These cow-free dairy products taste exactly like the real stuff
Using his ability to create proteins genetically identical to those of animals, a bio-engineer has managed to develop cow-free dairy products that taste exactly like the real thing. Together with another vegan biologist, the scientist created a technology to insert a DNA sequence into microflora Read More...
Paper-thin Bluetooth chip uses radio frequencies to harvest energy
Wiliot, a semiconductor company, has developed a paper-thin, battery-free Bluetooth tag, which can serve as a power unit for devices connected to the Internet of Things. The postage stamp-sized chip is able to harvest energy from ambient radio frequencies around us, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Read More...
How heat pumps could reduce the high carbon footprint of heating your house
Heat pumps could be the answer to offsetting the considerably high carbon footprint of heating people’s homes during the cold season. Compared to furnaces and boilers, heat pumps are more energy efficient as they simply move heat from one place to another, and can both heat and cool the home. Read More...
Climate change is pushing giant oil firms to spend more on greener businesses
Some of the largest oil and gas companies in the world are increasingly investing in greener and more sustainable business ventures. Such investments follow the growing concern of governments about climate change and the high possibility of them imposing stiffer taxes on carbon emissions. As a Read More...
30 minutes of daily light activities can help you live a longer and healthier life
You don’t necessarily have to go to the gym or intensely practice a sport to prevent early aging and improve your cardiovascular health. Just getting up for 30 minutes per day and engaging in light activities, like walking, can reduce the risk of premature death by as much as 17 Read More...
New plant-focused diet would ‘transform’ planet’s future, say scientists
The first science-based diet that tackles both the poor food eaten by billions of people and averts global environmental catastrophe has been devised. It requires huge cuts in red meat-eating in western countries and radical changes across the Read More...
Tesla unveils first home charging station that can be plugged into a wall outlet
Tesla today is launching a new home charging station designed for the modern home. The new Wall Connector is the auto maker’s first home charging solution that can be plugged into a wall outlet rather than being hardwired into the home’s electrical system. This charger can plug directly into a Read More...
Floating deep farms promise year round production of food crops
However, rising sea levels caused by climate change are likely to lead to increased erosion and inundation of salt water, reducing the amount of land available for farming, particularly on small islands and in low-lying coastal regions. Now researchers at Nottingham University have developed the Read More...
Is black pepper healthy? Here's what the science says
Like salt, black pepper sits on almost every kitchen table or countertop in America. But while whole books have been written about sodium consumption and human health, black pepper, and its compounds have garnered little attention from Read More...
We can turn the whole economy carbon neutral. Here's how
If the world is to meet the Paris climate agreement objective of limiting global warming to well below 2° C, it will have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the energy and industrial system to net zero across the world by around 2060. That is undoubtedly technical possible and at a relatively Read More...