Growing Student Loan Debt Weighs Heavier on Graduates

StudentLoanDebt

College loans will top a trillion dollars.

More students will be going to college this and more of these students will borrow money to do so.  Student loan debt will likely top a trillion dollars this year.  And for the first time last year student loan debt outpaced credit card debt.

 

Continue reading… “Growing Student Loan Debt Weighs Heavier on Graduates”

Funeral Parlor Offers Drive-Through Casket Viewing

Drive through funeral parlour

Convenience for those on the go.

A drive-through funeral parlour in Compton, California, with a glass-encased chamber for the coffin offers convenience to mourners. Robert L. Adams Mortuary also provides a speedy way for well-known community members to be viewed en masse…

Continue reading… “Funeral Parlor Offers Drive-Through Casket Viewing”

Biodegradable Golf Balls Made From Lobster Shells

lobster-golf-ball-500x332

Balls from Shells

David Neivandt, a professor at the University of Maine, and Alex Caddell, an undergraduate student there, have developed a golf ball made from the shells of lobsters.

Though biodegradable golf balls already exist, this is the first to be made with crushed lobster shells with a biodegradable binder and coating, creating value from waste material…

Continue reading… “Biodegradable Golf Balls Made From Lobster Shells”

Serious People Live Longer Than Happy People: Study

 serious people

Serious people live longer.

We’ve been told for years that stress can kill you.  We’ve been told that happy people live longer and that hours in the gym will keep you healthy. Now an eight decade long study has turned this kind of long-cherished conventional wisdom on its head. Now it seems stress can be good for you and serious people may live longer than those with sunny dispositions. Exercise may not hold the key to longevity.

 

Continue reading… “Serious People Live Longer Than Happy People: Study”

Fujitsu Creates the World’s Smallest Vein Sensor

vein sensor

Fujitsu’s vein sensor is the world’s smallest and slimmest.

Technology to make biometric security useful is already in place.  Manufacturers are making biometric security more efficient, and usable. Fujitsu has created the world’s smallest and slimmest vein sensor. The vein sensor recognizes the veins on the palm of a person’s hand, unlike a fingerprint sensor that reads a user’s finger prints in order to verify a person’s identit.   The user just has to hold their palm lightly over the sensor in order to use it.  The user doesn’t even have to touch the sensor, eliminating any hygienic issues.

 

Continue reading… “Fujitsu Creates the World’s Smallest Vein Sensor”

Study: Video Games Make You Eat More

video games and eating

Video games compel you to eat even when you aren’t hungry.

A study in Canada has offered up a new clue to the country’s obesity epidemic.  The study suggested that video-game use is not just a rampant and sedentary replacement for physical exertion, but actually compels players to eat more — even when they are not hungry.

 

Continue reading… “Study: Video Games Make You Eat More”

Men Are Twice as Likely to Crash Their Cars Than Women Drivers

male driver

Men are the worst drivers.

The news women have been waiting to hear — men are the worst drivers.  Men are twice as likely to crash because of distractions ; more than one in 10 who had an accident admitted it happened after they became distracted at the wheel, compared with one in 20 women according to a new study.

 

Continue reading… “Men Are Twice as Likely to Crash Their Cars Than Women Drivers”

Badass Electric Motorcycle Gets 185 Miles on a Charge

green-electric-motorcycle-photo-01

Go Through Your Mid-Life Crisis Without Waking Up the Neighbors

The Sora is a new electric motorcycle by Lito Green Motion, a Canadian company. It looks fairly badass and thanks to its 12 kWh advanced lithium-polymer batteries, it has an electric range of 300 kilometers (185 miles) and a top speed of 200 kph (124 mph). Read on for more specs and photos.

Continue reading… “Badass Electric Motorcycle Gets 185 Miles on a Charge”

Discover the Hidden Patterns of Tomorrow with Futurist Thomas Frey
Unlock Your Potential, Ignite Your Success.

By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.

Learn More about this exciting program.