US State Department Ditches Times New Roman for Calibri
The US Department of State will soon change its default typeface from the stalwart, stodgy Times New Roman to the younger, cooler Calibri. It’s a move the…
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The State Department wants memos written in Calibri now, not Times New Roman
The State Department is changing with the times. According to a report from The Washington Post, employees have been directed to use 14-point Calibri when…
These chemists cracked the code to long-lasting Roman concrete
MIT chemist Admir Masic really hoped his experiment wouldn’t explode.
Masic and his colleagues were trying to re-create an ancient Roman…
Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?
Credit: Science Advances (2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add1602…
Disguising solar panels as ancient Roman tiles in Pompeii
Credit: POCITYF
Solar panels disguised as ancient Roman…
Drought encouraged Attila’s Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest
Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe drought in the Danube…
SpaceX Will Launch NASA’s New Nancy Grace Roman Telescope In 2026
American Space Agency NASA has selected Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) to launch their new Nancy Grace Roman Space…
NASA’s Roman telescope could spot Earth-like planets
The James Webb Space Telescope might be grabbing all the headlines right now, but NASA has big plans for another space-based telescope too: The Nancy…
2,050-year-old Roman tomb offers insights on ancient concrete resilience
The Tomb of Cecilia Metella and Castrum Caetani ruins in Rome. Credit:…