The Energy Department believes that non-vapor compression technology is the key to reducing the energy used by HVAC systems, and it’s willing to put money on the line to prove it. Near the end of October, the Energy Department announced that it will provide research and development programs with $8 million in funds to investigate […]
Read MoreVoice Search is becoming increasingly prevalent in our world of instant information. Google recently conducted a survey of teens and adults to better understand their voice search habits and discovered that people aren’t just using it: they’re using it in ways that may change how we think of SEO. According to the Google, 55% of […]
Read MoreA prominent New Jersey attorney who specialized in elder law pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that she defrauded the same elderly clients she was supposed to be protecting. Barbara Lieberman, 62, confessed to taking millions of dollars from her clients through fraud and then laundering money through various accounts, one of which was her […]
Read MoreEver since a picture of a male Target employee went viral last Sunday, social media users from all over have been asking one question: who is Alex from Target? Alex Laboeuf, as he is better known by friends and family, is a 16-year-old from Texas who works as a cashier at Target and happened to […]
Read MoreCould your next collagen cream come from a jellyfish? A grant funding program called Innovative UK is banking on it. Innovative UK, formerly known as the Technology Strategy Board, awarded a grant of nearly £100,000 last month to a healthcare and medical technology company which extracts collagen from jellyfish. Jellagen, a business based in Pembrokeshire, […]
Read MoreChina has long faced criticism over its supposedly lax protection of intellectual property. Years ago, they made the news after dozens of fake Apple stores were discovered throughout the country.Now the country has responded by establishing the first of many courts in Beijing that will handle trials on patents, trademarks and computer software issues. By […]
Read MoreFamilies are gearing up for the rapidly approaching fall and winter holiday season — and the spending they’ll do to prepare. In fact, the consumer holiday spending forecast is at its highest in nearly six years, according to the National Retail Federation. Americans aren’t only expected to spend more this holiday season, they’re also expected […]
Read MoreWithin one week of introducing smartphone payments with Apple Pay at their stores, pharmacy chains Rite Aid and CVS disabled Apple Pay, along with other tap-to-pay mobile payments systems with Google Wallet and Softcard. The sudden change pushed customers to complain over Twitter, siding with Apple rather than the drugstores. But so far, no clear-cut […]
Read MoreEvery few months, a new trend to make one’s smile appear whiter and brighter seems to pop up, each purporting to be more natural and do-it-yourself-able than the last. And the latest alternative teeth whitening technique on people’s minds essentially involves covering one’s teeth with a charcoal paste. It’s not quite the same charcoal you […]
Read MoreThrough the use of a miniature CNC machine, one company promises to help consumers create their own AR-15 lowers in the comfort of their own homes. Cody Wilson, the man who created the first 3D printed gun, unveiled the Ghost Gunner machine, a desktop-sized 3D printer made by his company, Defense Distributed. The Ghost Gunner […]
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