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Urban farming hits the roof
Arugula in Austin. Mint in Miami. Rhubarb in Rio. While some of the press about the rise of urban farming suggests that it’s merely the province of artisanal-minded hipsters, the truth is that done correctly and at scale, it can be a smart, sustainable, and ultimately profitable use of Read More...
Australian homes among first to get Tesla's Powerwall solar-energy battery
Company says 7kWH energy storage unit, which uses lithium-ion battery to store energy from rooftop solar panels, will be available by end of year Australia will be one of the first countries in the world to get Tesla’s vaunted Powerwall battery storage system, as several other companies Read More...
Japan wants to make the 2020 Olympics hydrogen powered
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Social enterprise start-up rates boom in the UK
UK social enterprises are outperforming mainstream businesses on a number of accounts including start-up rates, job creation and in the promotion of diversity in the workforce, finds a new report by Social Enterprise UK (SEUK). The State of Social Enterprise Survey 2015, which was launched Read More...
Uber: 'we'll ease the transition to self-driving cars'
Uber has claimed that its “optimistic leadership” would help ease the transition for city authorities as they deal with the introduction of self-driving cars. Speaking at a conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, Kalanick said self-driving cars could reduce the 30,000 annual deaths on Read More...
Ford launches smartwatch apps for its electric and plug-in hybrid cars
A number of automakers have shown smartwatch apps in the past year — some have even launched them — and now Ford is joining the party with Apple Watch and Android Wear apps of its own. The update for MyFord Mobile on Android and iOS adds the watch extensions, which feature remote Read More...
Why storing solar energy and using it at night is closer than you think
In May, when Tesla Motors announced its new battery product to vast media buzz, the talk was all about people putting batteries in their solar-powered homes, and thereby becoming that much less reliant on the grid. But there was always another and perhaps even bigger side of the story Read More...
Sound waves used to activate brain cells in a worm
For the first time, scientists have directly controlled brain cells using sound waves, in a tiny laboratory worm. They used ultrasound to trigger activity in specific neurons, causing the worms to change direction. As well as requiring a particular gene to be expressed in the brain cells, the Read More...
Mediterranean diet linked to reduced breast cancer risk
The Mediterranean diet — rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains and olive oil, and low in dairy products and red meat — is linked to a reduced risk for breast cancer, according to a randomized trial. Researchers randomly assigned 4,152 women with an average age of 68 to one of three Read More...
6 magic tricks to noticeably increase your productivity (and your happiness)
I was recently asked, "Aside from world peace and the elimination of poverty, if you had one wish, what would it be?" At first, I thought, "I would create more time!" But that would just get filled with all of the frenetic work that continually beckons to be done. Instead, I answered, "I would slow Read More...