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Researchers Build High-Performing Hybrid Solar Converter, Self-Healing Biopolymer, Wave-Powered Boat
US scientists have developed a solar converter that harvests both sunlight and heat at 85% efficiency and a new type of biopolymer could revolutionise soft robotics as it can reverse any undergone damage within seconds. More good news.
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A Watch Made Out of E-Waste, Tigers Making a ‘Remarkable’ Comeback, Englands ‘New Era’ of Cycling
UK fashion label Volleback is working on a watch made out of e-waste; tigers are making an impressive comeback in five Asian countries; and the UK government is handing out bike repair vouchers. More good news below.
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Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels for First Time in Europe, Soft-Solid Electrolytes Could Boost EV Range
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Vietnam Bans Wildlife Trade, India’s Bicycle Boom, World’s Smallest Endoscope
Vietnam is banning wildlife imports and closing wildlife markets; Indians are rediscovering the ‘poor man’s mode of transport’; and researchers have 3D printed the world’s smallest endoscope.
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Student Creates Book on How Illnesses Present on Non-White Skin, Fish-Friendly Hydropower Plant
Second-year medical student Malone Mukwende has created a handbook on how skin diseases present differently on black and brown skin; scientists have developed a new power plant designed to reduce the impact of hydropower on aquatic life; and Levi’s is making jeans out of old jeans.
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Seattle Passes Payroll Tax, Portugal Ditchess Coal Two Years Ahead of Schedule
Seattle introduces a new payroll tax meant to combat homelessness; Portugal will end coal-burning two years ahead of schedule; and a molecule found in sea sponges halts the cellular duplication of cancer tumors. More news.
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Putting Nature First Could Create 400 Million New Jobs, US Startup Is Using Yeast to Clean up Wastewater
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Smart Roads Charge Cars While in Full Motion, Cruelty-Free Robot Dolphins, Firm Turns Desert Air Into Water
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Piezoelectric Nanofibers Can Help Repair Broken Bones, Slow Checkout Lane for the Elderly
Scientists have invented a scaffold of non-toxic polymer that also generates an electrical field that encourages bone growth; a Japanese supermarket has started a slow checkout lane for the elderly; and the “world’s tallest hybrid timber building” is being built in Sydney, Australia.
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New Air Filter Can ‘Catch And Kill’ Coronavirus, Vermont Becomes First US State to ‘Ban’ Food Waste
Researchers from the University of Houston have designed an air filter that can trap the novel coronavirus and neutralise it instantly; Vermont bans throwing food scraps into the trash; and Cuba has recognized a baby has two moms for the first time.
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Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Keystone Pipeline, Giant Flywheel to Prevent Blackouts in the UK
The U.S. Supreme Court handed another setback to the Keystone XL pipeline by keeping in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key environmental permit for the project; a giant flywheel in north-east Scotland could help prevent blackouts across Britain; and Alphabet’s Loon balloons provide their first commercial internet service in Kenya.
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Austria’s Trains Take Over Vienna-Salzburg Flight Route, World’s First 3D-Printed Vegan Steak
