Thanks to robots! these job skills are in demand The more we rely on AI, robots and machine learning, the more work we need social scientists and humans experts to do. And the problem of employment arises in the face of the automation of production systems. So it becomes clear that areas such as the…
In the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW), in India, 750 million liters of human waste is treated every day through a process called bioremediation. Wastes are treated daily without using any chemicals, they support a fertile aquatic garden and protect the low-lying city from flooding. The “kidneys of Kolkata” are maintained by farmers and fisherman. Each…
The more we rely on AI and machine learning, the more work we need social scientists and humanities experts to do. The automation predicted by the thinkers of the last century is current, and the problem of employment arises in the face of the generalization of information and the automation of production systems. So it…
During the week of August 15–23, 2017, volunteers with Israel’s Eye from Zion humanitarian organization held an “eye camp” in Chuka, Kenya. They received 723 patients in three locations, from infants to senior citizens, performing free treatments and surgery—85 percent of the surgery to remove cataracts and 10% to correct astigmatism. Medical personnel volunteering for this mission…
Chemical compound could wipe out one of bees’ worst enemies A team of German scientists discovered a new chemical compound that could save honey bees from Varroa mites — parasites that suck blood and harm colonies. German scientists accidentally discovered a new chemical compound that could in term be used to save honey bees from…
50,000 Australian homes to become world’s biggest virtual power plant Some 50,000 homes in South Australia will receive solar panels and Tesla batteries, the state government announced Sunday, in a landmark plan to turn houses into a giant, interconnected power plant. Each home in the project will be equipped with a 5kW solar panel system…
A team of mechanical engineering students from Karukutty, in India have engineered a device that can utilize naturally flowing water to generate electricity. HVPG (High voltage pulse generator) is capable of generating around 5 watts of power on water currents flowing as slow as 0.5m/s. Needless to say, such devices can be beneficial to bring…
Scientists have been developing for the last few years a brain implant that would boost memory, called in their jargon an implantable “cognitive prosthetic”. This new development could be useful for many people even to the cynical. The implant works like a pacemaker, it constitutes an array of electrodes embedded deep in the brain and…
Children are more likely to have a positive than negative experience online, new research has revealed. In a survey of 2,000 eight to 17-year-olds about their feelings and attitudes towards social media, 68% said chatting to their friends online cheers them up. A further 88% also said that, when a friend was feeling sad or…
An Indonesian company uses seaweed as environment-friendly packaging One potential solution to the massive plastic pollution problem could come from Evoware, which makes seaweed-based packaging that is not only 100% biodegradable, but is edible as well. According to the Plastic Pollution Coalition, some 33% of all plastic is “used just once and thrown away,” which…