To maximize productivity, find out what kind of sleeper you are
A sleep specialist found there are four types of people in the world when it comes to natural sleep habits and energy patterns. By knowing which type of sleeper you are, you can take advantage of your body’s natural energy flows and make the most out of your working Read More...
MIT researchers develop a new heat storage battery in the laboratory
Sunlight can be used to generate electricity using solar panels but it also can add heat to storage media like water, liquid metals, and molten salts. The problem for scientists is that those phase Read More...
Houston is tackling the threat of destructive hurricanes and flooding
Cities across the United States are investing in infrastructure that will help make them more resistant to storms. A neighborhood in Greater Houston is building stormwater detention ponds, one of which helped prevent an estimated 200 homes from Read More...
India's farmer network is saving seeds from climate change
Every gardener knows that native weeds can be harder to kill than that one precious, exotic flower that seems ready to droop at the slightest affront. Yet few seem aware that the same principles apply to the Read More...
Bose is crowdfunding noise-cancelling earbuds that can help you sleep
The newest Bose headphones hope to “put an end to sleepless nights” by cancelling out barks, snores and other irritating noises while you sleep — and it’s the smallest product they’ve ever made. The noise-masking Sleepbuds, as they are called, Read More...
When it comes to price, nuclear power cannot compete with wind farms
Wind farms will be generating electricity at a far cheaper price by the time Hinkley Point C, a nuclear power station currently under construction in the UK, comes online. According to a Germany energy boss, not only does it cost less to construct the wind farms, the cost of producing electricity Read More...
This device tracks your water use and tells you how to lower it
An entrepreneur has created a device that tracks your water use and makes recommendations on how to lower it. The device uses machine-learning algorithms to identify whether the water is going to a shower or a sprinkler, and alerts you via an app if there’s a leak. If the system identifies that a Read More...
Electric roads can replace electric trucks and clean up the freight industry
Nothing is responsible for more smog-causing emissions in southern California than the trucks that haul freight between the region’s cities and ports. And these trucks may just be too big to realistically run on electric batteries like the passenger cars built by Tesla and others. One possible Read More...
Multigenerational living: A brilliant solution for the affordable housing crisis
Two recent graduates have created a platform that pairs older homeowners with young renters. The idea is simple: You match younger people who need affordable housing with older adults who charge affordable prices—including help around the house—for the extra rooms of their house. For empty Read More...
For a healthy relationship, practice more humility
Oftentimes we are so concerned with winning an argument, making a point, being right and correcting other people that we forget to listen to others, and to allow the unimportant things to dissipate. In a relationship, this prideful way of behaving can be detrimental to the chemistry between two Read More...