Shoe boxes are redesigned for environmental sustainability
Viupax wastes significantly less cardboard and occupies a smaller volume than traditional shoe boxes. Viupax—a shoe box that creator Andreas Kioroglou, founder of design studio Matadog Design, hopes will help save the planet—uses 20 to 57% less material than traditional cardboard shoe Read More...
Game teaches kids how to code with LEGO bricks
Algobrix looks to translate the principles of coding into a simple build-and-play interface Thanks to Algobrix, children now have the opportunity to learn programming before they learn how to read. Using physical bricks, he or she can simply choose and build a robot, code it to do nearly anything, Read More...
What you need to know about the hidden health cost of fossil fuel subsidies
Fossil fuel companies receive billions of dollars in government subsidies each year. A major argument for ending those subsidies these days, is the effect that carbon-based pollution has on the atmosphere – what scientists now say causes climate change. But new research suggests that there is Read More...
A crossing for the brave: Longest suspension footbridge hangs over Swiss valley
The Swiss claim this is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world. It measures 494 meters long (1,620 ft), stands 85 meters (280 ft) above the valley below and is just 65 cm (26 in) wide. If you dare to cross it and are lucky enough not to encounter someone going in the opposite Read More...
‘Because they are expected to be happy, many in the West feel depressed’
We live in a culture of happiness. And that’s a problem. Valuing feelings of happiness or wanting others to be happy is not a bad thing. However, not being happy becomes a failure when there are only smiling faces around you on billboards, television, magazines or the internet. We cannot always Read More...
Tesla’s Solar Roof is cheaper than a normal roof, comes with lifetime warranty
Just in case you had forgotten: Tesla is not only in the electric car business. The company is also offering a Solar Roof and it has just announced the pricing for its photovoltaic tiles. As it turns out, Tesla offers the solar roof for nearly 20 percent less money than an average roof. That’s Read More...
A compound found in broccoli and cauliflower shows success in treating melanoma
New research shows that a drug based on a compound found in broccoli and cauliflower causes melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer—to die and hampers melanoma tumor growth by 69 percent. Simply eating the vegetables probably won’t be enough to actually fight melanoma, researchers said. Read More...
The water baby revolution started 40 years ago
Forty years ago, in 1977, a state hospital near Paris began quietly changing the way women gave birth. A doctor in the hospital believed that childbirth had become too medicalized and he wanted a more natural approach. He introduced a pool to ease the pain of labor and eventually some babies were Read More...
China rallies support for four-point Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
China's UN ambassador urged the international community on Monday to support President Xi Jinping's new four-point proposal to end the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict and establish an independent Palestinian state. Liu Jieyi said at a news conference that China's future diplomatic efforts Read More...
Lyft partners with Amtrak for first- and last-mile trip tie-ins
Lyft and Amtrak are teaming up on a partnership that will allow Amtrak app users to book a trip directly in the train operator’s mobile software. The Lyft ride quest feature is designed to help travellers manage those first and last legs of their journey, and the team-up also comes with a $5 Read More...