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The Internet of Things soon to create your local power grid from decentralized solar and wind
Imagine linking up solar panels, wind turbines and energy storage units of a local area so that they communicate and work together as a standalone microgrid. They can also communicate with the main centralized grid so as to harmonize with it. Imagine now a multitude of these microgrids, and you get Read More...
Solid state electrolyte batteries, a leap in the quest for long-lasting battery life
It has been a long quest, but the new battery technology that can outperform by 100% the typical ion lithium batteries in your laptop, tablet and smartphone, is here. Solid state electrolyte batteries have been developed by several labs including Sakti3, a start-up which recently received a Read More...
Happiness is the reward of old age
Those of us who may feel threatened by the unstoppable march of time—tracking any new winkle and gray hair in the bathroom mirror—will take heart in learning that people over 60 typically report feeling happier than their younger counterparts. According to the happiness experts at the Read More...
Ancient, forgotten bean to save world bean crop from global warming
Once again, Nature's formidable science lab has yielded the solution to a problem that had been haunting scientists: how to preserve bean crops, which provide food security for more than 400 million people in the developing world, from an expected 50% reduction by 2050 given the sensitivity of the Read More...
Average Americans are allowed to become official investors
Anyone in America is now welcome to join the exclusive club of “accredited investors” who have been retaining the privilege of investing in startups, and potentially reaping the benefits. No more need to show a net worth of more than $1 million or income of at least $200,000 for each of the Read More...
Will art free streams of their toxic sludge in the post-coal mining era ?
Artist John Sabraw has been testing pigments created from the orange toxic sludge, rich in iron oxides, inherited from decades of coal mining in Southern Ohio. The project is led by Ohio University with a view to demonstrating that the production of commercial paint could fund the expensive Read More...
Seeds of Time soon to bring Svalbard Global Seed Vault to a screen near you
Hardly a feature-length documentary film has been as necessary and timely as Seeds of Time. The film tracks the history and mission of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault — sometimes called the Doomsday Vault — and its founder Cary Fowler. His endeavor to collect the seeds of some 2 million Read More...
Touch among colleagues can lead to greater trust and productivity
Neuroscience is teaching us that physical contact, when done appropriately, benefits individuals and teams. "Friendly touching serves as social glue that binds people in the workplace and in the community. It engenders feelings of trust and cooperation. It makes coworkers have more team spirit Read More...
Beijing moves beyond coal to fight pollution
The fourth and last remaining major coal power plant fueling the Chinese capital's electric grid will be closed in 2016 and be replaced by a natural gas facility. The first one was closed last year, followed by two more last week. Analysts expect the move will mean cutting annual carbon emissions Read More...
WHO humbled by its mismanagement of the Ebola epidemic
Future health crises may benefit from the unwinding Ebola epidemic, after its mismanagement by the international community was widely acknowledged by all parties. The World Health Organization (WHO) has proposals in the work to build-up a rapid response team to react more swiftly to future Read More...