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Rapid fall of battery prices drives electric car revolution
The price of electric car batteries is plummeting, and it could just be the catalyst to the electric car revolution. The price of lithium-ion battery packs has fallen 65 percent since 2010, with experts predicting that trend will only continue in the coming years. These low prices are enabling car Read More...
This solar-powered bike path lights up at night
Biking has found a resurgence across the world, leading countries to better the infrastructure that surrounds bikes. Having lanes designated solely for bikes in one way of encouraging bike use, but another much more spectacular way is to roll out a solar-powered bike path that glows bright blue at Read More...
Meet the mangosteen: An alternative treatment for shizophrenia
What looks like an over-sized plum wearing a green top hat could actually be a gentler treatment for schizophrenia. Known as the mangosteen, this tropical fruit has long been featured in traditional medicines in South-East Asia, and now Australian researchers believe the rich antioxidants found in Read More...
EU to make electric car charging stations mandatory for each new house
Buying an electric car is much more attractive if you have the capability of charging it every night. The EU is well aware of this, which is why they have created a new initiative that will equip each new or refurbished house in Europe with an electric vehicle recharging point. The initiative is Read More...
A simple investment in your health: Steer clear of sugar
There are simple things you can do to stay healthy. Leaving sugar our of your diet is one of them. Here's a compelling statistic: The founding fathers ate less than 10 pounds of sugar per year; today the average sugar consumption per capita in the U.S. is more then 10 times as high. We pay a high Read More...
Is using less water the secret to cutting our greenhouse gas emissions?
When most of us think of slowing global warming, we think of reducing car exhaust and power plant emissions – limiting activities that involve combusting fossil fuels. But we rarely draw the connection between the production of energy and another important resource: water. Yet in California, Read More...
Future cities could run on shared fleets of electric self-driving cars
Over the coming decades, a dozen dense and developed cities may aggressively use shared fleets of electric and self-driving cars that could be summoned to pick up passengers and shuttle them to offices and stores. Such cars, which could carry anywhere from two passengers to 20 passengers, could Read More...
The Uber economy looks a lot like the pre-industrial economy
Maybe Uber isn’t that innovative after all. A new study from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), finds that the “gig” economy model popularized by Uber has a lot in common with the economies of poor countries today, as well as the US and Europe before the Industrial Revolution. Uber and Read More...
The beauty of what we'll never know
Almost 30 years ago, Pico Iyer took a trip to Japan, fell in love with the country and moved there. A keen observer of the human spirit, Iyer professes that he now feels he knows far less about Japan — or, indeed, about anything — than he thought he knew three decades ago. In this lyrical Read More...
20 minutes of this simple breathing technique could lower your inflammation
Ever struggle to keep up with the heavy yoga breathing that everyone around you seems to do effortlessly? Well, it’s time to hone in your skills—in the name of gut health. According to a new study, pranayama—AKA the Ayurvedic breathing technique practiced in Read More...