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Need a Taxi to the Airport? Options Expanding Beyond Uber
Hailing a taxi nowadays can feel downright old-fashioned. New ride-sharing alternatives such as Via, Bandwagon, Tripda and RideWith are springing up in major cities and at airports. At the same time, established car services like Uber and Lyft are continuing to expand to more corners of the world Read More...
Research Suggests Uber Might Be Making Our Roads Safer
There is a lot that can be said about Uber, the popular car service and mobile app. On one hand, the company has been hailed as the gold standard of sharing-economy startups, providing a much-needed service to cities with transportation systems strained by overuse. On the other, Uber has faced any Read More...
Vitamin D could help reduce falls in homebound elderly
Every year falls affect approximately one in three older adults living at home, with approximately one in 10 falls resulting in serious injury. Even if an injury does not occur, the fear of falling can lead to reduced activity and a loss of independence. Research has shown that vitamin D plays a Read More...
5 African Cleantech Startups You Need To Watch
A woman uses a solar light from M-Kopa. Image: Georgina Goodwin/M-Kopa Africa is extraordinarily rich in energy power potential. According to McKinsey and Company’s 2015 Brighter Africa report, the continent has 10 terawatts or more of potential capacity for renewable energy. If sub-Saharan Read More...
Mercedes' and BMW's Future Emphasizes Fuel Cell Vehicles Over Battery Electric Cars
Looking at models currently available from Germany’s BMW and Mercedes-Ben , it appears that both carmakers are focusing on battery electric over fuel cell vehicles, but that may not be the long-term plan for either. Recent interviews with executives at the two brands suggest that BMW and Read More...
Snake scales protect steel against friction
"Friction and wear are two of the biggest challenges in systems of several individual components," Christian Greiner of the Institute for Applied Materials says. A solution is found in nature: Snakes, such as the ball python, or li ards, such as the sandfish skink, use friction to move forwards, Read More...
Quiet design: Hospital tests sound panels to reduce noise
One of the most common complaints about hospitals is the noise. Patients complain that they can't sleep soundly in the environment of multiple monitors, paging systems, wheelchairs and gurneys, and carts that s ueak. Ongoing efforts at the University of Michigan Health System are making the Read More...
The Uber Controversy Highlights A Key Question: Who Is The Boss In The Sharing Economy?
When is a company not a company? A modern-day Zen koan, maybe, but the evidence is all around us—Airbnb, Elance-oDesk, Handy, HourlyNerd, TaskRabbit, Uber. These businesses seem much more like conglomerations of independent professionals that connect to customers through a common platform, rather Read More...
Bitcoin's forked: chief scientist launches alternative proposal for the currency
The bitcoin wars have begun, as Bitcoin XT s uares off against the classic flavour of the cryptocurrency Monday 17 August 2015 06.57 EDT Last modified on Monday 17 August 2015 07.00 EDT Cryptocurrency bitcoin is facing civil war, with two high-profile developers announcing plans to Read More...
Common group identity may motivate Americans to help integrate immigrants
Donald Trump just released his immigration reform plan. It boils down to building a wall. There is another way. According to new research, published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, people are less racist and more willing to open up borders when citizens and immigrants are seen Read More...