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7 reasons why you should get ready for working from home
Once working in your home office or workplace was the norm. Then came the Industrial Revolution and the big factories and offices. Work became something you needed to commute to. The Internet is bringing work back to your home. Get Read More...
Bikes may have to talk to self-driving cars for safety's sake
Proponents of self-driving cars say they'll make the world safer, but autonomous vehicles need to predict what bicyclists are going to do. Now researchers say part of the answer is to have bikes feed information to cars. A few years ago on Google's campus, Nathaniel Fairfield arranged an unusual Read More...
Scotland sets renewable energy record for wind power
Wind power output in Scotland has helped set a new record for the first half of the year, according to an independent conservation group. Analysis by WWF Scotland of data provided by WeatherEnergy found wind turbines provided around 1,039,001MWh of electricity to the National Grid during June. Read More...
Toyota could finally start mass producing electric cars thanks to China
Toyota has long been one of the most reticent large automakers when it comes to producing all-electric vehicles. It had no problems with hybrids, e.g. the Prius, but the Japanese automaker would only produce the bare minimum when it came to zero-emission mandates, e.g. the Rav4 EV in California, Read More...
Germany expects to add 900 MW of new offshore wind capacity in 2017
Germany’s offshore wind boom is accelerating. The Federal Republic has already brought online a total of 626 megawatts (MW) of new offshore wind capacity in the first six months of 2017 and industry groups said in a recent joint statement that they expect to see total installations of 900 MW Read More...
Charging your phone on a street bench in Budapest
Roads can be used to capture solar energy. There are many initiatives in that direction including solar roadways, Wattway, solar bike paths and Pavegen. A Budapest startup joins these projects with a very practical approach. The company has developed a modular, self-contained paving panel that Read More...
US military treats PTSD veterans with meditation
Thousands of U.S. war veterans suffering from Post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) have successfully turned to Transcendental Meditation (TM) for treatment. The effort has been spearheaded by the David Lynch Foundation, a nonprofit founded by the Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks director to promote Read More...
Florida school district bans homework and asks kids to read books instead
When elementary school students in one Florida district will come back to school next month, they won’t receive traditional homework anymore. Instead, they will be asked to read for 20 minutes every day. The superintendent of the school district says she is basing her decision on research showing Read More...
Tobacco-style California climate lawsuits can stimulate clean energy revolution
Twenty years ago lawyers brought tobacco manufacturers to their knees with billion-dollar claims for damages—thus making an important contribution to curtailing smoking and improving public health. Similarly, now lawyers see possibilities for a major contribution to the fight against global Read More...
This essential oil cures migraines, depression, and kills cancer cells
Frankincense oil is obtained from Boswellia trees. It has a long history of therapeutic use dating back to by the Babylonians, Assyrians, and Egyptians. It supports the healing of wounds and reduces scars. It balances the hormonal system and improves memory. And much more. See this list of Read More...