Winter Emergency Preparedness: A Guide to Keeping Safe and Secure

Winter Emergency Preparedness

Winter is a season of snowflakes, warm clothes and blankets, and the joy of holiday festivities. Winter also brings many safety challenges as well. Challenges that demand a proactive approach to ensure you and your family are winter-ready. Prepare to conquer cold temperatures and freezing conditions with our Winter Emergency Preparedness guide. Tips for a […]

Night Sky Light Pollution Threatens Star Visibility, Human and Wildlife Behavior

Night Sky Light Pollution

Night sky light pollution has diminished the beauty of dark skies for a while now, and excessive artificial illumination is the major cause. Light pollution disrupts the ecosystem’s natural day-night flow impacting wildlife behavior and human health. Imagine being a nocturnal creature trying to navigate the world with a perpetual spotlight on you, it’s not […]

Innovative teaching methods and personalized learning models

Innovative teaching methods

The pandemic worsened educational inequalities, and it’s demoralizing to see certain groups of students excessively affected. Addressing this problem requires targeted interventions and a commitment to equity for students. Innovative teaching methods and personalized learning models can help address individual learning gaps that students are facing. Investing in technology and digital resources can facilitate remote […]

Rapidly Increasing Hurricane Intensification is Escalating Property Damage and Loss of Life.

rapidly increasing hurricane intensification

Increased thermal energy stored in the Atlantic Ocean is providing fuel for rapidly increasing hurricane intensification. In the journal Scientific Reports a study of 830 Atlantic hurricanes shows a clear pattern of rapid storm development. Cyclone Trend Analysis Over the Past 50 years Statistically, 8.1% of the hurricanes occurring between the years 2000 to 2020 […]

Dangerous Coastal Development. Population Growth in Flood-prone Areas.

Dangerous coastal development leads to increased destruction.

Dangerous coastal development is exacerbated by rising ocean levels related to a warming planet. A disturbing trend in developing countries is the increase in population growth in areas prone to disastrous flooding. According to a United Nations study, the increasing frequency and intensity of storms poses a higher risk of property destruction and loss of […]

UT Dallas Battery Initiative Funded by $30 Million Dept. of Defense Grant

Battery research leading to advanced energy storage.

UT Dallas Battery initiative funded by DoD is a three-year award for creating a prototype Energy Storage Systems Campus. The research facility shall be called the Batteries and Energy to Advance Commercialization and National Security (BEACONS) Center. Project goals are “to develop and commercialize new battery technologies and manufacturing processes, enhance the domestic availability of […]

LED Energy Saving Lighting; Africa Phasing Out CFLs. Improving Quality of Life!

LED energy saving lighting Africa CFL Elimination

Africa Region requesting the global lighting industry to support an amendment to mercury-lamp phase-out plans. In 2021, Roger Baro wrote to LEDs Magazine highlighting the significance of phasing out fluorescent lights that contain mercury through the Minamata Convention on Mercury C0P4 on behalf of the African region. The governments are working to phase out the […]

Educational Equality in the United States. How STEM Supports Child Development.

Educational equality is highly valued and necessary for all students. In the United States education system learning disparities between racial and ethnic groups is widespread. Researchers continue to investigate why inequality arises, exists, and which populations of children are most affected. A well-rounded quality education is essential for children, their careers, and society. Educational equality […]

Best emergency flashlight for the Home, Car Emergency Kit, and First Aid Kit

Best Emergency Flashlight Shake Light 40-B

Best emergency flashlight is an audacious claim. What exactly are the capabilities of a flashlight that deserves top billing recognition? What product attributes must be met that allows a flashlight to be recognized as the gold standard? Flashlight Attributes to Consider Attributes for defining the best emergency flashlight are light output, impact resistant housing and […]

Renewable Energy and the Societal Benefits of a Global Power Generation Transition

Renewable energy transition is essential for a sustainable future.

Renewable Energy Implementation Goes Beyond Power Generation and Global Warming   Power generation around the planet is being converted to renewable energy sources. Electrical energy is a critical element to our daily lives and dependence upon a reliable power grid is increasingly important. There are a variety of ways in which electricity is generated including the […]