A team of students have developed the most efficient solar car ever
While electric and hydrogen cars have had massive technological breakthroughs in the last few years, there has been little news about the solar car. That was until a team of students at Eindhoven University of Technology unveiled an electric car that seats five and is completely powered by the sun. Read More...
Better business: For every $1 spent on reducing food waste, companies save $14
Businesses that curb food waste do more than just help the planet. They also save money. According to a new report, for every $1 a company invest in food loss and waste reduction—whether through training programs, providing equipment like scales to quantify food, and improving storage and Read More...
7 tips for creating your own home meditation zone
Research shows that regular meditation offers a host of health and psychological advantages. The key is that it is practiced regularly, which is why it makes sense to set aside a place in your home for this life-enhancing practice. Here are 7 tips for creating a meditation zone in your Read More...
GM wants the era of self-driving cars to be led by women
GM wants more women to help build the cars of the future and it’s making big moves to ensure that it happens. The automaker announced Wednesday that it is partnering with four new non-profits to create programs aimed at increasing the number of women and other minorities in STEM Read More...
More than 250 US mayors commit to 100 percent renewable energy
More than 250 United States mayors have adopted a new bipartisan climate change resolution that includes a push for US cities to commit to 100% renewable energy by 2035, further widening the divide between US cities and their new Commander in Chief. The resolution was adopted at the 85th Annual Read More...
Here are the tax credits you get when you buy an electric car
Electric cars could be an incredibly important weapon in the fight to reduce carbon emissions around the world and save the world from a climate change cataclysm. But if the last few decades have been any indication, people won’t jump onboard to help save the world without some kind Read More...
Madrid's residents are using open-source urban planning to create shared spaces
Since the 2008 economic crisis, Madrid has become the epicentre of major political and urban change. The city’s Indignados are back, asserting that residents have a “right to the city” as well as “lodging, work, culture, health, education, political participation, the Read More...
This motor-powered wheel lets you turn any bike into an e-bike
Introducing to you The Copenhagen Wheel, a motor-equipped rear bicycle wheel that can turn an existing human-powered bicycle into an e-bike. As you pedal, the motor kicks in and adds a proportional amount of electrical assistance, with a top speed of 20 mph possible to attain. One charge of the Read More...
The art of carefully transplanting an 800,000 pound sequoia
In Idaho, an 800,000-pound giant sequoia was moved two blocks to allow for the expansion of a hospital. Moving such a landmark of a tree, which was ten stories, was by no means an easy task. See here the long and careful process that comes with transplanting a giant Read More...
Science is proving why urban design matters more than ever
In a new study, researchers have concluded that simple interventions can make a big difference in how people perceive their cities. For example, they found that people living in communities that they think have adequate public seating were 9 percent more satisfied with police, and trusted Read More...