JD.com, China’s second largest online retailer, is set to expand its drone delivery routes to reach a growing network of rural villages following a successful program launch last year. The retailer, China’s closest rival to online giant Alibaba, has been using drones to deliver goods across four Chinese provinces including Jiangsu, rural Beijing, Sichuan and Guangxi […]
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Joy Villa Shows Why Being Authentic Is Riskier Than Being Risqué
Is nuclear energy renewable?
Nuclear energy remains controversial. Many think we shouldn’t use nuclear at all. The question: “Is nuclear energy renewable?” TED’s Chris Anderson invited two experts to debate the viability of nuclear energy vs the alternatives available. TRANSPRIPT “Is Nuclear Energy Renewable and Environmentally Sound?” Chris Anderson: We’re having a debate. The debate is over the proposition: […]
Virginia Tech flexible solar panel goes where silicon can’t
Post-doctoral researcher Congcong Wu, who is working in the lab of Shashank Priya, the Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor of Mechanical Engineering, holds up a layer of the flexible solar panel the group is working on. The process to adhere a thin film of titanium oxide to the panel takes less than 10 seconds using […]
Brand new NES Classic Edition sells out. resale price up 200%
Opposable Thumbs — Low supply, high demand drives NES Classic Edition resale price up 200% [Updated] $60 system, which didn’t offer pre-orders, reselling for $180 or more online. Update: Just as this piece was going up, Toys R Us’ online allotment for the system sold out within minutes of becoming available for web ordering. And […]
Scientists develop a cancer-detecting smartphone add-on that’s up to 99% accurate
Researchers from Washington State University have come up with a diagnostic rig that can use a smartphone, a prism, and an ELISA plate to detect cancer. In the controlled settings of their lab, with the high-purity reagents they had to work with, the researchers were able to detect the cancer marker interleukin-6 (IL-6) with 99% […]
My new friend beats cancer
I just met Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D on Twitter. Found out she had a new book, “The Cancer Revolution” and found a bunch of videos on the book page. Learning much. Here’s on how to prevent cancer.
Has Indoor Organic Farming Matured?
In a renovated warehouse by San Francisco Bay, plastic towers sprouting heads of lettuce, arugula, and herbs rise 20 feet to the ceiling, illuminated by multicolored LED lights that give the room a futuristic feel. A group of tech entrepreneurs and investors including billionaires Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt are betting this facility, 100 miles […]
Ted Drewes receives award for,”Best ice cream shop in the world’
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – It really is a big award guys, and gals. Ted Drewes Frozen Custard of St. Louis is back in the international spotlight. Last fall when an Irish marketing firm voted Ted Drewes as the best ice cream shop in the world. St. Louis’ iconic custard shop, in business since 1929, […]
Amazon’s Living Lab: Reimagining Retail on Seattle Streets
SEATTLE — On a busy stretch of road in this city’s Ballard neighborhood, a curious new grocery store is taking shape — and so begins another effort by Amazon to use the residents of its hometown as guinea pigs. Workers are finishing up a driveway with a series of parking stalls, protected from the rain […]