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Happiness comes from intention, not luck
We do not expect to hit life milestones—getting a promotion, raising a child, running a marathon—without a fair bit of gumption and at least a tentative game plan. But we often fail to put the same amount of effort or planning into less tangible goals—even important ones, like Read More...
The Soil Story: how to take carbon out of the atmosphere and put it back in the ground
The Soil Story, created by Kiss the Ground, is a five-minute film that shares the importance of healthy soil for a healthy planet. Learn how we can "sequester"(store) carbon from our atmosphere, where it is harmful, and pull it back into the earth, where it belongs, through regenerative Read More...
Engineers invent way for cars to harvest energy from bumps in the road
The 255 million cars on the road in the United States account for 40 percent of the country's fuel consumption. Most of that fuel is wasted. Lei Zuo, an associate professor of mechanical engineering in Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, may have a partial solution: harvesting energy from the Read More...
This web game shows you why self-driving cars are better
You've probably heard that self-driving cars are safer than their human-guided equivalents (as a general rule, at least). But what if you have a hard time wrapping your head around how that concept works in practice? Never fear: developers Mark Backler and Peter Cardwell-Gardner have posted a web Read More...
National Highway Traffic Safety Admin Endorses Self-Driving Cars
Mark Rosekind, the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, wants you to know the government approves of self-driving cars. The government is backing the technology needed for the emerging technology, not hoping to block it from developing, according to recent statements Read More...
The buzz at Google: Coffee pulp re-purposed as flour for sweets
When sipping that daily espresso, cappuccino or other cup of joe, you may pride yourself in knowing where the beans originated, their roasting method and whether they’re Fair Trade certified. But what you might not realize is that every pound of coffee produced creates an almost equal amount Read More...
Toyota Claims Its Negative Attitude to Battery Electric Cars is Due to Experience
Self-confessed geek and mother of two, Nikki has been talking and writing about cars ever since she passed her driving test. Back then, her Internet contributions were all classic car-focused. Now, she’s all about greener, cleaner, safer and smarter cars. Back in the late 1990s, Toyota was Read More...
Australia takes first step toward Bitcoin as currency
In a positive sign for financial technology startups, a government inquiry has set the stage for the digital currency Bitcoin to be treated like a regular currency in Australia. A Senate Economics References Committee review into digital currencies in Australia has found they should be treated Read More...
Wind kites show potential as cheap and efficient way to generate energy from the skies
Wind turbines are great, but it's also expensive to put the machines where they generate most energy: offshore, where they can make use of the strong, consistent winds that are found over the oceans and seas. This is why several teams around the world are currently looking at replacing the turbine Read More...
Netflix and other new companies offer substantial maternity and paternity leave
Young parents in the United States often struggle with combining work and care for their newborn babies. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 currently provides employees at companies of a certain size 12 weeks of unpaid leave. But large and new companies are taking a progressive view on this, Read More...