A spacecraft is being built that could orbit the Earth and aid other ships that need a refuel—extending their missions. The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, Texas, will build and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25.5 million Space Mobility and Logistics (SML) project funded by…
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While a cup of joe from Cafe Joyeux is a normal experience in European cities, this radical and tremendous coffee chain just opened its doors in the Big Apple. Located at 599 Lexington Avenue, East 52nd Street, the first American Cafe Joyeux employs crew members with intellectual and developmental disabilities, empowering…
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At HarperCollins, a lot of attention and thought is given to deciding exactly what combinations of margin measurements, font, and layout feel most appropriate for the genre, and writing style. But in a case of do-your-part environmentalism, designers at the publishing house have now standardized a series of subtle and imperceptible…
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When I was young, backpacking through Europe with my sister, we took a train into Paris completely unaware that the Seine had flooded the city, and the train workers were on strike. Most travelers lack immediate access to travel intelligence information or communication capabilities that may be critical in the event…
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An Australian bank representative recently yanked an unsuspecting woman back from the brink of the financial oblivion she was about to throw herself into resulting from an internet scam. Westpac Bank trains its employees to poke questions at anyone engaging in strange transactions, and after the teller’s suspicions were aroused, she…
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Coffee grounds have been tested in a laboratory setting for their potential use as a cleanup agent of common agricultural runoff, suggesting that along with compost, snail repellent, and many other uses, used coffee grounds could protect water sources from agricultural pollution. The study looked at bentazone—a common herbicide used in…
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A biotech company has established a stunning milestone for prosthetics as their firm became the first and only one in the world to produce a bio-3D-printed windpipe that was successfully transplanted into a human body. Nasal stem cells and cartilage cells were obtained from other patients who underwent other procedures, and…
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