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Biofuel breakthroughs bring 'negative emissions' a step closer
theconversation.com - Andrew Hopkins
The use of biofuels helps reduce human greenhouse gas emissions. That’s one reason why some petroleum companies offer petrol containing up to 10% …
Bitcoin's Getting Hard to Ignore, Even for Wall Street Titan Goldman Sachs
TheStreet - Bradley Keoun
Bitcoin's time has come. Or, at least, it's getting closer. Brokerage firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) published a report this week showing that the …
Generic Drugs
How to save money on generic drugs — and why they are getting so expensive
Mic News - By James Dennin
Have you ever bought generic medicine to save money? This go-to move can cut your costs by 80% to 85% compared to buying name-brand, per Food and …
The Large Hadron Collider Detected a Beautiful New Particle
Science Alert - MIKE MCRAE
It's a big one too. The Large Hadron Collider has once again done what it does best – smash bits of matter together and find new particles in the …
Robin Hood
The founders of Robinhood, a no-fee stock-trading app, were initially rejected by 75 venture capitalists — now their startup
Business Insider - Anna Mazarakis and Alyson Shontell
It's hard getting funding for a startup, but it's even harder when the product doesn't exist yet, still requires regulatory approval, and is being launched during a recession. But after 75 investor pitches,
Cookbooks
One Bowl Banana Bread Recipe
101cookbooks.com
Give this banana bread recipe a go! It's perfect if you're craving classic banana bread flavor and texture, but want as little mess, drama, and …
LinkedIn
How to Manage Your Star Employee
Harvard Business Review - Rebecca Knight
Managing your star performers should be no sweat, right? After all, they’re delivering results and exceeding targets. But don’t think you can just get out of their way and let them excel. They require
Tech Trends
Why Stackshare is quietly becoming a secret weapon for developers and Silicon Valley CTOs
TechCrunch - Connie Loizos
On Stackshare, Airbnb lists over 50 services in its “stack,” Slack lists 24, and Spotify lists more than 31; these stacks are collections of different pieces of software that each company is using to their
Startups
Rich doctors are beginning to offer their time —and money— to health-tech start-ups
CNBC - Christina Farr
Investing in health start-ups is all the rage. Now, doctors are getting into the game. At least two groups, FundRx in New York and angelMD in Seattle, …
UK to get first proton therapy centre after Ashya King's plight raised awareness of vital cancer treatment
The Telegraph - By Nicola Harley
The UK's first cancer-fighting proton beam therapy machine has arrived in the country. The revolutionary technology was previously only available overseas, but the arrival of the 55-ton cyclotron accelerator
Blood Vessels
Researchers Find Gut Bacteria Can Trigger Brain Lesions That Lead to Strokes
Science Alert - MIKE MCRAE
Another connection between the gut and the brain. In yet another study that has connected conditions in the gut to diseases of the brain, scientists …
Hundreds of new stem cell lines ready to help research
sandiegouniontribune.com - Bradley J. Fikes
Induced pluripotent stem cells have revolutionized stem cell science in the decade since their invention. They’re yielding clues into the nature of …
Tesla Just Doubled the Lifetime of Its Batteries Four Years Ahead of Schedule
futurism.com
The aluminum coating identified by Dahn’s group withstood an arduous testing process in the lab using machines developed as part of the research, …
Richard Feynman
Simple math is why Elon Musk’s companies keep doing what others don’t even consider possible
Quartz - Michael J. Coren
Physicist Richard Feynman returned over and over to an idea that drove his groundbreaking discoveries. His approach was documented by his Caltech colleague David Goodstein in the book Feynman’s Lost Lecture
National Academy of Sciences
Photonic Hypercrystals Are Now a Reality, and Light Will Never Be the Same
ieee.org - Dexter Johnson
Recently theorized and already realized, photonic hypercrystals will further enable technologies from Li-Fi to solar cells Image: National Academy of …
Buzz Aldrin to NASA: To Get to Mars ASAP, Pull the Plug on The ISS
futurism.com
Aldrin Clashes With NASA At the 2017 Humans to Mars conference — which was held on Tuesday May 9 in Washington D.C. — Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin …
Narcissism
How to Manage a Narcissist
Harvard Business Review - Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
George, a senior executive of a large internet provider, was a participant in one of my leadership development programs. Although a very talented individual, he was seen as a nuisance within the group.
Biomarkers
Otzi the Iceman: Researchers validate the stability of genetic markers
phys.org - Saarland University
Biomarkers are biological attributes that can give doctors or researchers clues about the health status or illnesses of a patient. Scientists are …
Five Major Cancer Studies Are Proving Difficult to Reproduce
Gizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum
Humanity would understand very little about cancer, and be hard-pressed to find cures, without scientific research. But what if, when teams recreated …
Mutations
New tools will drive greater understanding of wheat genes
phys.org - Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists have developed a much-needed genetic resource that will greatly accelerate the study of gene functions in …
Gene therapy is here, and it could radically change modern medicine
Business Insider - Antonio Regalado
So what is gene therapy, anyway? The US Food and Drug Administration says it's any treatment in which a replacement gene is added to a person's body or a disease-causing one is inactivated. That's usually
The Diversity of Entrepreneurs in the U.S. (Infographic)
Entrepreneur - Rose Leadem
From age to ethnicity to gender, entrepreneurship is becoming increasingly diverse. New businesses are popping up every day. In fact, an estimated 550,000 open up each month just in the United States.
Lab Trained Robot Saves Scientists Valuable Time
trendintech.com - Andrew Thomas
As the rise of the robots is upon us, we see these intelligent machines appear all over the place. In Japan, robots will greet you at a hotel. In the …
Biology 101 Update: A Cell’s Lysosomes Are More Than Garbage Disposals
scientificamerican.com - Monique Brouillette
The lysosome was once thought of as the trash can of the cell, a dead-end destination where cellular debris was sent for disposal. But a growing body …
Graphene
Graphene’s Infusion in Textiles is the Future of Wearable Electronics
futurism.com
A Better Fit Smart clothes are a highly promising field of development, where everything from health monitors to LED displays are integrated into …
NASA Has Compiled a List of the Best Air-Cleaning Plants for Your Home
My Modern Met - Sara Barnes
Many of us spend most of our time indoors, so it’s important to cultivate a space that’s a healthy one. A simple—and beautiful—way to do this is through houseplants; they add some green to your home while
One of These Men May Wind Up Running Health Care in Donald Trump's America
Fortune - Sy Mukherjee
Speculation is heating up about who will lead the Department of Health and Human Services after Donald Trump takes office in January. Trump’s …
Profit
The 15 Most Profitable Industries to Start a Business (and the 15 Least Profitable)
Inc Magazine - By Jeff Haden
Thinking of starting a profitable small business? Looking to partner with or sell services to other profitable small businesses? Or just hoping to avoid starting a business in an incredibly challenging
Six Ways Technology Is Changing Health Care System As We Know It
HuffPost - Toby Nwazor
Image Credit Several leaps have been made in our health care industry over the last two decades and technology is considered to be the driving force behind most of these improvements. A careful examination

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Biofuel breakthroughs bring 'negative emissions' a step closer

Bitcoin's Getting Hard to Ignore, Even for Wall Street Titan Goldman Sachs

How to save money on generic drugs — and why they are getting so expensive

The Large Hadron Collider Detected a Beautiful New Particle

The founders of Robinhood, a no-fee stock-trading app, were initially rejected by 75 venture capitalists — now their startup

One Bowl Banana Bread Recipe

How to Manage Your Star Employee

Why Stackshare is quietly becoming a secret weapon for developers and Silicon Valley CTOs

Rich doctors are beginning to offer their time —and money— to health-tech start-ups

UK to get first proton therapy centre after Ashya King's plight raised awareness of vital cancer treatment

Researchers Find Gut Bacteria Can Trigger Brain Lesions That Lead to Strokes

Hundreds of new stem cell lines ready to help research

Tesla Just Doubled the Lifetime of Its Batteries Four Years Ahead of Schedule

Simple math is why Elon Musk’s companies keep doing what others don’t even consider possible

Photonic Hypercrystals Are Now a Reality, and Light Will Never Be the Same

Buzz Aldrin to NASA: To Get to Mars ASAP, Pull the Plug on The ISS

How to Manage a Narcissist

Otzi the Iceman: Researchers validate the stability of genetic markers

Five Major Cancer Studies Are Proving Difficult to Reproduce

New tools will drive greater understanding of wheat genes

Gene therapy is here, and it could radically change modern medicine

The Diversity of Entrepreneurs in the U.S. (Infographic)

Lab Trained Robot Saves Scientists Valuable Time

Biology 101 Update: A Cell’s Lysosomes Are More Than Garbage Disposals

Graphene’s Infusion in Textiles is the Future of Wearable Electronics

NASA Has Compiled a List of the Best Air-Cleaning Plants for Your Home

One of These Men May Wind Up Running Health Care in Donald Trump's America

The 15 Most Profitable Industries to Start a Business (and the 15 Least Profitable)

Six Ways Technology Is Changing Health Care System As We Know It