Researchers in California have produced a cheap plastic capable of removing large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air. Down the road, the new material could enable the development of large-scale batteries and even form the basis of “artificial … Continue reading
This YouTube video tells a story about the penny, from its humble copper beginnings to where they stand today. And why, in a rational and efficient world, we should no longer manufacture these anymore as pennies are bad for people … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — In a move that has angered Republicans, President Obama on Wednesday announced he’s making a recess appointment of Richard Cordray to be the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sidestepping the Senate confirmation process. “Today, … Continue reading
Editor’s note: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is a fellow and deputy director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program at the Council of Foreign Relations. She writes extensively about women entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict zones, including Afghanistan, Bosnia and Rwanda. She … Continue reading
By Leah Germain and M.J. Deschamps A new metal structure developed by U.S. scientists, so light it dramatically cuts down drag and improves fuel efficiency one hundredfold, could find its way into vehicles someday. Claiming it is 100 times lighter … Continue reading
California police are searching for a man accused of shooting and paralyzing a U.S. Army member at a homecoming party in his honor. Christopher Sullivan, 22, had just returned home to California from Kentucky where he was stationed while recovering … Continue reading
In this video: At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a camera direct to the brain.
You Know that feeling you get when you see a supercar sitting in the parking lot of the local six-buck-a-cup coffee shop? The ache in your stomach, knowing that toddling back and forth from the gated community to the strip … Continue reading
Fired from bombing range, a cannon ball came flying through a house bedroom at about 1,000 feet per second, bounced off the roof and landed in a mini van.