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Efficient way to store solar energy keeps generators on all night
An Israeli solar power company says they have a new way to store solar to use during the night. Its solar fields in the Negev desert harness solar power at night by heating a liquid to 550 degrees Celsius. Then the hot liquid is used to produce steam and spin a turbine. The process is old but the Read More...
Dancing brings Israelis and Palestinians together
It’s challenging to get 10 and 11-year-old children interested in ballroom dancing. It’s even more difficult—perhaps near impossible—when those children are Jewish and Palestinian Israeli citizens. In 2013 Pierre Dulaine, world champion ballroom dancer now turned dance instructor, traveled Read More...
Clean energy sector gets capital injection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $68 million investment in 540 green energy projects across the country. This report comes on the heels of President Obama’s proposed new approach to combat climate change, and was announced right before the start of the UN Climate Summit in New Read More...
Coal India bets on solar
Coal India Ltd. is considering investing $1.2 billion in solar energy projects to offset carbon emissions. Coal India Ltd. is the biggest coal producer and hopes that the clean energy investment will help clean its slightly tarnished name after the Indian coal and power minister Piyush Goyal called Read More...
Brain process discovered could lessen impact of negative life events
Researchers have discovered a control mechanism for the area of the brain that processes sensory and emotional information—meaning that our way of understanding negative life events could be controlled. A key understanding of the report indicates that some brains are chemically predisposed to Read More...
Drink two glasses of water and call me in the morning
Our cells need water to transport proteins and enzymes to nerve endings. Water also acts as adhesive material between cells and transports sugars for energy. If the body becomes dehydrated, a water-rationing process kicks in. The brain is first in line to receive available water, followed by the Read More...
Under-50 mortality rate could go down by 40%
Last week, we mentioned that child mortality has gone down 50 percent since 1990. Now, new research has found that with sustained international efforts the premature death rate—defined as dying before reaching 50—could go down by 40% by 2030. Between 2000 and 2010 global premature deaths for Read More...
“Bad” LDL cholesterol may be a “good guy” after all
The dogma that LDL cholesterol is nothing but bad news—and the multi-billion-dollar statin drug industry that rests on it—is beginning to erode. For decades, a vocal minority of doctors and nutritionists have argued that there is no such thing as ‘bad’ cholesterol and reported various Read More...
Stems cells used for sight therapy
Scientist from Japan have reprogrammed skin cells from a woman’s arm and implanted them into her eye to help her regain sight. This is the first time in history stem cells have been used in such a way. The woman is in her 70s and is the first of six patients to undergo this ground breaking Read More...
New certification grades companies on gender equality
Thanks to certifications like fair-trade and LEED standards, we can support businesses that care about sustainability. But how do we know if a company offers men and women equal opportunities? A new certification, EDGE, rates companies based on how gender-equal their workplace is. Edge takes into Read More...