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Old coal mines may just be crucial for storing energy in the future
A UK-based startup has come up with a crazy idea for storing mass amounts of energy, but it might just work. The company plans to suspend a 3,000-tonne cylindrical weight in disused mine shafts from 150m to 1,5000m deep. The weight is attached to a series of winches that can lift it, and when Read More...
How long will you live? This simple test can give you a clue
Flexibility, balance, and muscle strength make a major difference in overall health, especially as we age. The best way to assess if these three attributes functioning properly, which is an indicator of a long, healthy life, is through the sitting-rising test (SRT). If you can't pass this simple 10 Read More...
Researchers discover efficient way to filter salt and metal ions from water
With two billion people worldwide lacking access to clean and safe drinking water, joint research by Monash University, CSIRO and the University of Texas at Austin published in Sciences Advances may offer a breakthrough new Read More...
Let Harvard teach you about Buddhism in this free online course you can take now
Buddhism teaches that we crave and cling to ephemeral, impermanent things and states. But these can never fully satisfy us and cause pain and suffering. There is a way out, however. You can liberate yourself - a message that can resonate with a modern person, caught up daily in a dizzying maelstrom Read More...
Madagascar has a hi-tech waterless toilet that charges your phone
Traditional flush toilets aren’t an option in many parts of the world, but neither is leaving people with unsafe and unhygenic choices. Now, one company is piloting a new loo that’s waterless, off-grid and able to charge your Read More...
Top clean cars and trucks of 2018
Some of the cleanest cars you can buy today are powered by electricity, though the emissions of an electric vehicle (EV) varies depending on where it is plugged in. Even though parts of the U.S. still partially rely on coal fired power, the average EV sold in the U.S. produces the emissions Read More...
Why this '5-4-3-2-1' mindfulness trick is so effective at beating anxiety
When anxiety starts to take over, it can feel impossible to gain perspective and get out of the spiral of worries. But next time you feel overwhelmed with anxious thoughts, a simple mindfulness trick may offer some Read More...
Wind energy leader ventures into solar and batteries
Vestas is the world’s biggest manufacturer of wind turbines. It is now offering solar power and storage (batteries) as well as it seeks to sell hybrid renewable plants to generate electricity around the Read More...
This app makes the life of students infinitely better
This new app would have prevented a lot of frustration in many youths. Remember setting your alarm for an early morning class only to find out once you get to school that class has been cancelled because your teacher has reported sick. This new app Irani syncs to a school's notification system. Read More...
Life beyond oil: Saudi Arabia is spending billions on renewable energy
There are not so many examples of “empires” successfully transitioning to new eras with new technologies. The companies that ran the shipping lines around the world, were not the same as the one pioneering the new airline industry. Oil made—and still makes—Saudi Arabia very wealthy. But the Read More...