Leipzig University

Nylon can be found everywhere in modern life, from the clothes we wear to the seatbelts in our cars. The problem is that producing it can be a dirty business, but researchers say a new method can make nylon production significantly greener.

While we're used to seeing buildings with photovoltaic panels on their roofs, the fronts of those buildings are typically panel-free. German researchers are working on putting that space to use, with facade-based solar panels.

New research has found that endurance exercise, such as running, swimming or cycling, and high intensity interval training (HIIT)​ has the ability to not only slow, but actually reverse cellular aging, whereas resistance exercise, like pumping iron, does not.