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Serena Williams: The hope black America needed
Last week, for me, was about Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and the list of names of hundreds more black bodies that they joined. It was about protests and it was about anger. It was about 11 police officers wounded and five killed in a tragic slaughter in Dallas. It was about grief, and it was Read More...
British businesses must meet the challenge of the circular economy
The environment was conspicuous by its absence from any of the mainstream campaigning ahead of the referendum, yet it is not only one of the areas most likely to be affected by the Brexit vote, but also the area where I believe business has the biggest responsibility and opportunity to act. Read More...
Robotic stingrays show the power of biomimicry
Looking to the natural world for engineering inspiration is an idea at least as old as Leonardo da Vinci. Copying nature directly, though, has often proved hard. For example, birds flap their wings to achieve both lift and propulsion, but flying machines that imitate this action have tended not to Read More...
Scientists uncover material that can transform solar power
Solar panels are made with a form of silicon that does not come naturally. The silicon needs to be extracted it first and then heated up to separate it from the oxygen. This process requires lots of energy. Scientists have found a cheaper alternative: Perovskites. Perovskites are minerals that Read More...
Turning restaurants into work spaces outside opening hours
The Internet-driven sharing economy opens all kinds of new opportunities for exchange. Restaurants provide precious public space in city centers and now a new app, Spacious, is turning upscale restaurants in New York into office spaces during the day. Members, after a free trial day, can subscribe Read More...
There are countries where police don’t carry guns, and they are more peaceful
So far this year 569 people have been killed by police in the U.S. There are countries where police usually don’t carry guns. New Zealand police were disarmed for routine work in 1886, following the principle that: “Constables are placed in authority to protect, not to oppress, the public.” Read More...
Sweden opens world's first electric highway
Sweden opened a stretch of electric highway, becoming the first country to test electric power for heavy transport. A 22 kilometer (or roughly 13 miles) stretch of the E16 road—which connects Oslo, Norway, to Gävle, Sweden—is fitted with power lines overhead, developed by Siemens, Read More...
Germany's electric car discount scheme spurs new BMW i3 sales
BMW has recorded rising sales of the latest version of its electric car, the i3, following the Berlin government's push to subsidize electric cars, weekly German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS) said. Citing company sources, FAS said that orders for the new i3 with a longer Read More...
The exercise benefits we don't talk about enough
We all know that exercise works wonders when it comes to improving our physical health, right? It lowers blood sugar and fat levels, improves cholesterol, strengthens bones and muscles, and helps control weight. But exercise also has some serious mental and emotional benefits. In fact, exercise can Read More...
On rare Israel visit, Egypt FM pushes for renewed peace talks
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry made a rare visit to Jerusalem on Sunday and asserted, standing alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that Cairo remained a “steadfast and unwavering” supporter of the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sameh Read More...