Sep 26 Your plastic grocery bags can now be recycled into nanotechnology That grocery-store plastic bag you just threw away might be the future of nanotechnology. Scientists at the University of Adelaide have developed a way to turn plastic bags into carbon nanotube membranes. These membranes are sophisticated and costly,… Continue reading
Sep 26 What we're watching Thursday Good morning! It's Thursday, September 26. Here's the news we're watching today. Politics President Obama will deliver a speech on healthcare at 10:50 a.m. ET in Largo, Maryland. We'll stream it live. Christina Bellantoni reports: "The next big vote on… Continue reading
Sep 25 Qatar accused of "modern-day slavery" by migrant laborers Photo by Flickr user Juanedc. A recent investigation by The Guardian newspaper has raised serious allegations against the country of Qatar regarding the deaths of dozens of Nepalese laborers in recent weeks. Nepalese migrant workers account for… Continue reading
Sep 25 Who are those people that write letters to editor? Photo by Shehan Peruma/Flickr. Ruth Graham was curious about those people who write letters to the editor ever since she had her own letter published in "New York" magazine in 2006. While some speculate that publications… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch Death of Kofi Awoonor in Nairobi Attack Is 'Great Loss' for Ghana and Poetry Death of Kofi Awooner in Nairobi Attack Is 'Great Loss' for Ghana and Poetry… Continue watching
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Sep 25 Watch Challenges Abound in Trying to Prevent Violence Via Mental Health Screening Challenges Abound in Trying to Prevent Violence Via Mental Health Screening… Continue watching
Sep 25 Where's Lincoln? Spotted at the Gettysburg Address Portrait by Anthony Berger/Wikimedia Commons. Professor Christopher Oakley says he has spotted President Abraham Lincoln in a 150-year-old photograph of the crowd at the Gettysburg Address, a discovery that could be one of the most significant in recreating… Continue reading
Sep 25 Kwame Dawes Reads 'The Weaver Bird' by Kofi Awoonor .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Wednesday on the PBS NewsHour,… Continue reading
Sep 25 World Cup preparations forge ahead in the middle of the Amazon Photo by Getty Images. Building a stadium in the Amazon rainforest is no easy achievement; and as the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup gets closer each day, construction crews in Manaus, Brazil are really beginning to… Continue reading