Renewables offer cheaper, more reliable power for Philippines' small islands
The Philippines can save $200 million a year and build a more reliable energy supply for millions of residents on its small islands by replacing diesel generators with renewable sources such as wind and solar, said a report released on Monday. The switch would require at least $1 billion in private Read More...
Scientists want you to give them money to study psychedelics
No three strung-together letters in the English language are more loaded than L-S-D. Say them out loud to elicit images of strung out hippies waving their hands around and making things out of flowers, or of an innocent youth’s mind snapping under the weight of acid. Or just really bad art. Read More...
Harvard neuroscientist: Meditation reduces stress and changes your brain
Meditation, in its most basic sense, is clearing your mind of all thought—or at least, trying to. The practice is used in cultures around the globe for both religious and secular purposes. While it may be best known for its spiritual uses, it is this latter purpose that has recently ignited a Read More...
Fed's Kashkari: blockchain has more potential than bitcoin itself
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said on Tuesday that blockchain technology has more potential for being adopted in the future than bitcoin itself. "I think sentiment has shifted in the markets, in the Fed," Kashkari said in a speech at a technology conference in Read More...
South Korea says it’s building the world’s largest test site for self-driving cars
Now that we have self-driving cars, the next big challenge is figuring out where to test them. Most experts agree that the best places to do that are giant, government-run, fenced-off fake cities that mimic all the real conditions of the road. To that end, South Korea’s government is building Read More...
The sunshine state prepares to embrace solar
Last week the Florida Senate passed a bill to implement wide-ranging changes that many expect will allow solar to, finally, take off in the state. Florida shifting to clean energy is a big deal. It’s the third most populous state and has some of the best solar resources in the Read More...
Solar power in India now cheaper than electricity from fossil fuels
India is committed to solar power. The country unveiled the world’s biggest solar farm earlier this year and has quadrupled its solar capacity in the last three years. On top of that, the price of solar power has dropped 40 percent in just one year, undercutting the price of fossil fuel-generated Read More...
This electric container vessel will replace 40,000 diesel truck journeys
Norwegian chemicals company Yara has developed an electric container vessel that will be capable of fully autonomous travel in 2020. The new ship will replace 40,000 of the diesel truck journeys the company makes hauling fertilizer from its plant to ports every year. The battery-powered ship Read More...
Tesla's solar roof tiles are now available online
Last fall, Tesla announced that it had developed solar roof tiles that can generate enough energy to fully power an entire household. Tesla’s tiles work similarly to traditional solar power cells, but are designed to blend in within traditional roofing aesthetics. Now the solar roof tiles are up Read More...
A neuroscientist found the fountain of youth in the brain of 93-year-old athlete
The typical human brain shrinks over time, losing its ability to remember as well as other cognitive functions. But the brain doesn’t have to age this way. In fact, it's completely possible for a person to maintain a youthful mind well into their 90s. If you want proof, look at the story of Olga Read More...