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New study indicates magnetic stimulation effective in reducing bed-wetting
Bedwetting, or nocturnal enuresis, causes distress in children and young adults, as well as for their parents or caregivers. The causes are not fully understood and there may be both physiological and psychological components to the condition. In a new study published in Restorative Neurology and Read More...
The car company hip enough to take on Tesla
Next month at the Frankfurt auto show in Germany, Audi Audi, the surging premium-car division of Volkswagen, will show a battery-powered “concept” crossover SUV that’s a direct shot across the bow of electric-car innovator Tesla. In fact, if Tesla (TSLA) doesn’t find a way Read More...
Plug-in electric car sales in Germany up by 80% in July
80% of year-over-year growth for plug-in electric car registrations in Germany enabled the second best ever result in July – 1,906. Only March was higher at 2,164. Sales split almost exactly in half between all-electric and plug-in hybrids – 962 and 944 respectively. Plug-in hybrids are Read More...
Social business can combine passion and sustainability
Artists and culture producers are moved by their passion to share and inspire. In a rapidly moving world, flooded with images and messages, artists create and present unique points of views through their creative representations. They are the social commentators, without a prefabricated agenda or a Read More...
Bitcoin ATMs may be installed in Greece: A solution for the eurozone crisis?
With the constant threat of a Greek withdrawal from the eurozone, Bitcoins could offer a way to help Greece. Operating outside capital controls, the cryptocurrency could pave the way for an alternative economy for both citizens and businesses. Now, we may even soon see bitcoin ATMs popping up in Read More...
Chile successfully combines Western medicine and indigenous Mapuche medicine
In the 1990s, the government of Chile noticed that people of the indigenous population were hesitant to make use of the Western hospitals. They decided to financially support some indigenous health care providers and programs in areas of the country with indigenous populations. It turns out this Read More...
India just unveiled the world’s first airport completely operating on solar power
Cochin International Airport in the Indian state of Kerala this week became the first airport in the world that completely operates on solar power. The airport is connected to its own solar power plant on a near cargo complex, which is comprised of more than 46,000 solar panels, placed across 45 Read More...
An "embassy" for undocumented immigrants might encourage connections between citizens and refugees
While European politicians still struggle with the refugees coming by boat from Africa, and try to find ways to keep them out, more and more citizens are standing up to offer help and support. Manon van Hoeckel, a graduate student at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, has created an Read More...
Forget about the little pink pills, this naturally increases female desire
It was all over the news this week: the FDA approved "female Viagra", the controversial drug that will be the first on the market to treat low libido in pre-menopausal women. The little pink tablets had been denied already twice before this approval because the tests gave poor results and Read More...
Researchers use solar power to make carbon fiber out of thin air
Carbon capture is an idea that’s been around for a while, but it’s always seemed like a bit of an afterthought, a way to slightly slow the pace at which we’re pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But what if we could do at a scale that would suck all the carbon we’ve emitted since Read More...