Wastewater Sensor Will Detect Pollutants and Identify Polluters

POLICY 09.10.2019 08:25 AM

The device consists of two—physical and chemical—sensors, a sampling system, and a control and communication system.

Europe Government Funds Pilot Construction of Eco-Friendly Gin Distillery

09.01.2019 14:56 PM

Orkney Distilling Ltd. might be the first distillery to be powered by green energy from hydrogen. Earlier this year, the Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, or BEIS, held the Industrial Fuel Switching Competition in the hopes of putting in an early investment into fuel switching processes and technologies in the industrial setting.

Media Uses Sarcastic Humor to Explain Bias in Medicine

08.23.2019 08:27 AM

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver discussed how gender and racial bias in medicine exists. Last Sunday, Last Week Tonight TV show host John Oliver started a discussion on a serious reality in a rather humorous way.

UK Government to Double the Fund for Electric Car Charging Stations on Residential Areas

08.19.2019 08:16 AM

The group of nations plan to completely eradicate the use of fuel powered cars in the future. At present, there are almost a thousand more charging stations for electric cars than there are gasoline stations in UK.

The Prevention of Mass Shootings: Are Researchers Focusing in the Right Place?

08.11.2019 09:45 AM

Is understanding why the shooters committed these acts as effective as finding ways to prevent them?

Smartphone Usage Amongst Children Must Be Monitored, Says Expert

07.16.2019 08:33 AM

Some children as young as 13 years old are being treated for digital technology addiction. Countless hours spent communicating with friends on Snapchat and Instagram may be as dangerously addictive for teenagers and children as drugs and alcohol, and needs to be treated just the same, school administrators and teachers were warned at an education conference in London.

Meeting Global Climate Goals May Require the Abolishment of Fossil-Fuel Power Plants

07.15.2019 10:43 AM

A new coal plant built today will emit millions of tons of CO2 every year throughout its 40-year lifespan.

Illinois to Expunge Criminal Records for Marijuana Related Offenses

07.15.2019 08:39 AM

The Illinois law lets resident adults buy and possess up to 30 grams of cannabis. Illinois is now the 11th state to legalize the selling and use of recreational marijuana for adults, a chief success for cannabis supporters who integrated "social justice" proposals into the measure.

Shifting to Renewable Energy Can Drive up Energy Poverty, Study Says

07.13.2019 06:36 AM

In nations like the United States where fossil fuel energy is substituted for renewable energy as a way to reduce carbon emissions, it comes at the cost of increased inequality

3D Printed Wood Now Possible

07.12.2019 11:47 AM

A 3D printing process that uses a wood-based ink to produce components with the unique ‘ultrastructure’ of wood has been demonstrated by a group of researchers from Sweden’s Chalmers University.

Some of America’s Most Popular Restaurants Plan to Ban Plastics by 2020

07.10.2019 09:01 AM

Popular establishments such as Starbuck’s, Dunkin Donuts and McDonald’s all have plans to reduce the plastic waste they create.

Minecraft Can Help Boost Creativity

07.09.2019 09:14 AM

The researchers say even first-person shooter games can potentially inspire creativity as players think about strategy and look for advantages in combat

People Misjudge the Strength of Other People’s Emotions Based on Egocentric Bias, Study Says

07.05.2019 08:46 AM

According to a new study, people of all ages tend to misjudge the strength of other people's feelings based on an egocentric bias. The results of this research made by Associate Professor Hajimu Hayashi, Kobe University Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, was published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.

Japan Resumes Whale Hunting After 31-Year Ban

07.05.2019 08:19 AM

Whaling has been a Japanese tradition for centuries and was particularly important post-World War II to feed the country's poor. Now, the government wants to revive the whaling industry despite growing disinterest in whale meat among Japanese.

Grandparents Medicines Not Secure Enough around Grandchildren, According to a Poll

07.03.2019 08:53 AM

Grandparents must not leave medications in their purse or on a kitchen counter as it is best to keep them locked up