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Should you hope your child never has to drive a car?
In its most recent monthly self-driving car report, Google notes that it hasn't set a timeline for rolling autonomous vehicles out to the public in any real way — there are still plenty of kinks to iron out — but it does say that "project lead Chris Urmson's goal is to make sure Read More...
Has Bitcoin Already Been Co-opted by Wall Street?
"People were telling the libertarians to shut up," says New York Times reporter Nathaniel Popper, "but they were the only ones willing to put their money on the line and keep Bitcoin alive." Popper's new book, Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Read More...
Plastic bag use down 70% in Wales since charges began
Almost three-quarters of consumers say they support the 5p charge that has raised millions for charities, report says Friday 4 September 2015 01.01 EDT Last modified on Friday 4 September 2015 01.03 EDT The number of single-use plastic bags has declined by more than 70% since charges were Read More...
Scientists explain the impact of urban trees on air quality: They decrease pollution levels
City-dwellers, if you didn't already love your trees, here is another reason for you to become a treehugger. Researchers of the University of Leicester have found that trees are vital for improving the quality of air that we breathe in our cities. They have a measurable impact on pedestrians, by Read More...
Dallas next city to house the homeless and save taxpayers money
Dallas is the latest city to join a growing group of urban local governments trying to find housing for chronically homeless residents. Fifty homeless residents in Dallas will soon move into small cottages in a neighborhood complex, with a lot of green recreational space. Research has shown Read More...
London farm in old WWII bomb shelter shows great potential of high-tech urban farms
Far beneath the bustling streets of London, an old bomb shelter that’s been transformed into a hi-tech underground farm is revolutionizing urban agriculture. The farm, created by a company called Zero Carbon Food, delivers Londoners freshly grown salads and herbs through a growing system that Read More...
This multifunctional cookstove helps save lives, energy and money
It is little known to those of us living in the Western world that cooking is the fourth biggest killer in the world. A third of the world cooks indoors using solid fuels on makeshift stoves that create toxic smoke that’s both detrimental to health and to the environment. Sickened by the Read More...
Breathing in dust from dairy farms could protect kids from developing allergies
It has always puzzled scientists that children who grow up on dairy farms are much less likely than the average child to develop allergies and asthma. Now, they found a possible explanation: some bacteria found in farm dust could trigger an inflammatory response that later protects them from Read More...
Is school for everyone? Some say ‘no’
Several years ago, few people who knew Hannah Noblewolf would have thought that she would turn out to be an outgoing, articulate, self-assured young woman who has successfully completed her first year at her top-choice college. For years, she struggled with social anxiety, depression and, as a Read More...
Laser breakthrough could speed the rise of self-driving cars
LIDAR is a portmanteau of “light” and “radar.” In essence, these sensors monitor their surroundings by shining a light on an object and measuring the time needed for it to bounce back. They work well enough, but they aren’t without their drawbacks. Today’s Read More...