Category: Featured

  • Millennials Don’t Just Want Coffee, They Want The Origin Story Too

    Millennials Don’t Just Want Coffee, They Want The Origin Story Too

    Approximately 30% of the population drinks coffee occasionally, but much more of the millennial population regularly consumes coffee, leading to some major changes within the industry. According to BBC News, an increasing number of millennial coffee drinkers are choosing to pay more for coffee if they can find out exactly where the product came from…

  • New Dental Material Found to Resist Biofilm Growth

    New Dental Material Found to Resist Biofilm Growth

    Dentists use composite materials in order to perform restorative procedures. However, these materials can be vulnerable to plaque, a sticky biofilm and can cause tooth decay. A recent study from the University of Pennsylvania looked at a new dental material that included an antimicrobial compound that can both resist the growth of biofilm and kill…

  • What’s Expected for Trade Shows in 2018?

    What’s Expected for Trade Shows in 2018?

    Businesses all around the world spend a lot of time and effort in order to prepare for trade shows and other conferences. However, these events are usually full of other businesses within the same industry. And with 81% of attendees at a trade show having buying authority, it’s important for each business to know how…

  • New Extension Helps You Decide Whether or Not Your Should Purchase an Item or Not

    New Extension Helps You Decide Whether or Not Your Should Purchase an Item or Not

    Impulse buying — we’ve all done it; we’re all guilty of it. We know how hard it can be when you’re standing in the check-out line to resist picking up that candy bar that keeps calling your name or to pretend you don’t see that new chapstick that just made its way out on the…

  • Intense Low Calorie Diet Helping Patients Fight Diabetes

    Intense Low Calorie Diet Helping Patients Fight Diabetes

    Diabetes affects roughly 30 million Americans but patients might be able to rely on a new diet to fight back against this metabolic disease. At any given moment in the U.S., about 50% of Americans are on some kind of diet. Many of those diets, however, rarely work, but dieters have more to work for…

  • GPS Helps Police Find Stolen Landscaping Equipment Totaling $400,000

    GPS Helps Police Find Stolen Landscaping Equipment Totaling $400,000

    Technology has certainly changed the world in many ways, and the security industry can thank various innovations for its success in recent years. It’s estimated that roughly 67% of all burglaries can be avoided simply by installing a high-tech video surveillance system. Though security cameras are a must for effective security, another type of technology…

  • Motive Behind Rand Paul Lawn Mowing Attack Remains A Mystery

    Motive Behind Rand Paul Lawn Mowing Attack Remains A Mystery

    Most gardeners would agree that well-landscaped and maintained lawns can add value to a property and can even reduce allergens. But sometimes, mowing your grass can be downright dangerous. That’s the unfortunate lesson Senator Rand Paul learned last month, when he was unexpectedly attacked by a neighbor while running his riding lawnmower. Since it occurred,…

  • After Hurricane Irma, Florida Town May Require Metal Roofs

    Many homeowner’s associations already place limits on the colors homeowners can use to paint the exteriors of their homes. Now, requirements for roofs are becoming more common as well. In fact, metal roofs may soon be a requirement for homes located in the Florida Keys. Metal roofs are known for having the strength to protect…

  • Home Depot and Charitable Individuals Helping Veterans Affected By Hurricane Irma

    Home Depot and Charitable Individuals Helping Veterans Affected By Hurricane Irma

    This year’s hurricane season brought total destruction to dozens of parts of the United States. There are damaging hurricanes every year, but it seemed as if this year was far worse than any in recent memory. According to a Houzz report, Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, and Irma took the lives of 257 people living in the…

  • Pollution Leading to 9 Million Deaths Per Year

    Pollution Leading to 9 Million Deaths Per Year

    Pollution just isn’t a global annoyance, it’s a deadly killer. According to CBS News, pollution is now linked to approximately 9 million deaths per year. That’s three times as many deaths as malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS combined. The new unfortunate information was published in The Lancet — saying that pollution played a role in one…