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A worker lays out blocks of concrete on a pathway.

New 'bone-inspired' concrete is 560% stronger, without using plastics or fibers

The concrete, inspired by cortical bone, proves how well our bones handle strength under pressure.
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Solar panels outside of a residential home.

With 'walkable solar panels,' these inventors just paved the way for new eco-friendly architecture

The company promises to integrate solar technology into the "very fabric of your living and working spaces."
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The bamboo coral Isidella displaying bioluminescence in the Caribbean in 2009

From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years — here's what scientists still don't know about it

At least 94 living organisms produce their own light through a chemical reaction inside their bodies – an ability called bioluminescence.
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A photo collage of a kid getting a vaccine, a bottle containing different chemicals to make a protein product, people seated inside a restaurant, a snippet of a line graph of the declining rate of U.S. overdose deaths, and a group of six people planting a tree

Good News This Week: September 21, 2024 - Proteins, Athletes, & Trees

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Two photos, side by side. On the left is a promotional image for ABC's "Abbott Elementary," featuring a cast of 7 actors looking to the right and smiling. They include Janelle James, William Stanford Davis, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tyler James Williams, Quinta Brunson, and Lisa Ann Walter. On the right is a blue shipping container that reads "Breakthroughs begin with curiosity."

'Abbott Elementary' brings mobile STEM lab to students across the country

Ahead of the newest season of “Abbott Elementary,” students across the country are getting a chance to dive head-first into STEM.
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A photo collage of a grey wolf, a wind-powered cargo ship, an aerial view of a shoreline, a water pump, and an arm being injected with a vaccine

Good News This Week: September 14, 2024 - Wolves, Pinecones, & Cargo Ships

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A close up of two inventions: a WiFi router and a smoke detector made out of grayish recyclable paper.

Electronic waste is out of control. So this university student invented a WiFi router out of dissolvable paper

This recyclable router could revolutionize e-waste. We're still working on simplifying Wi-Fi passwords though.
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A glass bottle full of an orange liquid sits in a lab, undergoing a bioreactor system

Scientists create a meat-free protein — with just hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide — to fight world hunger

Made in a bioreactor system, the protein and nutrient-rich yeast could change food systems for good.
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A young man with brown hair and a brown mustache stands in a lush, green forest, holding up a handheld pinecone-shaped device called Pyri

Students win Dyson award for wildfire-detecting 'pinecone' device

The groundbreaking device was designed by four students at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London.
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On a black screen, a white sound wave depicts a vocal recording.

New AI device detects high blood pressure — a 'silent killer' — through voice recordings

The technology had up to an 84% accuracy rate in detecting hypertension.
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A photo collage of a huge lithium battery standing in a lake, a vaccine liquid being tested, solar panels in a field, and an aerial view of the Klamath River

Good news roundup: The world's biggest battery, faster DNA forensics, and record-breaking Paralympians

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A close-up of a droplet in a digital microfluidics test

Sexual assault goes underreported due to timely forensic analysis — but new DNA testing could change that

For years, thousands of untested rape kits have sat dormant.
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