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Google wants to charge self-driving car batteries without ever plugging into a wall
In the future, Google wants you to ditch the plug-in and charge your electric self-driving car. According to Google's parent company Alphabet, the self-driving cars would be able to juice up their batteries simply by rolling over a special charging transmitter in the ground, similar to a manhole Read More...
Mindfulness brings health benefits for unemployed adults, study finds
More and more research is showing the health benefits of mindfulness. According to a new study, published in Biological Psychiatry, mindfulness meditation training reduces interleukin-6, an inflammatory health biomarker, in high-stress, unemployed adults. The researchers believe that these benefits Read More...
No more meat: Plant-based food that looks and tastes like classic food
With the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence a whole new concept of food may soon radically change what we eat. Determined to develop smart plant-based food to save the planet, a group of young scientists in Chile is working on alternatives for a sustainable and meatless future. No Read More...
David Cameron on British prisons: Treat prisoners as assets, not liabilities
UK's Prime Minister David Cameron is calling for a prison reform so substantial it should be the "great progressive cause" of British politics. Ripping up decades of Conservative orthodoxy on crime and punishment, he has roundly rejected the old Tory hang ’em and flog ’em mantra of previous Read More...
How to practice mindfulness when you don't have the time
Mindfulness meditation is all about allowing the mind to drift off and become unconditionally present. With its ability to help with self-control, resiliency and relieving stress, mindfulness is an outstanding activity to assimilate into your daily routine, but doing so can be difficult, especially Read More...
30 solar energy facts worth knowing
The next time somebody questions the viability of solar energy, arm yourself with these 30 solar energy facts. After all, there’s nothing better than access to a large warehouse of useful information, especially when considering this planet’s energy future. But before we start with Read More...
Morocco launches world's largest solar plant to supply renewable energy to more than 1 million people
Morocco is building on the edge of the Sahara Desert what would be the world’s largest solar power plant by 2018. Last Thursday, its King Mohammed VI switched on the first phase of the concentrated solar energy plant, which will be the size of the capital city by the time of its completion Read More...
Elon Musk is thinking about building an electric airplane that takes off vertically
Electric cars and and commercial spaceflight are clearly not enough. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he’s mulling how to provide super-convenient, electric-powered air travel. When asked to reveal his “next great idea” during a brief Q&A session this week, Musk answered: Read More...
4 foods to improve gut health and immune function
“All disease begins in the gut,” was wisdom given by Hippocrates nearly 2,500 years ago. While the medical community has denied it for decades, researchers are now proving substance in that statement. Did you know that your intestines are home to approximately 100 trillion bacteria? Read More...
New York's itBit is trying to bring the tech behind bitcoin to Wall Street
Blockchain uses decentralized record keeping and the scrutiny of the "crowd" to allow people to trade bitcoin over a public network without working through a trusted middle man like a bank or clearing house. Complex cryptography keeps the records from being tampered with once they're signed off on. Read More...