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10/14/2018 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Noise pollution is bad for your heart: Living near constant noise increases incidence of cardiovascular disease

A new study that has been published in an issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has found out that noise interferes with the body on a cellular level, so much so that it can cause heart diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes. In this study, researchers reviewed several cases of novel translational noise […]

08/07/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Two-wheeled car being tested in China is a mashup of a motorcycle, electric car, and space capsule

What looks like the love child of a motorcycle, a car, and a spaceship? If you said it’s the Ford Gyron concept car from 1961, you get an oatmeal cookie for the historical tidbit. But the correct answer is a Chinese electric gyrocar inspired by the Ford design, an article in Bloomberg stated. A gyrocar […]

06/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Study suggests electrically charging airplanes to avoid lightning strikes by repelling the energy

We already fight wildfires with controlled burns, so why not do the same with lightning and electricity? Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are doing just that – developing a device that electrically charges an aircraft to avoid lightning, reported a ScienceDaily article. There’s no commercial aircraft in the world that hasn’t been struck by […]

03/17/2018 / By David Williams

Ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft cause increased traffic congestion in cities, research finds

It’s taken ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft less than a decade to become majorly disruptive market forces. But it looks like the market isn’t the only thing getting disrupted. Executives at either company have long maintained that their services help improve traffic in cities where they are available by virtue of the fact that […]

02/10/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Online shopping GOOD for the environment: Research shows we’re saving lots of energy by staying home

Technology continues to make things easier and faster, and that can be seen in online shopping and working from home. Moreover, nowadays, a lot of people tend to just stay at home instead of going out. A study revealed that even though online shopping is bad for social life, it is beneficial for the environment […]

06/11/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Aerodynamic technology utilizes electric wind to reduce truck fuel consumption by 5%

By harnessing the power of electric wind, researchers from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have found a way to increase truck fuel efficiency. The researchers drew influence from vortex generators on airplane wings to come up with a similar structure to reduce drag on trucks. According to KTH researcher Julie Vernet, their […]

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