What is the fastest growing job in the US?
You could guess the answer: As the solar industry continues to grow fast, so do its job opportunities. A new study shows that between 2012 and 2016 solar photovoltaic installers or someone who assembles solar panels was the fastest-growing job in the U.S. The average solar job pays about $42,500 Read More...
The Japanese have a skill that’s now copied around the world
If you travel on a train in Japan, you may encounter a conductor talking to himself. He is performing tasks while commenting aloud on each thing he’s doing. He is practicing shisa kanko, which you may also call a form of mindfulness. A study has shown that when asked to perform a simple task, Read More...
Vertical ocean farming could restore marine ecosystems
The premise on which it’s based is simple, too: the oceans are the planet’s life support system because they regulate its climate and provide half of the oxygen we breathe. Its fish provide a staple diet for 50 per cent of the people on the planet. Its water, thanks to Read More...
How to fix climate change: put cities, not countries, in charge
Climate change is the most urgent challenge facing humankind. Other issues make headlines: terrorism kills; inequality affects everyday life for billions around the globe. But climate is paramount, because in sustainability human survival itself is at stake. Why then have the nations governing the Read More...
Study: By 2030, self-driving cars could cut car ownership by 80 percent
Stop us if you've heard this one before: someone's published a study on self-driving cars and the effect they'll have on transportation. In the past year alone, we've seen plenty of those studies. Some show that people are afraid of self-driving vehicles (even though they're totally onboard with Read More...
New technology recycles wastewater into hydrogen for use in fuel production
"Electrical" bacteria are the key ingredient in a new process developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that recycles wastewater from biofuel production to generate hydrogen. The hydrogen can then be used to convert bio-oil into higher grade liquid fuels such as gasoline Read More...
Vitamin D supports probiotics repopulating the gut with friendly bacteria
A high fat diet alone cannot trigger a metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions associated with an increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. Researchers of a new study published in Physiology said that vitamin D deficiency is needed for this syndrome to progress. Authors reached this Read More...
This app lets you buy on-demand insurance for single items
As we wrote above, the Internet transforms entire industries. Here's a good example. In the past, you could buy one comprehensive for all your valuables. But that doesn't make much sense when you only want to insure one expensive item. That’s why Australia-based insurance company Trōv has Read More...
Researchers develop low-energy process for filtering water using carbon
Filtering mass-amounts of water can be an energy-intensive process, but that could soon change thanks to a team of researchers. Using carbon dioxide resumes, the researchers developed a new process that requires one thousand times less energy to remove suspended particles and bacteria from water. Read More...
These new wind-energy technologies look incredible
Many consider modern windmills eyesores in the landscape despite their obvious clean energy benefits. A new generation of wind technologies are on their way, and they not only promise to make wind energy safer and more affordable, their sleek designs are also stunning. See this series of new Read More...