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Branson calls on businesses to eliminate emissions
Richard Branson, the overtly vocal leader of his Virgin enterprise, has called on the world’s businesses to remove the strain of carbon emissions from the global economy. Branson’s goals are ambitious and exceed those targeted by the G8, the group of 8 richest nations in the world, to reduce Read More...
Octopus inspired underwater vehicle
In order to reach top speeds under water most creatures, and vehicles, are sleek and streamlined—except cephalopods. Octopus and other cephalopods get up to top speed with their rigid outer bodies by quickly shooting out ingested water. Now engineers have taken the same idea and applied it to Read More...
Kids exposed to healthy foods are more likely to favor them when they’re older
Figuring out what’s healthy isn’t hard—the less processed, and more raw—vegetables, not meat—the better. But kids often want the sweet, sugary stuff and as parents we want to make them happy. But as it turns out the foods we feed our kids when they’re young impacts the decisions they Read More...
CNBC launches crowdfunding index
From Kickstarter to Indiegogo, crowdfunding is growing in popularity and is a business realm changing rapidly. Now CNBC has partnered with Crowdnetic, a company that tracks and analyses crowdfunding projects, to launch a new crowdfunding index. The new index will give people an inside view at Read More...
Robotic lasers take out brain tumors with precision
One of the hardest parts of removing brain a tumor is taking out the right amount of matter. You don’t want to take out too much brain matter, because ever piece is vital, but if you don’t take out enough of the tumor, then you risk having it grow back. Scientists have recently developed a way Read More...
Bad smells help smokers quit
Menthol cigarettes—cigarettes with added menthol for mint flavor—are actually more addictive than regular cigarettes. Why? Because the minty smell of menthol is itself addicting, and when added to cigarettes makes them even more so. Scientists have taken that idea, and reversed it, adding a Read More...
Online community connects those in need to people with 3D printers
The implications and possibilities of 3D printers are just now being realized. Prosthetic devices are expensive, and often unavailable to those who need them most. E-Enable is a Google+ group that connects designers and engineers who have 3D printers to those who need prosthetic limbs the Read More...
Americans are becoming less stressed
Stress levels in the US are slowly declining. A recent study found that on a 10-point scale the average American is at about a 4.9—with 1 being no stress, and 10 being high stress—that’s down from a high of 6.2 in 2007. Another component of the study was finding the main cause of Read More...
Falling oil prices won’t hurt solar
Oil prices have hit rock bottom, and will continue to stay inexpensive for the foreseeable future. While many are crying foul that the fall in oil prices is the start of a doomsday clock for renewables, rest assured it isn’t. Though oil prices are tumbling, electricity prices are climbing, so Read More...
Apple will build giant solar powered facility
Apple has plans to spend $2 billion building a giant, completely solar powered data center which will act as the hub for it’s global network of data centers. The facility will be built in Arizona and should employ some 600 engineers to complete the project. The 1.3 million square foot center will Read More...