Project-based learning equips students to face real-world problems
The pandemic has further upended traditional teaching methods and encouraged both parents and teachers to reevaluate how students learn best. Project-based learning is an up and coming teaching approach that emphasizes solving real-world challenges through exploration and asking open-ended Read More...
This microbe-based cheese looks and tastes like the real thing
As a growing number of consumers are looking to green up their diets, more and more plant-based meat and dairy alternatives are emerging on the market to cater to these eco-conscious needs. However, as a recent culinary innovation proves, plants are not the only protagonists in the transition Read More...
How dialysis centers could help promote vaccine equity
Although many states have now expanded vaccine access to include nearly all demographics, there is still valid concern over how to get shots to marginalized populations, which are vulnerable to Covid-19 but don’t have ready access to vaccination services. One proposed solution for improving Read More...
March 30, 2021
We're focusing on renewable energy today with new US measures to expand offshore wind generation and an island in Scotland powering all its electric vehicles with tidal turbines. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
March 30, 2021
We're focusing on renewable energy today with new US measures to expand offshore wind generation and an island in Scotland powering all its electric vehicles with tidal turbines. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
March 30, 2021
We're focusing on renewable energy today with new US measures to expand offshore wind generation and an island in Scotland powering all its electric vehicles with tidal turbines. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
March 30, 2021
We're focusing on renewable energy today with new US measures to expand offshore wind generation and an island in Scotland powering all its electric vehicles with tidal turbines. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
These simple stickers can make fruit last longer
More than 50 percent of fresh fruit and vegetables in the US end up getting tossed. In many cases, this is due to the short shelf life of produce. We’ve previously shared the story of Santa Barbara-based startup Apeel, whose mission to reduce food waste involves an ingenious bio-coating that Read More...
Electric cars on Scottish island can now be powered entirely by the sea
After more than five years of powering local homes and businesses, tidal energy turbines in the Shetland Islands of Scotland are now charging electric vehicles. Car owners living on the island of Yell can now charge their vehicles using sea-generated energy harvested by Nova Innovation’s tidal Read More...
Tree branches provide the materials for safe and natural water filters
Xylem is a thin material that makes up the interiors of non-flowering trees. This straw-like conduit material draws water up from the ground to nourish trees and is interconnected with membranes that filter out sap and bubbles from the water. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Read More...