Solar Roadways is a modular paving system of solar panels that can withstand the heaviest of trucks (250,000 pounds). These Solar Road Panels can be installed on roads, parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, bike paths, playgrounds… literally any surface under the sun. They pay for themselves…
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A daughter discovers synchronicity between her scientific career and her father’s method of coping with his traumatic past. “Reconsolidation” begins with a clinical look into a neurological experiment as neuroscientist Dr. Daniela Schiller, labors to discover the key to rewriting fearful memories — reconsolidation. From…
1. Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death. 2. Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized. 3. Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it. 4. If people are good only because they fear…
21 May / Can promoting social and racial diversity in the business realm change the world? Yes. Absolutely.
The subject of race can be very touchy. As finance executive Mellody Hobson says, it’s a “conversational third rail.” But, she says, that’s exactly why we need to start talking about it. In this engaging, persuasive talk, Hobson makes the case that speaking openly about…
This new simulation of the evolution of the universe since the Big Bang is the most accurate yet. Like previous visualizations, Illustris can recreate the cosmic web of galaxies but this computer simulation also includes mixed populations of spiral and elliptical galaxies; it includes large-scale…
WWF was invited to be a Glass Explorer last year through the initial Giving Through Glass program. We were able to work closely with a developer to create Field Notes. This custom-built Glassware provides biologists a tool for recording field data to support Nepal’s ID-based…
Portuguese designer Susana Soares presented a device that can detect cancer and other diseases using honey bees. Known for their extraordinary sense of smell, bees can detect airborne molecules in the parts per trillion range and can be trained to recognize certain smells associated with…
15-year-old Jack Andraka lost his uncle to pancreatic cancer. The doctor’s told him maybe they could have helped if they caught it sooner. This was Jack’s inspiration to make a difference. He invented an early detection method for cancer that won Grand Prize at the…
An aerial drone was used to capture the historic launch of this revolutionary rocket. We’re used to seeing rockets launch and disappear into the sky, but things are a little different at Elon Musk’s SpaceX facility in Texas. On Friday, the company launched its first…
Aspartame is the technical name for the brand names NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, and Equal-Measure. It was discovered by accident in 1965 when James Schlatter, a chemist of G.D. Searle Company, was testing an anti-ulcer drug. Aspartame was approved for dry goods in 1981 and for…