fitted Australian magpies with GPS trackers, but the birds quickly learned to remove them for each other |

Representative Image of Australian magpies cooperating to remove tracking devices from one another (AI-generated image) Researchers in Queensland fitted five Australian magpies with tiny GPS trackers, hoping to map their movements and understand how age, sex or rank affected the way the flock behaved. The birds had other plans. Within about ten minutes, an untagged…

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Three players, one crown: How can India’s Vaishali win Women’s Candidates at the eleventh hour? | Chess News

R-L India’s Vaishali Rameshbabu, Kazakhstan’s Bibisara Assaubayeva, and China’s Zhu Jiner (Photos by Michal Walusza) NEW DELHI: The hour of judgement has arrived. Unless a tie-breaker is forced and we have to wait for another day, it will be decided on Wednesday on the Mediterranean shores of Cyprus who will take the Women’s Candidates crown…

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