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How BlaBlaCar created a global transport network
A rail strike is a strange time to realise that your start-up is going to be a success but that was the moment that the founders of BlaBlaCar knew that their company was going to take off. BlaBlaCar is the French online ride-sharing company that pairs people travelling between cities with drivers Read More...
Prince Charles pens Ladybird book on climate change
Prince Charles, a vocal critic of climate change sceptics, has penned a Ladybird book on the subject after lamenting with experts the lack of a basic guide to the subject. The prince has joined forces with two leading environmental campaigners to produce The Ladybird Book on Climate Change, the Read More...
Deepak Chopra reveals 7 mindful ways to reduce stress and anxiety
With busy schedules and constant societal pressure, stress and anxiety are no strangers to most of us. It can be hard to unwind, relax and experience peace. However, this is where mindfulness can help. Recent research has shown mindfulness strategies can not only reduce stress and anxiety, but can Read More...
China, Europe drive shift to electric cars as U.S. lags
DETROIT Electric cars will pick up critical momentum in 2017, many in the auto industry believe - just not in North America. Tighter emissions rules in China and Europe leave global carmakers and some consumers with little choice but to embrace plug-in vehicles, fuelling an investment surge, said Read More...
Why more and more countries are taking an interest in geothermal energy
At 2:46 p.m. local time on Friday, March 11, 2011, Japan was rocked by the largest earthquake ever to strike its shores. The 9.1 magnitude quake triggered a devastating tsunami that killed more than 15,000 people. It also took out the back-up emergency generators that cooled the reactors at the Read More...
New Spanish exchange converts bitcoin and fiat currencies at 7,000 ATM’s
HolyTransaction Trade is a new universal cryptocurrency wallet in Spain that enables bitcoin and Euro instant conversions. Within Spain’s 7,000 ATMs, a person can convert their bitcoin into fiat currencies and vice versa, helping to push the country into the digital world. HolyTransaction has Read More...
U.S Department of Energy changes policy in order to protect scientific integrity
At a time when scientific facts are frequently disputed for political reasons, the U.S Department of Energy is updating its policy to ensure the “protection of scientific integrity”. The policy will make sure the Energy Department does not ask scientists to tailor their work to particular Read More...
Scientists just got one step closer to recreating a functional human heart
In an attempt to make up for the major lack of organs available for transplants, various scientists across the U.S are trying to recreate organs in the lab. One particular group from Penn State have found out how to turn human stem cells into the cells that form the surface of the heart. At Read More...
This wearable uses radar to help guide the blind
A new wearable is being designed in Finland that could soon help guide visually impaired people through their outdoor activities. Dubbed the Guidesense, the device is worn on the chest and can alert the wearer of potential obstacles through vibrations and voice feedback. The Guidesense works Read More...
From toxic wasteland to solar paradise: How Chernobyl is being revived
The Chernobyl fallout of 1986 wreaked havoc on a vast area of land in Ukraine, rendering the area surrounding the power plant completely useless. Now the land will be used to produce energy again, except this time, it will be done through solar panels. Ukrainian officials have announced that two Read More...