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This high-tech wood reflects sunrays and keeps homes cool
Conventional construction materials used for building our homes are most often inefficient. Cooling our houses during the warm season, for instance, usually requires a staggering amount of energy and associated carbon emissions. In an attempt to find a solution to this, scientists at the University Read More...
Much needed US recycling bill could reduce waste and save billions
Recycling is collapsing in the US because of inconsistent and confusing labels on bins. The public confusion causes people to throw millions of tons of 'garbage' in recycling bins throughout the country, which is crippling the economics of recycling. In a landmark move, a national recycling Read More...
These 10 homes blend into their natural surroundings brilliantly
Home should be a sacred space: the place where you feel secure, and can unwind at the end of a long day – it’s also where we entertain friends, and increasingly, a place to work or study. New methods and materials introduced since the early 20th Century have offered architects and daring Read More...
Why Hawaii is now the perfect place to test hydrogen-powered public transport
Hydrogen power has long been hailed for its potential to revolutionize transportation, and yet, widespread adoption of the clean fuel still feels like some sort of distant dream that we’re not getting closer to. Now some proponents insist that this magical-seeming alternative fuel is ready for Read More...
To spare the planet, we need to take more time off work
Time off isn’t so much a luxury, new research argues, as an urgent necessity. Working long hours on the job is bad for your health, raising your risk of stroke, heart attack, and depression. And to top it off, it’s also bad for the planet. According to a paper from Autonomy, a Read More...
Construction is underway for America’s first plastics-to-fuel plant
While eco-friendly alternatives to plastics are sorely needed, we also need better, cleaner methods of dealing with existing plastic waste. That’s why we’re glad to tell you that construction workers have broken ground on what is being hailed as the nation’s first commercial-scale Read More...
Treat your veggies like meat for a delicious Memorial Day barbecue
For most Americans, Memorial Day signals the start of backyard barbecuing season. But what if you don’t eat meat? Does that mean you’ll miss out on the traditional gastronomic pleasures of the first long weekend of summer? Not at all! There are many ways in which to elevate vegetables to a Read More...
Study: reducing screen time for teens at night can help them sleep better
If your teenage son or daughter is struggling to sleep at night, their smartphones may very well be the cause of it. According to a new study out of the Netherlands, it’s not just the screens that make it difficult to sleep, but the particular hue of the blue glow they admit. To test the Read More...
Scientists come up with a more effective way of desalinizing water for drinking
While the human population continues to grow, the seepage of salt into freshwater systems is reducing access to drinkable water across the globe. In the U.S. alone, the U.S. Geological Survey estimates that about 272 metric tons of dissolved solids, including salts, enter freshwater streams per Read More...
Finding a purpose in life could help you live longer
The meaning of life is a question that has plagued philosophers for millennia, and there is no single correct answer. But increasingly, scientists are finding that having a sense of purpose, whatever yours may be, is key to well-being. A new study of over-50s shows picking up a part-time job or Read More...