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7 ways to recharge while staying productive
You know what is worse than a bad idea? A good idea with an overwhelmed or stressed founder. There are countless ways in which you can crumble a company, but there is only one way you can guarantee failure: being overworked, overtired and overstressed. When starting my second company*, I was so Read More...
The smart tech startup helping restaurants cut food waste by 25%
Closing time approaches, waiting staff collect plates littered with leftovers and chefs sweep up spoiled ingredients. This routine, repeated in restaurants across the developed world, means $80bn (£56bn) of food is wasted annually. London-based startup Winnow is tackling the problem with its smart Read More...
Ikea vows to be net exporter of renewable energy by 2020
As December’s landmark climate change summit in Paris (COP21) approached, Ikea made a number of major announcements. It pledged to invest €600m (£471m) in renewable energy projects – in addition to an earlier €1.5bn (£1.2bn) cash injection – and a further Read More...
San Francisco nabs significant federal funding for hydrogen and fuel cell efforts
San Francisco’s embrace of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for local transportation just got a big boost from the federal government. The Energy Department’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) will direct nearly $4.5 million in funding for San Read More...
Global renewable energy employment rose 5% in 2015
More clean energy also brings more jobs. A boom in solar and wind power jobs in the U.S. led the way to a global increase in renewable energy employment to more than 8 million people in 2015, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). In 2015 almost 800,000 Read More...
China introduces 1,400 passenger super bus to fight global warming
Big problems require big solutions. China expects some 20 million new drivers on the road each year and with them comes more CO2 emissions and air pollution. A Beijing-based transit company is planning to test an innovative solution this summer: A straddling bus. The bus, which can carry up to Read More...
Research shows that alcohol does make you happy
Drinking too much is bad for you. Period. However, research shows that, for instance, moderate drinking of wine has substantial health benefits. Now a new study finds that drinking also increases happiness (you thought so). Researchers in the U.K. set out to quantify the happiness boost you get Read More...
Africans are now living 10 years longer than in 2000
This is remarkable news about Africa. According to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) life expectancy on the continent has increased considerably. In 2000 the average African was expected to live to 50; in 2015, an African was expected to live almost 10 years longer. The WHO report Read More...
Apple explores charging stations for electric vehicles
Apple is investigating how to charge electric cars, talking to charging station companies and hiring engineers with expertise in the area, according to people familiar with the matter and a review of LinkedIn profiles. For more than a year, Silicon Valley has been buzzing about Apple's plan to Read More...
This new neighborhood will grow its own food, power itself, and handle its own waste
If you live inside one of the houses in a new neighborhood being built in an Amsterdam suburb, your dining room might be next to an indoor vegetable garden. Outside, you'll have another seasonal garden. And down the street, almost everything you eat will be grown in high-tech vertical farms. The Read More...