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What’s so great about being an expat? Plenty! You keep your American citizenship while immersing yourself in another culture. It can be exciting, rewarding, and one of the most challenging things that you ever do. Expat (short for expatriate) work isn’t for everyone. But if travel is in your blood and you long for far-off…
Anyone who has ever worked in an office building knows the Great Debate. It’s not about where to go for lunch, and it’s not about what happened on which TV show last night. No, the Great Debate is revolves around one thing: Where to set the thermostat. Speaking in generalizations, women tend to be more…
The best green building trends for 2015 make environmentally friendly materials and practices live comfortably with the end user’s need for something beautiful. No longer a question of aesthetics or environmental effect, there’s so much variety that everyone gets what they really want. This is great news, considering that green construction is predicted to keep…
Everyone has heard a story about a new development or project that’s halted in its tracks for any number of reasons. Maybe a wildlife habitat is discovered. Or maybe someone unearths artifacts that require investigation. There’s a balance between progress and the preservation of history. And the point is to allow both to exist with…
One of the most innovative public park spaces has been right under New York City’s nose all the time. But when they say “under,” they mean it. The new Lowline project proposal takes an unused space with loads of character, and turns it into something the likes of which the city has never seen. The…
Renewable energy isn’t just a good idea. More and more, it’s becoming mission critical for survival, at least as we know it. But new technology has arrived that might be another answer. Traditional methods of producing electricity have their problems, which most everyone knows too well. But what if the very clean, renewable source of…
Three dimensional printing seems to have taken a fast uptick from the stuff of science fiction to real-world applications. Just a few years ago, any 3D printed item was a marvel worthy of a news headline. But now, it seems that the technology had no bounds. Such is the case with the world’s first 3D…
Superlubricity might not be in your everyday vocabulary now, but it will be. Where friction exists, which is essentially everywhere, there is resistance. And conversely, lubrication acts to reduce that resistance. Although friction was understood, at least in a broad sense, several hundred years ago, there’s always been more to learn. And now scientists are…
In 2014, the Department of Motor Vehicles in the state of California started to issue permits to companies that allow them to test the driver assist technology in self-drive vehicles on public roads. Over the last six years that driver assist technology has been being honed and tested, only 11 accidents have occurred with the…
Today’s smartphones, tablets and other portable computer devices are manufactured from non-renewable and non-biodegradable materials. Some of them are even potentially toxic to life and the environment. They are regularly discarded and end up filling up landfills where they pose a serious environmental threat. It is estimated that most American’s discard their cell phone every…
