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World Bank sets out plan to bolster Africa against climate change
The World Bank aims to drive more funding into efforts to help African countries withstand climate change impacts and boost their clean energy production through a $16 billion plan revealed on Read More...
Climate Council chief optimistic of global deal at Paris talks
Australian Climate Council chief Tim Flannery says he is optimistic world leaders will reach a global agreement on climate change during talks in Paris next week. The council will release a report today outlining the growth of renewable energy in the past six years. Professor Flannery said the Read More...
This smart sprinkler system checks the weather forecast to avoid wasting water
Keeping your sprinkler on a timer can be a convenient way to keep your lawn watered, but it can also be horribly wasteful. If you’re not around to switch the timer off during, say, a rain storm, you could end up running your sprinkler for no reason at all. With California and many other Read More...
Time to act on natural capital is now, says Prince Charles
Prince Charles has lamented the "economic invisibility of nature" and called on business leaders to act now to save the world's natural capital. In a video message to a global gathering in Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales warned of a failure to "run the global bank that we call our planet in a Read More...
The case for mindfulness and meditation at work
Take a deep breath, let it out slowly, and be a better coworker. Some workers start their day at the office with a cup of coffee. Others start their day with the ring of a gong and some self-reflection. On this installment of The 29th Floor, Fast Company's Kate Davis and Jill Bernstein talk about Read More...
US airport security is testing a better, faster way to scan bags
Traveling is great, except for the seemingly endless process where you and your possessions are scanned by airport security. But there are more efficient alternatives, and in the US they’re testing one called the Qylatron. It's a honeycomb-style set of lockers that scan your bags in an instant. Read More...
Here's how the US Surgeon General wants to bring you happiness
What is one of the main ways to prevent disease and live a long healthy life? According to US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, it's happiness. Along with his serious public health agenda which addresses mental health, substance addiction and gun control as a health policy, Murthy is adamant about the Read More...
Getting ugly produce onto tables so it stays out of trash
The eggplants are crooked and a little long-necked, contorted enough that they would probably lose in a beauty pageant against rounder or more symmetrical aubergines. In the field where they were grown or in the supermarkets for which they were once destined, they would presumably have been Read More...
Can nature provide solutions to our cybersecurity problems?
They lurk in the dark alleys of the Internet; they keep you awake at night; they are relentless and quite successful. They are the agents of cyber crime, cyber espionage, hacktivism and cyber terrorism. They find and share zero-day vulnerabilities; they patiently research your organizations and Read More...
MIT develops new technology that shocks the salt out of water
The bright minds at MIT have developed a way to separate salt from water that is easy, cheap, and effective. Using an electrical current, the team discovered how to quite literally shock the salt out of water, a technique designed to aid disaster-stricken areas needing fresh drinking water. This Read More...