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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...
Citizens begin reclaiming coal country after decades of corporate land grabs
Across central Appalachia, once-thriving mining communities have been ravaged by the collapse of the coal industry and the flight of jobs from the region. For a region that remains rich in natural resources, Appalachia’s local governments continue to struggle to fund basic services such as Read More...
"Bioinspired" researchers look to nature to solve humanity's biggest problems
When it comes to overcoming an array of varied problems with an even more diverse set of solutions, scientists have nothing on natural selection. Countless generations of millions of species have developed numerous ways to defy gravity, stick to objects while underwater, and even lift objects Read More...
This startup is quite literally Airbnb for pets
In the digital world, there is one certainty: if there’s a need, sooner or later (and probably sooner) there will be an app for it. Digital technology has revolutionized, streamlined and enhanced just about every area of our lives. And now it’s time to do the same for our pets’ lives. Now Read More...
Could we one day heal the mind by taking control of our dreams?
About 50 percent of us will at some point in our lives experience “waking up” and being conscious while still in a dream – possibly, we may even be able to act with intention in it. Such “lucid dreams” are not only a vivid and memorable experience for the dreamer, they are also of huge Read More...