Tag: Lotus

Meet Lotus, the Majestic 22-Pound Maine Coon Cat Who Is ‘Everything’ to His Owner

A Maine coon with his own Instagram account is proving that these huge fluffy cats with lion-like manes are truly the “gentle giants” of the domestic cat world. A majestic 6-year-old Maine coon named Lotus lives with his family in Jämtland, Sweden. Owner Lindstein, an IT industry employee in her 40s, adopted him from a breeder…


Researchers Develop Self-Cleaning Plastic Inspired by Lotus Leaf

Researchers have developed a new plastic packaging for fresh food and takeaway by replicating lotus leaves’ resilient and self-cleaning structure. Lotus leaves are renowned for having some of the most water-repellent sources on earth and are practically impossible to get dirty. Lead author of the study and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) PhD researcher…


10 of the Rarest (and Most Expensive) Cars in the World–With Price Tags in the Millions

Rare collectable cars are among car collectors’ most prized possessions. In fact, some manufacturers only produce a handful of some models, and the price tags are often out of this world, ranging in the tens of millions of dollars. Obviously, some of these extreme machines are so expensive that owners dare not even drive them…