A startup in New Delhi wants to build a smog-eating tower in the city center
New Delhi is choking from smog as pollution levels reach new hazardous heights. That’s why a startup wants to build a 40-feet tall purifier in the middle of the capital that uses 48 fans and nine stages of filtration to pump out 1.3 million cubic meters of fresh air per hour—enough to provide Read More...
Swedish scientists may have found the answer to solar energy storage
Scientists have developed a specialized fluid that can help the solar industry overcome the issue of energy storage. The fluid, which has been called a solar thermal fuel, can store energy from the sun for well over a decade by trapping the solar heat between its chemical bonds. When the energy is Read More...
The nationalist sentiment didn’t exist in the Middle Ages
Nowadays borders are a prevalent subject on the political agenda that’s kept alive by people who feel the need to belong within a certain defined area, secluded from external factors. But this wasn’t always the case. In the Middle Ages, borders didn’t exist and people like merchants, pilgrims Read More...
Israel-Arab ties warm up after long deep freeze
Israel's leaders often refer to their country being in a "tough neighbourhood" but recently there have been some extraordinary signs of friendliness with parts of the Arab world. Late last month, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife met the Sultan of Oman on a surprise, Read More...
This is Europe’s ‘most innovative city’
The winning city was announced by Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, in a ceremony at the 2018 edition of Web Summit in Lisbon, the world’s largest tech event: "Athens stands out as an example that a city facing many challenges can achieve great things,” he told Read More...
New science suggests there's a really fishy way to fight asthma in kids
Around the globe, asthma is the most common respiratory illness among young people, and many can’t access or afford the medication needed to keep symptoms at bay. New research out of Australia suggests there may be an alternative way to reduce suffering from the Read More...
How to be a more patient person
My jaw clenches when Hulu videos buffer. I huff and puff when stuck in a sluggish line at a coffee Read More...
More than a meal: the swanky Rio restaurant for homeless people
In a chic, minimalist restaurant with an Italian name and an innovative menu, near the centre of Rio de Janeiro, Valdicir dos Santos tucks into his dinner. It consists of banana skin and vegetables served with tangerine sauce, beans, rice and farinha – the flour, ground from dried bread instead Read More...
Tesla is getting closer to delivering a truly self-driving car
Tesla owners have been presented with a new upgrade designed to augment their diving experience. By accepting the software update drivers will equip their cars with the ability to “Navigate on Autopilot”. This new feature allows the car to give driving suggestions, such as changing lanes, Read More...
This firm employs Kenyans below the poverty line to create data for AI
San Francisco-based company Samasource is employing impoverished Kenyans to create data that’s later used by high-level tech firms. Each day, the employees—75 percent of whom come from the slums—annotate images so that automated driving systems can “recognize” objects in the real world. Read More...