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Phone dock designed to keep chargers out of the landfill
You know how a device’s lifecycle goes: You upgrade every few years and while you might be able to sell your old device, the charger and all it’s accessories go in the trash. In fact, Americans throw away about 100,000 tons of electronics chargers annually. To limit this problem of excessive Read More...
Global warming: Eating meat is worse than driving cars
Researchers from Bard College in New York have found that the production of red meat releases more carbon into the atmosphere than any other meat product, and abstaining from it produces the most environmentally beneficial results. Cows require 28 times more land to raise than pigs or chickens, 11 Read More...
Self-cooling solar cells increase efficiency and lifespan
The biggest hurdle solar cells have to overcome is overheating because converting sunrays to electricity—unsurprisingly—is a very hot process. When solar panels get hot their efficiency dramatically decreases. Engineers from Stanford University have found a solution to this problem by adding a Read More...
Nature’s super antibiotic without side-effects: honey
Honey’s use in the medical field was phased out as antibiotics became the go to treatment for life-threatening bacteria. But now as antibiotic resistant bacteria are becoming more common scientists need yet another answer, which is reverting them back to honey. Medical grade honey is licensed for Read More...
Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables a big hit in France
Apples with lumps, carrots with two legs, and oranges that aren’t perfectly round usually get thrown away before they even reach the grocery store. Many people get upset over all the ‘failed’ fruits and vegetables that go to waste; why would you toss out ugly produce when it tastes just as Read More...
New GE startup shows that the time of clean energy fuel cells has come
Fuel cells where invented over a century ago. But apart from the use in space shuttles and space labs, the clean energy technology still awaits a real breakthrough. But the age of the fuel cell may finally be dawning. On Tuesday General Electric launched a startup to bring clean, reliable, Read More...
Smog-eating detergent turns clothes into air purifiers
Walking is good for the environment. But it can be even better if you wear the right clothes. A new detergent turns your clothes into wearable air purifiers. The detergent company Catalytic Clothing has harnessed the same titanium dioxide nanoparticle technology that is used in smog-eating roads Read More...
Sensors allow plants to talk
Do plants talk to us? The 1973 book by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, The Secret Life of Plants, described many controversial experiments that seemed to proof plant sentience. A new initiative has found that plants communicate indeed. PLants Employed As SEnsing Devices (PLEASED) comprised of Read More...
Frozen blueberries have more antioxidant power
Blueberries are a super food. New research shows that their antioxidant power becomes even stronger when the berries are frozen. The blue color of blueberries is given by the antioxidant Anthocyanins, which is present in their skin. South Dakota State Graduate student Marin Plumb discovered that Read More...
Talking to strangers leads to more wellbeing—for yourself and others
It is surprising how little inter-human contact is made in the densely populated city centers. We seem to behave like crowds of isolated individuals. Most people think that talking to a stranger during their commute will be a negative experience. However, a study published in The Journal of Read More...