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Billionaire gives away his fortune to fight plastic pollution in the oceans
A Norwegian business man who made a fortune as a “ruthless corporate raider” has decided to give the lion share of his his estimated $2.7 billion fortune towards building a 596-foot marine research vessel that's also designed to scoop up a major oceanic threat, plastic pollution. The project is Read More...
Take a deep breath: Five classes to teach you the art of inhaling
Breathing is something you don’t pay attention to. But it would be very beneficial if you would. Here are five classes that will school you in the art of Read More...
How to invest your money responsibly, sustainably, or for impact
Your Aunt Cynthia has died unexpectedly. Our condolences. In her will, she’s left you $25,000. Now you want to invest it wisely, as in–not just leave it in a checking account that pays next to no interest. Ideally, you want to make a decent return, but you also want to be responsible Read More...
How Israeli startups are driving the car technology revolution
Israeli startups are revving their engines ahead of the country’s largest-ever “smart transportation” event. Over 200 local companies working in transportation technology will be at the EcoMotion Conference on Thursday at the Peres Center for Peace in Jaffa. The plan is to give Read More...
Automakers are betting on hydrogen-powered cars— here are 12 in the works
From an infrastructure standpoint, purely electric vehicles make more sense. There are 15,959 electric charging stations in the United States, but only 35 hydrogen stations in the entire US, according to the US Department of Energy. Of those 35 hydrogen stations, only 3 can be found outside of Read More...
Microbial fuel cell converts methane to electricity
Transporting methane from gas wellheads to market provides multiple opportunities for this greenhouse gas to leak into the atmosphere. Now, an international team of researchers has taken the first step in converting methane directly to electricity using bacteria, in a way that could be done near Read More...
This app is helping employees of worker-owned cleaning services earn better wages
A new web app by the name of Up & Go is giving worker-owned cleaning cooperatives a much-needed tech boost to expand their reach. The app works as a booking platform that allows users to schedule cleaning services with cooperative home-cleaning businesses in an easy manner. What makes this app Read More...
Researchers develop low-cost purification system that uses CO2 gas to clean water
The problem with most water purification methods is that they become clogged and need to be replaced over time. A new technology developed by researchers at Princeton University doesn’t require filters at all, instead relying on the injection of CO2 gas to change the water’s chemistry and Read More...
Zinc lozenges can help you get rid of your cold 3 times faster
If you need to get rid of the common cold quickly, zinc lozenges may be the answer. In meta-analysis of three studies, researchers found that zinc lozenges, which can be commonly found at any drug store, may triple the rate of recovery from the cold. Although the researchers do warn that the doses Read More...
Could plant chemicals provide a healthier contraceptive for women?
Women who struggle with side effects of the contraceptive pill may soon have a new option, thanks to the discovery of a non-hormonal method of contraception. Scientists uncovered that two compounds normally found in wild plants have the ability to stop fertilization by preventing sperm from Read More...