NHS to pilot Airbnb-type scheme for patients recovering from surgery
Untrained members of the British public could be paid up to £1,000 a month for renting their spare rooms to patients recovering from surgery under an Airbnb-style model the NHS is piloting. The scheme aims to offer an alternative to hospitals and care homes for patients who have had minor Read More...
Used toilet paper helps pave a bike path
It is commonplace to manufacture toilet paper out of recycled paper, but it could soon also be commonplace to manufacture raw materials out of recycled toilet paper. Although the concept has a strong ick factor, recycled toilet paper could soon join other recycled materials, such as travel bags Read More...
With new peace, Colombia finds hope for saving its wild lands
Brandishing automatic rifles, the guerilla fighters ordered Andrés Cuervo to leave his camping gear and research notes at the abandoned wooden house where he had been staying. One of the insurgents wrote “Do Not Touch: ELN” — the initials for the National Liberation Army — on a piece of Read More...
Ride out climate change and rising waters on this beautiful floating home
While the city of Miami is in denial about the threat of climate change, a design firm within the city is getting prepared for the future. They have created an environmentally-friendly yacht that runs on solar energy and can go completely off the grid. For a better look at this beautiful, buoyant Read More...
Transparent solar technology could harvest a massive source of untapped energy
Whereas most solar panel systems take up lots of space, see-through solar materials that can be applied to windows represent a way to harvest sunlight without needing more land. Scientists also argue that transparent solar panels could harvest as much power as bigger, bulkier rooftop solar panels. Read More...
Google wants to build the neighborhood of the future
Google has a vision for the “21st-century urban neighborhood” and it’s actually planning to build it. The tech-giant announced recently that it wants to build a town called Quayside on Toronto’s Eastern Waterfront that will feature buildings that can be completely reconfigured at speed. Read More...
Wooden windmills could make wind energy even cheaper
A Swedish startup has designed a wooden tower for wind turbines that can be taken apart into smaller pieces and assembled on site. The company projects its towers are not only stronger than steel towers, but will also cost 30 percent less than conventional steel and concrete versions. Because these Read More...
How to stop worrying all the time
Worrying is normal, but if you’re constantly doing it, you may be damaging your ability to focus and be productive. To help redirect your brain, take a few minutes out of your day and do this Read More...
EU on brink of historic decision on pervasive glyphosate weedkiller
A pivotal EU vote this week could revoke the licence for the most widely used herbicide in human history, with fateful consequences for global agriculture and its regulation. Glyphosate is a weedkiller so pervasive that its residues were recently found in 45% of Europe’s topsoil – and in the Read More...
Living near this linked to healthier brain structure
Our environment may change the brain’s structure and function in a positive way. Living near a forest keeps the brain healthier, new research Read More...