Often times, negative situations breed positive advancements. A prime example is the way environmental concerns have inspired an entire generation of inventors. With the appetite for green products voracious, inventors everywhere have heeded the challenge to come up with innovative ways to reduce impact. Without the urgency of this cause, the world might have missed…

We recently heard of Canada’s big and better immigration plans for 2018. From a strong desire to allow a million newcomers by 2020 to a promise of huge funding in immigration, Canada elaborated on its exciting initiatives. It also did tell about the growing opportunities it has in store for various professions. But, with so…

Over the last few years, increasing oil prices have had the public curious about whether this is the only way to fuel their cars. Considering all the technology available today, one would think at least one oil-deprived country would come up with an alternative way to get gasoline. Few people are happy with the costs…

British scientists are asking fellow scientists around the world to help China reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the development and implementation of carbon capture and storage technology (CCS technology). The call reflects the blunt reality that China is putting a new coal-fired power plant into service every week, on average, to support its rapidly growing…

Farming methods may to modern eyes seem to have once been more natural but are we being romantic and nostalgic? A great website that traces the history of the countryside and agriculture – ukagriculture.com – is an easily digested history of UK population and economic developments and their impact on farming from the days of…

What is the zero point energy home generator? Have you ever heard of it before? It is actually a device that utilises the little-known “zero point technology”, part of quantum physics, and so allows you to harness the intrinsic energy that is stored in magnets. It has been talked about for over one hundred years…

Biosphere technology is a waste to energy system which efficiently and environmentally destroys and converts waste materials into green energy. This technology is so far the best alternative to coal-fired power plants. It is a gasification process that converts waste materials using thermal decomposition at elevated temperature and oxygen starved environment. Unlike coal burning, it…

Every year, Forbes evaluates the most exciting developments in technology and lists what they believe are the most influential and powerful developments in the year. For 2013, one of the top choices for tech and gadget development is the improvement and increase in availability of no touch technology. No touch technology actually encompasses a wide…