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Drawing power from water pipes
When you hear the words hydroelectric you probably think dam, or maybe a big underwater turbine. Small scale hydroelectric hasn’t really been tapped into, until now. The LucidPipe is the latest offering from Lucid Energy and is designed to be an inexpensive option for capturing the energy from Read More...
China winds down coal production
For the first time this century China’s coal production has fallen. Chinese coal production fell more than 2 percent in 2014, and totaled 2.5 billion tons produced between January and November last year. The Chinese government says this isn’t a one-off occurrence and plan on reducing coal Read More...
The Vatican will shower and shave the homeless
The Vatican is nearly done with a new public restroom designed for use by the homeless. Homeless are often shunned because of their smell and appearance, the Vatican is looking to help them by providing public showers six-days a week, and free hair cuts and shaves from volunteer barbers on Mondays. Read More...
Language shows humans are intrinsically optimistic
A recent study found that no matter what language(s) you speak, the most frequent words you use are positive. The study conducted by Australian researchers looked at 10 different languages, analyzed over five million human assessments, and had participants rank the positivity of various words from Read More...
Unemployment down throughout the world
Last week we reported that the percentage of unemployed in the US is at its lowest point since the 2008 financial crisis. Now a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a group that promotes social well being for people around the world with 34 ember Read More...
Bacteria creates fuel from sunlight
Scientists from Harvard University have created a system, dubbed the ‘bionic leaf’, that splits water molecules into its base hydrogen and oxygen atoms, then uses bacteria to create a liquid fuel, called isopropanol, a versatile fuel that can be used as a propellant. The way it works it after a Read More...
Elon Musk wants to build an Internet for outer space
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is planning to build a space Internet with speeds that will rival fiber optics and connect millions without Internet connectivity. The space Internet would be a collection of satellites that orbit 750 miles from earth, much closer than the usually 22,000 Read More...
Traits found in every optimist
Yes, the languages we speak are overtly optimistic, but that doesn’t mean on a societal level we’re all optimists, though you should be. Optimists are happier, live longer, and have stronger immune systems, those points have all been scientifically proven. Even if you’re not an optimist, Read More...
Airbnb drives down cost of hotels in NYC
Behind the sharing economy is the emergence of citizen power. And corporate world cannot escape listening. Research from Credit Suisse shows that Airbnb is driving down the cost of hotel rooms in New York. Revenue per available room—a metric known as revpar in the hotel industry— is down Read More...
World’s largest fashion retailer bans cruel angora wool
The human race is cruel: Angora wool is made by ripping the fur out of live rabbits. A recent investigation by animal rights group PETA found that standards and conditions, as well as the means for producing Chinese angora wool—where 90 percent of angora is made—is cruel to animals. Now Read More...