A PhD student at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, has come up with a way to turn waste coffee into biodegradable coffee cups. It hinges on a process which converts mannose, the prevalent sugar in the grounds, into lactic acid which can in turn be used to make biodegradable plastics. That student is one Dominik Kopp, who apparently snapped up […]
Turning Coffee Grounds Into Coffee Cups
Integrating Their Inventory Management & Payment Solutions
Merchants solutions company Tidal Commerce and taproom management software DigitalPourtoday announce a new solution allowing breweries and taprooms to easily manage inventory and payments solutions on the same POS system. This is the first system of its kind for the brewery and taproom industry. Now, Tidal Commerce’s all-in-one Tidal Smart Terminal powered by Poynt can automatically be integrated with DigitalPour’s […]
Millennial Don’t Always Know How To Use Their Credit Cards
As Bart Simpson perfectly demonstrated, children should not be allowed anywhere near credit cards. This might sound stupid, of course children should not be allowed credit cards, they don’t have a full grasp of how finances work and are more than likely going to treat credit as free money. Well according to new statistics, perhaps some millennials shouldn’t be allowed them […]
System Creates Computer Generated Sound For Computer Animated Projec
Although movie and game producers can now create computer-animated images of just about anything, the sounds made by those onscreen items still typically consist of recordings of real-world objects. That may not be the case for much longer, however, thanks to a computer system developed at Stanford University. There are a few drawbacks to using actual physical objects for creating […]
Double Decker Mobile Garden
How do you make pickling, canning, and composting workshops fun? If you’re the Ecology Center, you take them on the road with a brightly colored double decker bus housing a prep kitchen and garden inside. The Ecology Center calls this bus “Road Trip,” and it’s been making appearances all over California. The “mobile ecological experience” hit the streets earlier this […]
Mercedes Here With Futuristic Camper Van Concepts
While Volkswagen is keeping things focused on all things California (and Grand California) at this year’s Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, the other big name in German vans will be showcasing a bit of everything. Mercedes-Benz will bring some of the latest trends in automotive technology over to the camper van side, highlighting fuel cell power and connected convenience in a trio […]
Bacteria Builds Stronger Biosynthetic Spider Silk
Strong as steel and tougher than Kevlar, spider silk is one of nature’s most impressive materials, but try as we might, we just haven’t been able to harness it for our own use on a practical scale. Most synthetic versionsaren’t completely up to scratch, but researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have now engineered bacteria to produce biosynthetic spider […]
How Sustainable Is Your Seafood?
As savvy customers take an interest in the sustainability of their seafood, sourcing environmentally-friendly fish is sometimes easier said than done. Sure, fishmongers and conscientious chefs can and will tell you where your fish is from and opt to offer replenishable species over overfished varieties, but what about the place where most Americans shop for their food: the supermarket? Environmental […]
Can You Really Burn As Much Calories With An E-Bike As A Normal Bike?
Two years ago, we heard about a study which indicated that even though e-bikes require less rider effort to travel at a given speed, they’re still a decent source of exercise. Now, a new study suggests that they’re just as good as regular bikes at improving fitness – at least when it comes to overweight riders. Conducted by scientists at […]
New Speech Analytics For Analyzing Mental Health & Wellness
According to the World Health Organization, more than 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression. Beyond the suffering that depression causes to individuals, this illness results significant lost work productivity and huge hospitalization costs. In fact, a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry states that the economic burden of depression is estimated at $210.5 billion per year. Approximately […]