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Stay calm during a tough conversation by grounding yourself
Having a tense conversation brings up a lot of negative emotions, leaving you feeling like an active volcano. To prevent an outburst and stay in control of your emotions, physically ground yourself in your environment. One of the best ways to do this is to stand up and walk around, which activates Read More...
Energy storage: the power of cold air
Highview Power Storage is using tried and tested technology to store energy in an innovative way. It cools air down to around minus 200 Celsius, where it becomes liquid. When power is required, the process begins to release that stored Read More...
Diu becomes India's first city to run entirely on solar energy
In the last few years, India has been prioritizing the growth of solar energy throughout the country. Now it looks as though these efforts are paying off as the city of Diu has become India’s first municipality to receive 100 percent of its energy needs from solar power. The switch to solar has Read More...
This device keeps birds from flying into wind turbines
Each year, wind turbines kill around 350,000 birds annually in the US. That’s why researchers have built an innovative device called the Acoustic Lighthouse that alerts birds in danger of crashing into a wind turbine. Birds, which have eyes on the sides of their heads, look down and to the side Read More...
Ikea wants to replace their fast food items with worm balls and bug burgers
Ikea is known for the Swedish meatballs and cheap hotdogs that tempt you when you walk out of the store. In the not so distant future, however, you may be coming across a different, more sustainable variety of foods including worm balls and algae hot dogs. Ikea’s innovation lab has been working Read More...
Here’s why you should consider taking a sabbatical
If you’re feeling burned out at your job, you may need to take more than a two-week vacation to get yourself back to feeling good. What you may need instead is a sabbatical. A sabbatical is a break from work that usually lasts between a couple of months to a year, and it can really work to boost Read More...
The science of intuition can help you understand how to use it
In the age of big data, relying on intuition—what others call gut, instinct, a sixth sense or a hunch—can seem like a cop-out or an inferior system. But according to a survey of top executives, the majority of leaders leverage feelings and experience when making handling crises. And despite Read More...
UK to set goal of restoring soil health by 2030
Michael Gove, the UK's Secretary of State for the Environment hinted at this in his 'Green Brexit' speech, but Rebecca Pow, parliamentary private secretary to environment ministers, has confirmed that the upcoming agricultural bill to be published later this year will include a specific segment Read More...
Charging an electric vehicle is far cleaner than driving on gasoline
Driving an electric vehicle (EV) has obvious climate benefits: zero tailpipe emissions. But because EVs are charged by power grids that burn fossil fuels, they aren’t necessarily zero-carbon. An EV’s carbon footprint depends on whether its power comes from renewables or fossil, and Read More...
Do this 20-minute morning routine before answering a single email
The most creative teams at Herman Miller warm up in the morning by playing around with the tools of their Read More...