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Scientists want to use smartwatches to detect and prevent strokes
Smartwatches become ever, well, smarter. A new study will see whether smartwatches can help prevent strokes through detecting irregular heartbeats using the heart rate sensors in the Apple Watch and Android Wear. The researchers will use an algorithm that can detect the difference between a normal Read More...
Unilever signs $200 million deal to develop algae oils for personal care products
Unilever has signed a $200 million deal with TerraVia, a manufacturer of algae-based fuels, for the production of sustainable algae oils. The oils will be used in Unilever personal care products. Algae provide a great sustainable resource. It can be grown concentrated forms, requiring far less land Read More...
Australia shows a solutions-oriented approach to the refugee problem
Europe and the United States are struggling with refugee and immigrant problems driving highly charged debates triggered by populist politicians. In the mean time, Australia is implementing a different response. The country is aggressively leading a global competition for highly-skilled Read More...
Well-being can be practiced and strengthened
Feeling good is a skill anyone can master. It’s no different than learning to play a musical instrument, says a leading neuroscientist. The more you practice, the better you will get at it. Research shows that well-being has four constituents that have each received serious scientific attention. Read More...
Seattle's 'aggressive plan' to cut pollution with 15,000 electric vehicles
This week’s pick of city stories from around the web take us from Seattle to the Finnish city of Tampere as we learn more about green transport, Batman’s hometown and a building called “Top Sexy Tower” (seriously). We’d love to hear your responses to these stories, and any others you’ve Read More...
8 million fewer would die if the world went vegan
By eating less meat and more fruit and vegetables, the world could prevent several million deaths per year by 2050, cut planet-warming emissions substantially, and save billions of dollars annually in healthcare costs and climate damage, researchers said. A new study published in the Proceedings of Read More...
Going somewhere? Try one of the 10 places named as most ethical travel destinations
With a skyrocketing human population currently consuming the equivalent of 1.6 planets‘ worth of resources and expected to reach a mind-boggling 9.6 billion by 2050, that wilderness is rapidly disappearing, especially in the industrialized world. Canada has been the world’s leader in Read More...
Apple's robot rips apart iPhones for recycling
Apple Inc on Monday unveiled a robotic system called Liam to take apart junked iPhones and recover valuable materials that can be recycled, such as silver and tungsten. The move is an attempt to address criticism that Apple's products, while sleek and seamless in design, are so tightly constructed Read More...
10 U.S. tech companies expanding in Cuba now or very soon
President Obama made a historic visit to Havana this week, making him the first sitting President to visit Cuba in decades. Obama was accompanied by business leaders including executives from some big tech names that are looking to expand into the isolated island nation. Here's a look at ten of the Read More...
Now anyone can book an Airbnb in Cuba
It’s a big week for American-Cuban relations this week with President Obama in the middle of a three-day trip to the island nation-–the first visit from an American president since 1928. The visit marks the symbolic end to the U.S. trade embargo that has blocked the countries from exchanging Read More...