Technology

Written by: Johnny Wood The overhead buzzing of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – aka drones – is an increasingly familiar sound in many parts of the world. Whether these helicopter-like devices are flown for fun, military purposes or commercial reasons, the...

Written by: YCC Team Fort Liberty — the North Carolina Army installation formerly known as Fort Bragg — is going solar in an unconventional way. The Army has put 2,700 solar panels on a lake at nearby Camp Mackall. The panels...

Written by: Kimberly White Digital Trends announced its top tech picks for CES 2019, a consumer electronics expo that brings together leaders, developers, and tech enthusiasts. Bringing home the gold was the Impossible Burger 2.0. The Impossible Burger began making headlines in 2016...

Written by: Johnny Wood The natural beauty of undersea corals seems far removed from the factory-like world of automated mass production. But an enterprising reef scientist is combining the two in an effort to regenerate the world’s reefs. Although seemingly disparate,...

Written by: Dana Nuccitelli Electric vehicle (EV) sales are surging in many countries around the world, including the United States. According to the Department of Energy, EVs accounted for just 1 percent of new U.S. car sales in 2017. That share...

Written by: Kimberly White General Motors is reviving the Hummer- only this time, it’s electric. The military-style vehicle was highly controversial and widely considered to be a symbol of excess. The massive truck was a notorious gas guzzler, getting less than...

Written by: Victoria Masterson Food waste is a mounting problem globally. About a third of the world’s food is wasted or lost, according to the WWF, with huge impacts for people, the planet and the economy. More than 800 million people go to bed...

Written by: Kimberly White  Hyundai Motor Company is launching a new brand dedicated to electric vehicles.  The brand is based on Hyundai’s existing vehicle named IONIQ that launched in 2016. The electric sedan was the first to offer three different electrified...

Courtesy of Landscape News Written by: Ming Chun Tang What if you could plant trees just by paying your bills? In the Philippines, a mobile payment platform is helping users play their part in reforesting one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, home to over...

Written by: Gaye Taylor Coming soon to a community near you: the opportunity to test drive an electric vehicle, courtesy of a Canada-wide tour aiming to prove that “EVs are for everyone”. Toronto-based Plug’n Drive is going national with its EV...