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These color-changing fibers make pressure bandages much more effective
The problem with pressure bandages, which are used to treat medical issues around veins that don’t return enough blood from your legs or arms, is that there’s no way to know if the pressure being applied is optimal for the specific condition. Engineers have found a way to solve this problem by Read More...
Michelin is reincarnating used tires into new ones
Ever since tires were invented, humans have been looking for good ways of recycling them with little to no avail. But in recent years a technology company, which has been acquired by French tire giant Michelin, has figured out how to reincarnate end-of-life tires into a specialty material called Read More...
Science says this is the best way to get over a broken heart
Researchers don’t want you to suffer when your romantic relationship comes to an end. That’s why they tested a variety of cognitive strategies for helping people get over a breakup, and they found one strategy to be particularly effective. If your heart is feeling broken, here’s what Read More...
Solar is starting to replace the largest coal plant in the western U.S.
On Navajo land in Arizona, a coal plant and coal mine that have devastated the environment are being replaced by solar–with both enormous benefits and local drawbacks that can serve as a lesson for how the rest of the country will need to manage the transition to Read More...
Buffett utility to be first in U.S. to reach 100 percent renewables
MidAmerican Energy Co will become the first U.S. investor-owned utility to source 100 percent of its customers’ electricity needs from renewable energy when it completes a $922 million wind farm in 2020, the company said on Read More...
A game-changing carbon-capture power plant just passed its first big test
Net Power announced today that it successfully fired up a pilot plant near Houston that takes an entirely new approach to capturing carbon dioxide. The news marks a critical first test for a system that promises an economical path to cutting greenhouse-gas Read More...
Want to remember the notes you take? Here's why you need to write them by hand
It's the worst feeling. We get a call or an email suddenly reminding us that a project is due or an important meeting has passed by and we've totally forgotten it. I'm no stranger to the pitfalls of forgetfulness. It's easy for things to slip our minds, especially when we're working on a Read More...
Peter Drucker's virtuous firm vs. 'the world's dumbest idea'
For much of human history, the proposition that the purpose of a business is to make money for itself was as self-evident and universally-accepted as the notion that the Sun revolves around the Read More...
Facial recognition system can track endangered primates without being invasive
Tracking endangered animals can involve invasive things like fitting primates with GPS tracking devices. That’s why researchers have developed a far-less invasive face detection system that lets field workers keep tabs on chimpanzees, golden monkeys, and lemurs just by snapping a photo of them Read More...
Why being in nature is the best thing you can do for yourself
The typical American spends only 5 percent of his or her time outside. Isn’t that bizarre? Humans evolved in wild environments, but now we live in a totally new indoor world, and it’s causing all sorts of health issues. Fortunately, there’s an antidote for these issues: Nature. Research shows Read More...