This company wants to clean up the household cleaner industry
The household cleaning aisle at the store features dozens of spray cleaners for different surfaces, and the ingredient lists are a mile long with chemical names that are impossible to pronounce. While many of those cleaners are effective for getting rid of dirt and germs, some of the chemicals Read More...
Could a high-tech toilet help save people from heart failure?
It may sound extremely odd, but in the future, your toilet could help save your life. At least, that could be the case if a team of researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology get their way. They have created a “toilet seat-based monitoring system” that could help hospitals monitor Read More...
Hilton is taking used soap bars from its hotels and recycling them into new ones
Last May, Hilton conducted a survey asking guests if they look into a hotel’s environmental and social efforts in making their travel plans. They discovered that social, environmental and ethical considerations are important in making booking choices, especially for those younger than 25 years Read More...
A simple guide for inspiring creativity in others
One of the greatest gifts you can give a person is the inspiration they need to get their creative juices flowing. That’s because creativity helps a person perceive the world in new ways, allowing them to produce creative solutions in all aspects of their life—whether it be on a canvas, a Read More...
These storm-resistant homes give Mozambique a blueprint to follow as it rebuilds
Last week, the African nation of Mozambique was hit by 100-mile-an-hour winds and more than seven inches of rain, causing a flood that destroyed thousands of homes and killed hundreds. Cyclones aren’t new on the coast of Mozambique, but climate change does intensify these storms and raise the Read More...
Add these metabolism-boosting foods to your diet to lose weight more easily
While good fitness can help cue your body to burn fats and lose weights, eating the right foods can get your body to do the same. Take seaweed, for example. This salad of the sea is rich in iodine, which is the master nutrient of our thyroid gland, which plays a central role in our metabolism. Read More...
Chinese production of bio-plastics shows a promising upward trend
Chinese plastic manufacturers are responsible for nearly 30 percent of global plastic production. That's an alarmingly high amount for one country, but the good news is that Chinese plastic makers are increasingly switching to biodegradable materials as the government ramps up regulations against Read More...
Carbon capture firm receives $68 million funding to commercialize its tech
Carbon capture technology is poised to be a vital tool in the global fight against climate change. The only problem is high costs and a limited commercial market makes scaling it up a rather slow process. Recently, however, that trend seems to be changing. Take, for example, a Canadian company Read More...
Kids in Ukraine are taking media literacy lessons to better identify propaganda
The war in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists has triggered an unfortunate surge in propaganda and disinformation. To combat this, schools across Ukraine have integrated media literacy techniques within their lessons to help students better assess the Read More...
Grieving is painful, these 7 tips will help heal your soul after loss
Grief and loss are natural life experiences; no one is exempt from pain and heartache. But knowing that others have gone through similar pain doesn’t make it any easier, nor does it present an obvious path for overcoming the hurt. We all deal with grief in our own ways, and although there is no Read More...