Plan to turn wastewater pollutants into power wins UW’s 3-Minute Thesis
Gregory Lui used pollutants in wastewater from local breweries to create power In just three minutes and using only one slide, Gregory Lui laid out his plan to convert pollutants in wastewater into electricity. Lui won the annual three-minute thesis competition at the University of Waterloo Wednesday afternoon for his talk on how to use […]
Geothermal heating a good use of flooded Picadilly mine, report says
The core idea behind geothermal heating involves extracting the heat of the water deep inside the mine. More than two years after Sussex was rocked by the closure of the Picadilly mine, the town is getting some good news about the mine — it can likely be used for geothermal heating. Town officials are holding […]
19 Personal Finance Tips You Were Never Taught—but Need to Know
“Delaying your purchases for a day gives you time to think about whether or not you really need the items, and it curbs regrettable impulse buys,” advises Marc Diana, CEO of MoneyTips. “Sale items may be an exception to this rule, but even then, question how badly you need the item compared to saving or […]
Here’s how to prepare your kids for ‘adulting’
Worried about sending your kid out into the world? You should be. As it stands, about 1 in 5 children in the U.S. don’t meet baseline levels for financial literacy proficiency, according to the often-cited PISA 2015 Financial Literacy assessment. That can become an issue when they need to make a budget, find affordable housing […]
Revolut launches disposable virtual card to beat online fraud
Challenger bank Revolut is to let customers create disposable virtual cards to make purchases online, in a bid to stamp out fraud. From today, customers of the digital bank will be able to use their Revolut app to generate card details that are then destroyed after being used for a transaction. The app will then […]
How to retire by 40: 3 proven tips from someone who has
Chris Reining isn’t your average retiree. He said goodbye to his working years at 37, and is now financially independent, living his life on his own terms. Growing up in a middle-class family in Illinois, Reining says he did well in school, earned scholarships, and attended the school that paid him most. Unlike many other […]