Top clean cars and trucks of 2018
Some of the cleanest cars you can buy today are powered by electricity, though the emissions of an electric vehicle (EV) varies depending on where it is plugged in. Even though parts of the U.S. still partially rely on coal fired power, the average EV sold in the U.S. produces the emissions Read More...
Why this '5-4-3-2-1' mindfulness trick is so effective at beating anxiety
When anxiety starts to take over, it can feel impossible to gain perspective and get out of the spiral of worries. But next time you feel overwhelmed with anxious thoughts, a simple mindfulness trick may offer some Read More...
Wind energy leader ventures into solar and batteries
Vestas is the world’s biggest manufacturer of wind turbines. It is now offering solar power and storage (batteries) as well as it seeks to sell hybrid renewable plants to generate electricity around the Read More...
This app makes the life of students infinitely better
This new app would have prevented a lot of frustration in many youths. Remember setting your alarm for an early morning class only to find out once you get to school that class has been cancelled because your teacher has reported sick. This new app Irani syncs to a school's notification system. Read More...
Life beyond oil: Saudi Arabia is spending billions on renewable energy
There are not so many examples of “empires” successfully transitioning to new eras with new technologies. The companies that ran the shipping lines around the world, were not the same as the one pioneering the new airline industry. Oil made—and still makes—Saudi Arabia very wealthy. But the Read More...
Learning to speak another language may protect against Alzheimer’s
If you fear Alzheimer’s, you may want to consider learning another language, new research indicates. The study confirms other findings that active brain use and exercises support memory building and Read More...
Want to be successful? Be mindful how you hang your toilet paper rolls
The way you hang your toilet paper reveals interesting clues about your personality. Do you roll over or roll under? This researcher surveyed 2,000 people and came to surprising conclusions. Roll under people are more reliable. Roll over people are financially more Read More...
We can now harvest electricity from Earth's heat using quantum tunneling
Researchers have come up with a way we could harvest energy from Earth by turning excess infrared radiation and waste heat into electricity we can use. The concept involves the strange physics of quantum tunnelling, and key to the idea is a specially designed antenna that can detect waste or Read More...
‘Food in the Nude’ project helps New Zealand supermarket reduce plastic use
A New Zealand grocery store is attempting to slash its plastic use creatively with a new “Food in the Nude” project. And no, it’s not about people getting naked – it’s about serving produce without a pile of Read More...
“Super wood" sports the strength of steel
Titanium alloys are some of the strongest materials we can build with, but they can be expensive and heavy. Now, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have come up with a way to make an alternative that literally grows on trees. Using a new "densification" process, the team managed to Read More...