California generated nearly half of its energy needs from solar last week
California just hit a new solar power milestone. Last week, the Golden state briefly generated enough solar power to meet nearly half of the state’s electricity needs. What’s remarkable is that rooftop systems were responsible for over a third of that power. It's an incredible feat, but Read More...
Bronze statue of a defiant girl installed in front of the iconic Wall Street bull
Symbols count. On International Women's Day, the world's third-largest asset manager has installed a bronze statue of a defiant girl in front of Wall Street's iconic charging bull statue. Along with the statue, the manager stated it would vote against the boards if a company failed to take steps to Read More...
This one ritual will help you raise a more mindful child, study says
How do we raise our kids to be more mindful? Parents have been looking for a consistent answer for years, and a new study may have found it. In the study, researchers found a ritual that can help improve children’s self-control and mental agility, which are some of the key characteristics of Read More...
Kangaroo care: the radical skin-to-skin approach to saving premature babies
Carmela Torres was 18 when she became pregnant for the first time. It was 1987 and she and her now-husband, Pablo Hernández had just moved to Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, in search of a better life. One December afternoon, suddenly out of nowhere, her body began to convulse with sharp Read More...
The five most-searched female world leaders, according to Google
While Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump in the 2016 US presidential election, leaving one of the world’s highest and hardest of glass ceilings intact, 77 women in other countries have been elected president or prime minister in the modern era. Even after attaining office, these women have Read More...
3D Printing with plants is cheaper, stronger and more environmentally friendly
Engineers at MIT have developed a way to use plant cellulose as a feedstock for 3D printers, providing another renewable, biodegradable alternative to popular petroleum-based polymers like ABS currently being used. The researchers also believe printing with cellulose could be cheaper and stronger Read More...
London parents will get fined for dropping their kids at school by car
In an amazing reversal of American policies, a neighborhood in east London is prioritizing the safety of children over the convenience of cars. “It’s a sledgehammer to crack a nut.” This is how one angry parent described the recent crackdown by London police on parents who drop their kids Read More...
This reusable sponge can clean oil spills top to bottom
Researchers have created a reusable sponge that can effectively clean up oil spills. Unlike most methods that can only clean up the surface, the Oleo Sponge can go deep into a column of water and soak up oil beneath the surface. When the spill is cleaned up, the sponges can be wrung out and reused, Read More...
Panasonic design ultra-efficient solar roof for the Prius
Tesla isn’t the only one making solar roofs. Panasonic has been the designer of the solar roof of the Prius for the past five years, and now they have developed a new panel with a wattage of 180 W. That’s three times more than the previous design. Toyota says the solar roof would increase the Read More...
When traditional medicine meets ceremonial rituals, amazing things can happen
In the California city of Merced, a hospital has a welcoming policy that allows Hmong shamans to perform different health rituals for the local Hmong population that requests them. Interestingly enough, the patients receiving these ceremonies have been experiencing high rates of recovery when Read More...