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California strengthens greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets
California is on the front lines of climate change with trees dying and wildfires raging on drought-parched land. Perhaps recognizing the urgency of acting on the growing menace from global warming, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed sweeping climate change legislation that sets a more ambitious Read More...
Yet another record low price for offshore wind energy
Offshore wind has a lot of things going for it. Whether it's less intermittency, a lack of NIMBY neighbors, or the sheer room to scale, we have good reason to believe that it will play an increasingly important role in electricity production around the world. Until recently, however, there was one Read More...
Happy international chocolate day!
There are many reasons to celebrate chocolate, not least of all for the surprising health benefits a bar of high-quality dark chocolate brings with it. What are you waiting for? Today is International Chocolate Day, quite possibly the best day of the year. While chocolate is loved by many, it has Read More...
How to make it as a refugee in America
Despite the U.S. aiming to admit 85,000 refugees this year—the most accepted in more than a decade—the odds of getting in for any given refugee are extremely low. Each must pass a rigorous screening process (involving iris scans and in-person interviews) conducted by the UN and multiple Read More...
First boat solely powered by renewable energies prepares for round the world trip
The first boat to be powered solely by renewable energies and hydrogen is preparing to make its a historic trip around the world. The water-borne answer to the Solar Impulse—the plane that completed its round-the-globe trip using only solar energy in July—will set sail in February. The journey Read More...
How to wash your hands reducing your water usage with 98%
When you wash your hands or rinse off soapy dishes under a running tap, most of the water flows out of the faucet and down the drain without being used. It’s a waste. That’s why a Swedish firm created the Nozzle. This tap atomizes water into a fine most. The result: clean hands and dishes and a Read More...
Cleaning ports and seas with a trash-eating “shark” drone
The Port of Rotterdam in The Netherlands is using a new experimental drone vessel to clean the harbor. The “Waste Shark” can gather up to 500 kilograms (1120 pounds) of waste before returning it to a collection point. The vessel also gathers data about water quality, and designs more efficient Read More...
Study: Neurofeedback brain training helps control emotions
Training the brain to treat itself is a promising therapy for traumatic stress. The training uses an auditory or visual signal that corresponds to the activity of a particular brain region, called neurofeedback, which can guide people to regulate their brain activity. However, treating Read More...
Why saying “no” is the beginning of success
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett once famously said: “The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.” Buffett came up with a simple 2-step process to eliminate and say “no” to time-wasting distractions Read More...
Hyundai Motor bets on hydrogen fuel-cell cars
Hydrogen fuel-cell cars may eventually become a common sight on Korean roads as the government and the nation’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor are making efforts to spread usage of the new eco-friendly vehicles. Hyundai Motor said Monday it would launch taxi and car-sharing businesses with Read More...