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Peer pressure determines whether solar is going viral
Seeing solar panels on your neighbor's roof means you're more likely to get them yourself. There are plenty of logical reasons to get solar panels on your home, including saving money in the long term, reducing your carbon footprint, and helping homes break free from the electric grid. But The Read More...
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise: Multitasking Depletes Your Brain's Resources
Multitasking is a myth. Switching concentration across tasks comes at a neurological cost, depleting chemicals we need to concentrate. We think that we're doing a whole bunch of things at once. But we're not actually because the brain doesn't work that way. A number of studies have shown that what Read More...
Gut reaction: Probiotics can lower stress levels
Stress is undermining the quality of many lives. Research even shows that stress kills. However, research on mice suggests a remarkable solution: Gut bacteria can lower stress levels. A new study with people in Japan now seems to confirm the findings with mice. The study with medical students shows Read More...
A potion that fights inflammation and supports healthy aging
Turmeric is one of the healthiest and most powerful spices in the world. The main ingredient and most active compound in turmeric is curcumin. Curcumin is extremely powerful polyphenol and it can provide more than 150 therapeutic benefits, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant Read More...
Japan now has more electric car charge points than petrol stations
When it comes to electric vehicles, Japan is speeding ahead of the rest of the world, blissfully free of the range anxiety that afflicts plug-in drivers elsewhere. The country now has more electric car charging stops than petrol stations, according to a recent survey by Nissan. The Japanese Read More...
5 ways to cultivate a positive mindset
How we approach our work is greatly dependent on our mindset.If we're in a good place, it's effortless.If we're stressed or unhappy, everything feels exhausting.As important as it is to be good at what you do, your craft, it is equally as important to practice your approach and master yourself. Read More...
New test for ‘growth mindset’, the theory that anyone who tries can succeed
Can watching short films featuring actors impersonating Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein improve your brainpower? Researchers working in 100 British primary schools will try to find out from September, thanks to a £290,000 grant from the Education Endowment Foundation to test whether instructing Read More...
California to lift severe mandatory water conservation rules
California on Monday prepared to lift severe mandatory water conservation orders imposed at the height of the state's multi-year drought, after a wet winter led to swelling reservoirs and a deep snowpack in numerous parts of the state. Instead of requiring a 25 percent, state-wide cut in water use, Read More...
French oil firm Total bets on renewable energy with near €1bn bid for battery maker Saft
French oil giant Total is buying high-tech battery maker Saft for €950m (£749m) as it seeks to expand its electricity and renewable energy business. The offer values Saft's shares at €36.50 apiece, a 38pc premium to the company's share price on Read More...
California utility-scale solar energy surpasses wind energy for 1st time
2015 saw a shift in the balance of utility-scale renewable energy power in California. A recent report notes that utility-scale solar energy jumped past wind for the first time within the state. Vaisala notes public records from the California Independent Systems Operations (CAISO) show California Read More...