Around 2,000 years ago, the world’s population was around 300 million. Around 1800, it reached a billion. The second billion was notched up in 1927. The three billion mark was swiftly reached in 1959, rose to four billion in 1974, then accelerated [...]
Although Halloween doesn’t pose a gift problem, it does have its own billion dollar consumption issues, as families spend big on costumes and candy. Aside from the stomachaches and headaches resulting from all that sugar, Halloween results in a huge [...]
Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, whose structure is one-atom-thick .
Graphene has “the highest current density (a million times that of copper) at room temperature; the highest intrinsic mobility (100 times more than in silicon); and conducts [...]
Because bamboo takes in nearly 5 times the amount of greenhouse gasses, and produces 35% more oxygen, than an equivalent stand of trees, it is an efficient replenisher of fresh air.
Energy from the sun reaches the earth as short-wave radiation; [...]
If your electricity and gas bills leave you a little bemused, don’t worry, you’re not alone. But it is certainly well worth taking the trouble to understand your bills, because this is the first step to taking control of your energy use and saving [...]
Dubai Humanitarian, a global leader in promoting sustainable humanitarian practices, has continued to champion the evolution of the humanitarian supply…
Here are 10 good reasons:
Energy from the sun reaches the earth as short-wave radiation; 