10-30-09

Bright Ideas: 8 Great Solar Gadgets

After decades of design neglect, the next wave of solar gear finally gets a blast of style.

By Paul Hochman 1 minute Read

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Impact

L.A. just took a crucial step to end its ongoing, dangerous urban oil drilling

Offshore wind farms could do double duty as carbon capture devices

See the giant, pristine coral reef that explorers found deep in the ocean’s ‘twilight zone’

News

Biden promised to put a Black woman on the Supreme Court: Here’s a possible shortlist

Omicron BA.2 in the U.S.: What we know about the emerging ‘stealth’ variant of COVID-19

Aziz Ansari’s new Netflix special demonstrates the pitfalls of COVID comedy

Co.Design

From cohousing to dementia villages: How Canadian communities are redesigning senior living

The fascinating design story behind the new Maya Angelou quarters

This map shows the dozens of U.S. cities that will get new public transit in 2022

Work Life

6 red flags your body is breaking down from overwork

My pre-IPO company is hiring fast. Should I still worry about the Great Resignation?

How the ‘Zoom ceiling’ might hurt your chance of promotion