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Dutch designers turn food waste into (fruit) leather
This fruit leather isn't meant to be packed in lunch bags. It's meant to be the lunch bag. Food waste is a very serious issue, and while some of that waste can be reduced before it gets to the point of being tossed, there's still bound to be a certain amount of spoiled fruit and vegetables that Read More...
Could diesel made from air help tackle climate change?
Making diesel out of thin air sounds like something from science fiction. But small companies in Germany and Canada are doing precisely this - capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) and finding ways to sell it. German company Sunfire produced its first batches of so-called e-diesel in April. Federal Read More...
How to capture and convert CO2 from a smokestack in a single step
Using a novel catalyst, a single chemical assembly (UiO-66-P-BF2) could capture CO2 and also transform it and hydrogen into formic acid (HCOOH) via a two-step (yellow arrows) reaction (credit: Ye and Johnson/ACS Catalysis) University of Pittsburgh researchers have invented (in computations) a Read More...
Probiotics could help protect against inflammation, obesity
A diet rich in fish oil produces very different gut bacteria from one that's rich in lard, according to a new study that suggests probiotics could be useful in curbing weight gain and inflammation. "We wanted to determine whether gut microbes directly contribute to the metabolic differences Read More...
Melbourne school uses neuroscience to boost grades and improve wellbeing of students
A Melbourne school is using an Australian-first approach based on neuroscience to revolutionise its learning and boost its students' grades. Broadmeadows Primary School in Melbourne's north-west is in the lowest 12th percentile for socio-economic disadvantage. But the school's NAPLAN results are Read More...
Transcendental Meditation and beating alcoholism
Thanks to Bob Roth and the David Lynch Foundation, I started Transcendental Meditation (TM) eight months ago and it changed my life. At the time, I was close to four years sober but still dealing with a lot of anxiety and it was holding me back in my life. Since starting TM my anxiety has gotten so Read More...
What happens when mindfulness enters schools
Many educators are introducing meditation into the classroom as a means of improving kids’ attention and emotional regulation. A five-minute walk from the rickety, raised track that carries the 5 train through the Bronx, the English teacher Argos Gonzalez balanced a rounded metal bowl on an Read More...
The fully immersive mind of Oliver Sacks
Pioneering neurologist and author Oliver Sacks died Sunday, August 30 at age 82. In his writings about patients’ sometimes bizarre case studies—which he would call “neurological novels”—Sacks was able to draw out the humanity in pathology. Steve Silberman wrote about Read More...
Uber 101 - How to maximize your driving profits
The ability to make money according to your own schedule is obviously the biggest benefit of driving with Uber. Of course, some people manage to make a lot more than others. Uber and other services like it are a great way to maximize the car you already own or are paying for. What better way to Read More...
Solar-powered handheld WaterDrop produces cool drinking water in the desert
By 2040, 33 countries are expected to face extreme water stress, according to the World Resources Institute, making the race to develop innovative solutions more furious than ever. Ap Verheggen has been on the cutting-edge of solar thought experiments for several years. You may recall his Read More...