Search
Total number of posts: 23705
Amber: The Dutch self-driving startup that could beat Uber, Tesla, and Google
While Uber, Tesla, and Google are fighting over who will be first to deploy self-driving cars on a large scale, the Dutch underdogs at mobility startup Amber are planning a surprise move to overtake them all. If all goes according to plan, Amber’s self-driving cars will hit the streets of Read More...
Apple to build second renewables-powered data center in Denmark
Apple Inc said on Monday it will spend 6 billion Danish crowns ($921 million) on a new data center in Denmark, its second in the Nordic country to run entirely on renewable energy. Facebook in January also announced plans to build a data center in Denmark, only its third outside of the United Read More...
Calm under pressure? Run your business the mindful way
If recent events in politics have confirmed anything, it is that we live in unpredictable times where old assumptions no longer hold true. Creative thinking is crucial for business success through a period of uncertainty. Upheaval presents a chance to embrace uncertainty and remain level-headed, Read More...
19 US aquariums join forces to fight plastic water pollution
According to a fall 2016 study led by the World Economic Forum, 32 percent of the 78 million tons of plastic packaging generated annually across the globe ends up in waterways and storm drains where it eventually flows into oceans. That rate is the equivalent of a dump truck pouring a load of Read More...
Can a less invasive uterine fibroid treatment improve fertility?
Women who are unable to conceive because of uterine fibroids may have an easier time getting pregnant after minimally invasive procedures to destroy the fibroids, a recent study suggests. For the study, researchers followed 359 women for an average of almost six years after they had what is known Read More...
Ethereum is changing the way we think about cryptocurrency
Alex Tapscott is chief executive of NextBlock Global. Bitcoin is the mother of all cryptocurrencies, and the most famous of them. Created by a person or people using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, it defined the algorithms that enable the transfer of assets from one party to another without an Read More...
Will future office buildings harvest algae in their lobbies?
In a prototype of an urban algae farm now on display in an exhibition in Kazakhstan, shows how algae could fit inside existing buildings where people live and work. Designers suspended coils of lightweight glass tubes from the ceiling, attached to pumps that visitors can press to send carbon Read More...
Owl wings could hold the key to quieter aircrafts and wind turbines
The owl has unique wing features that allow it to fly in absolute silence. Drawing inspiration from the owl, a team of scientists from China and Japan believe they have found a way to incorporate these features into wind turbine blades, aircraft wings and drone rotors to reduce the noise they Read More...
What you can learn from taxi cab drivers in Europe
If you’ve ever taken a ride in a taxi cab, you’ve probably found yourself in some pretty interesting conversations. After all, it’s not so surprising considering that cab drivers are more often than not hard-working immigrants who speak with people all day as they do their job. Take a look Read More...
A chocolate a day can keep you mentally sharp in every way
If you are a lover of chocolate, we have great news for you. A new study has found that the natural compounds found in the cocoa bean have neuro-protective effects. In other words, problem-solving, memory and general cognition skills are kept sharp when we eat chocolate or drink cocoa. To get the Read More...