Posts published on: October 2019

Meditation and mindfulness for children in the school

Categories:

• Education

by Susana Díez

Posted on October 3, 2019

The new studies carried out by the government of the United Kingdom have allowed teaching Meditation in schools. It is a very important decision that will favour coexistence within the classroom. The complicated situations that sometimes occur may be due to students not knowing how to manage their emotions. The classes will be taught in 370 schools across the country…

Good things still happen to good people

Categories:

• Society

by Susana Díez

Posted on October 10, 2019

There is a Youtuber who is dedicated to putting on his channel recording about the act of giving thousands of dollars to people he does not know. He has achieved his fame by showing how people react to these situations.   This history is another example that strengthens his idea “good things still happen to good people”.   Mr…

An oasis in the middle a desert

Categories:

• Environment

by Susana Díez

Posted on October 17, 2019

Sometimes personal initiatives are more successful than government programs. In the mountainous northern regions of India, Anand Dhawaj Negi managed to create an oasis where there was nothing before. When he retired from his job he was able to devote himself to his passion.   The Department of Agriculture of India had declared an area of more than 1 million acres as uncultivable. But our protagonist decided to try on his own to change this situation…

Fully rechargeable carbon dioxide battery

Categories:

• Technology

by Susana Díez

Posted on October 24, 2019

The industry is interested in materials that have a high density. Lithium-carbon dioxide batteries can store up to seven times more energy than lithium-ion ones. The search for materials that are capable of storing as much information as possible, has developed exponentially in recent years. The fields for applications are very wide, for example, electric cars. At the University of Illinois at Chicago, they have managed to develop the first lithium-carbon dioxide battery…

Tabletop gardens for people in wheelchairs

Categories:

• Heroes
• Society

by Susana Díez

Posted on October 31, 2019

Terry Garret is the creator of gardens adapted for people with reduced mobility. The idea occurred to him when he saw how his brother had to leave the hobby that he liked the best. His illness forced him to move in a wheelchair and he had to give up gettings his hands on the ground. He also didn't have the physical strength to face the effort that gardening requires. They designed and built the first tabletop garden that was a resounding success…