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Sub-Saharan Africa records drop in air pollution, Framework’s modular laptop, personalized vitamins
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Microbial factories produce hydrogen, Scotland makes period products freely available, first women GM in MLB history
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Device Captures Tire Dust, World’s Smallest Ultrasound Detector, Australia’s Feral Predator-Free Haven
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Activist Pushes Chinese Factories to Clean Up, Device Translates Brainwaves into Speech, “Cannabusiness”
By publishing online maps of environmental violations, Ma Jun has pushed over 1,300 Chinese factories to address pollution problems; a new device uses computer models to produce speech from brain signals; social entrepreneurs in New Zealand regard the booming “cannabusiness” as an effective way to empower disadvantaged Maori communities.
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Chile Passes Landmark Trans Law, Pollution Pioneer Madrid, World’s First Secondhand Mall
Chile will now allow people over the age of 14 to officially change their name and gender; Madrid bans polluting vehicles from the city centre; and the Swedish mall ReTuna is the world’s first secondhand shopping center.
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Coffee Fuel Cell, Ending Period Poverty in South Korea, Self-Healing Material Absorbs Carbon
Scientists have managed to turn coffee waste into electricity, hoping to help farmers curb pollution in the developing world; Seoul now provides free menstrual products in an attempt to support women from low-income communities; and a new material absorbs air-borne carbon using solar power and carbon dioxide in order to grow.
