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An MIT scientist has invented a way to turn pollution into printer ink
Anirudh Sharma doesn't just want to pull harmful carbon from the air. He wants to offer a cheaper alternative to the exorbitant costs of ordinary printer ink. Sharma recently invented "Kaala," a device that can gobble up harmful pollutants and instantly repurpose them, with a little help from Read More...
From toys to turbines: Lego branches out into wind energy
Danish toy manufacturer Lego has inaugurated a wind farm off the coast of Germany. In an interview with DW, Lego’s CEO talks about the company’s efforts to run off 100 percent renewable energy – and otherwise go green. On Friday (09.10.2015), the Lego Group – together with Read More...
India to promote use of solar energy
Hundreds of villages in rural India are using clean energy powered by the sun. This month, 61 households in the village of Baripatha in eastern India were given two solar lamps. Villagers had been using kerosene lamps at night. Kerosene produces pollution and can lead to fires. The Indian Read More...
Could Tesla's Model X drive us towards electric cars for all?
The launch of Tesla's long-awaited Model X electric car has received the sort of adulation that we've come to expect of new products from Apple. The Model X is a SUV with gull-wing doors – as made famous by the DeLorean from the film "Back to the Future" – giving it the appearance of a Read More...
This is how a new crop of companies are trying to reinvent banking
Financial technology, better known as fintech, has exploded over the last 5 years. The rate of investment is growing by 45% annually and $13.7 billion was ploughed into startups in the space in the last year alone, according to CB Insights. As investment booms, finance and banking are being Read More...
California passes several bills to solve some of America's biggest issues
The will of the people isn’t the only thing needed to solve the issues of the world. Solutions require backing from the government to be effective and Californians are finding that support from the capital in Sacramento. In the past ten days, Governor of California Jerry Brown enacted several Read More...
These dietary nutrients improve mental health and reduce risk psychiatric disorders
Can what you eat affect your mental health? For a long time, people were not sure about this. But nowadays we know better: Dietary nutrients are critical for brain structure and function, so they can improve our mental health. Several studies have shown that healthy diets and the necessary Read More...
Positive emotions help patients with heart disease improve long-term health
For decades the health industry has been focusing on what makes us sick. But in the past few years, there has been a change in that thinking. More often doctors are looking at what makes patients better and healthier. And research is supporting that approach. Scientists at Penn State University Read More...
Drones can speed up reforestation, and plant trees cheaper
Last year’s UN Climate Summit committed to plant some 300 billion trees. However, with our current planting techniques alone we may not be able to get that done in a timely and affordable way. That's where drones come in. At BioCarbon Engineering, an Oxford-based start-up company, engineers Read More...
Cook dinner together and eleven other tips for raising healthy kids
Looking for a little parenting inspiration? Raising your kids to be healthy and happy for life is one of the most challenging tasks there is. Here are twelve tips from experts, to help kids kids practice eating healthy. Some of the tips might come as a surprise. For example, what would you do if Read More...