There's likely no cure-all for hangover

Hyundai transforms one of its Ioniq 5 EV prototypes into an air purifier. The history of Lockheed's LS-200 star clipper spaceplane Jan 01, 2022 [View on browser]( Greetings, hope you are not too much hungover from the New Year's shenanigans, because scientists just wanted to remind us that there's probably no cure-all for a post-alcohol hangover. Elsewhere, unwilling to just scrap their prototype EV, engineers at Hyundai decided to get creative and repurposed it into a gigantic air purifier. And to wrap it up, we take a look at the history of Lockheed's LS-200 Star Clipper spaceplane and discuss if such a spacecraft can come into fruition. This is The Blueprint. Happy reading. INNOVATION [Hyundai Transforms One of Its Ioniq 5 EV Prototypes Into an Air Purifier]( [Ioniq 5 air purifier]( One question remains at the end of life of an electric vehicle and that is: What do you do with the battery pack? Lately, firms have been coming up with some useful solutions such as Tesla who announced that it can [recycle 92% of battery cell material]( and the Swedish company Northvolt claiming its "Revolt" recycling program has become the first to [recycle an EV battery using 100% reused materials](. However, much research and development still need to be undertaken before these processes can become economically viable and common. Now, Hyundai has come up with a new idea for recycling an electric vehicle. In a new promo video, Hyundai's engineers take an all-electric crossover Ioniq 5 and transform it into a large air purifier. While the impressive air purifier does offer something to think about for end-of-life vehicle components that could provide a viable alternative to simply throwing them away, it seems to be [less of a recycling solution]( and more of a PR stunt. It's still a great illustration of how electric vehicles are inherently cleaner though. Just as replacing gasoline vehicles with electric ones allows our planet to breathe better, air purifiers serve to achieve a similar goal. [Read More]( HEALTH [New Study Finds that There is Likely No Cure-All for Hangover]( [a commercial fridge filled with alcoholic beverages]( Back in August of 2020, we [reported on a study]( that found that acid L-cysteine reduced alcohol-related nausea and headaches associated with the common hangover. The so-called hangover cure, however, never caught on. Perhaps with a good reason. A new review is revealing that so far scientists have failed to find a trustworthy cure for the hangover. We know this may be the last thing you want to hear on new year's day but it seems to be true nonetheless. The review of [21 different clinical hangover cure trials]( was undertaken by researchers in the U.K. and backed by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the nation's biggest government funder of clinical research. - The team found that most of the cures simply did not work, offering little benefit for hangover symptoms. - The few studies that did have some positive effects were tarnished by very low-quality data. In addition, none of the studies could be validated as they were not replicated. Finally, the review surfaced significant flaws in many hangover cure experiments. In some studies, women were excluded entirely and all the studies were conducted in completely different fashions making it impossible to compare and benchmark the results. Needless, to say, the future [does not look bright for hangover cures](. [Read More]( CULTURE [The History of Lockheed's LS-200 Star Clipper Spaceplane]( [Lockheed LS-200 Star Clipper Spaceplane]( In 1966, the United States Air Force and Lockheed introduced the concept for Star Clipper, which was "an Earth-to-orbit spaceplane based on a large lifting body spacecraft and a wrap-around drop tank." While not much came out of it, this design [did influence the then-emerging space shuttle design field](. What if there was a better way to get to space? After 1966, NASA began a space program that included a permanently manned space station, a small base on the moon, and the hopes of [a soon-to-be crewed mission to Mars](. This is where the concept of a "logistics vehicle" emerged. In 1971, something happened that changed everything and brought the Star Clipper to the forefront. The maximum development budget was reduced by 50% by the Office of Management with the budget going from a whopping $10 billion to a mere $5 billion. This is when the Star Clipper became the most viable option as the costs for a stage-and-a-half design were much lesser because it involved the [engineering of only one spacecraft](. Despite this, in the end, it was not Lockheed's version that would eventually be chosen to be built, but North American Aviation's take on the concept. [Read More]( THINGS WE LOVE - Get ready for the year ahead with the coolest tech trends [to improve your quality of life](. - Save yourself and the environment from all the paper waste and make your books digitally accessible with [these 9 classy book scanners](. [Video]VIDEO OF THE DAY [A NASA Astrophysicist Explains Why The James Webb Space Telescope Looks Like a Honeycomb]( Why though? [A NASA Astrophysicist Explains Why The James Webb Space Telescope Looks Like a Honeycomb]( AND ANOTHER THING... - Kyoto University [loses 77 terabytes of research data]( after a supercomputer backup error. - Schrödinger’s tardigrade claim [incites pushback](. 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