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95-year-old breaks world record 200 meters sprint
He started training for games only recently, but Charles Eugster from the UK has already set a few national records. And now, he broke the world record 200 meters sprint for indoor running. In his own category, that is, which is the over 95 group. His record-breaking 55.48 seconds may fade compared Read More...
Absolutely stunning photos of the natural world
This is a must-see. Smithsonian Magazine has announced the finalists for its annual photo contest, selected from many thousands of photos, gathered from almost 100 countries. Be sure to check them out. They will make your Read More...
Futuristic self-driving Mercedes spotted on San Francisco streets
It starts becoming a regular feature in the streets of San Francisco: driverless cars. Google is known to test their autonomous electric cars in the city. But the Google cars are regular cars, like Toyota Priuses, with a kind of radar on their roof. But here’s something very different: a Read More...
Don’t praise your kids (too much)
Being too nice to your children can make them narcissists. That’s the outcome of a study done by developmental psychologists at the University of Amsterdam. So why’s that solutions-news? Well, have you recently been at a Saturday morning children’s sports game? It has turned into an unhealthy Read More...
KFC introduces a coffee cup you can eat—it’s made of cookies
Could edible cookie cups be the answer to millions of emptied disposable coffee cups that still end up in the trash? KFC restaurants in the UK will try it out this summer. There’s a layer of heat-resistant white chocolate and a sugar wrapper, insulating the cookie cup as someone drinks. Here at Read More...
A sense of purpose in life may protect your heart
If you have a strong feeling that your life serves a purpose, it may not only be easier for you to get out of bed in the morning, it may also be easier for you to live longer. A new study reveals that a high sense of purpose is associated with a 23 percent reduction in death from all causes, and a Read More...
Goodyear develops a tire that charges electric car battery
Talking about reinventing the wheel? US tire company Goodyear has built a prototype of a tire that can charge the batteries of electric cars. The charging tire generates electricity both while in motion and when parked. The tire is designed to absorb sunlight that’s converted into electricity Read More...
Dog smells cancer in patients who have not been diagnosed
Cancers are out of control cells that have their own unique chemistry. They also release organic compounds into the body. A team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Services has been able to train a dog to smell these compounds released by the cancer cells. The dog, a German shepherd, was Read More...
Solar plane takes off for flight around the world
The introduction of new technologies is often speeded up through adventurers who with their daring attempts spark the imagination that fuels development. Charles Lindbergh made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Now two Swiss pilots hope to encourage the replacement of “old Read More...
Beijing has found a way to get more people reading books
Books seem to have lost their appeal. Who would want to sit down with a book on our daily commute if our smart phones bring us gossip and games? In Beijing, subway riders are now being seduced to pick up a book without doing away their phones. A simple scan of a QR code inside the train car gives Read More...