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A view from the top of a red Hyundai 2022 Sonata Hybrid, showcasing its solar power roof.

Can electric cars be powered with solar panels?

Solar panels aren't perfectly efficient technology, as much of the energy collected is lost to heat. Today's most efficient panels generate power from about 22.8% of the sunlight it collects.
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An iPhone shows the Apple Pay screen, lain atop an image of Yosemite National Park

This week, Apple will donate $10 to America's national parks on every qualifying Apple Pay purchase you make

The initiative will be followed by a national park-themed Apple Watch challenge, as well as the rollout of new trail-guiding features on Apple Maps.
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Two photos. On the left, a group of dairy cows stand in a field. On the right, a liquified natural gas-powered ferry sits on the water in Japan

Cow poo-powered ships make first foray into Japanese waters, testing future feasibility

Sourcing biogas from local dairy farms, this initiative could reshape the maritime industry and help achieve Japan’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Heavy equipment buries tree logs in a freshly dug vault in a field

'Wood vaulting': A simple climate solution you've probably never heard of

Forests throughout the West are overgrown and full of flammable vegetation, fueling wildfires and carbon emissions. Could burying it help solve the problem?
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A photo collage of an illustration of a Narcan sensor implant, an aerial view of a Banyan tree, a lab-grown starfish, an aerial view of 3D-printed houses, and Neffy, the first FDA-approved non-injectable drug for severe allergic reactions

Good News This Week: August 17, 2024 - Starfish, Sensors, & Trees

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A health professional wearing purple gloves holds up a syringe filled with a tan substance

A new FDA-approved syringe filled with algae- and fungi-based gel stops severe bleeding in seconds

The device is safer than other treatments, working faster for patients, and keeping medical professionals from direct contact with wounds.
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A person holds a small sensor, about the size of a stick of gum, in their hand.

MIT scientists reverse opioid overdoses with 'Narcan sensor' implanted under skin

The iSOS sensor saw a 96% success rate in reversing opioid overdoses in the initial study.
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A person holds a cotton swab for a rapid COVID test

We finally know why some people got COVID while others didn’t

Throughout the pandemic, one of the key questions on everyone’s mind was why some people avoided getting COVID, while others caught the virus multiple times.
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A water-powered, electronics-free dressing for electrical stimulation of wounds is held up in someone's hand.

Scientists invent water-powered 'electric bandages' for slow-healing wounds

The bandages were found to mend wounds faster than conventional methods in animal testing.
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A close-up of small carbonation bubbles

Scientists combat PFAS contamination in water using 'oxidizing bubbles'

In a recent case study, the method was shown to remove 99.2% of PFAS from water every day for six months.
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A woman shovels biochar onto a wagon

How biochar could be the secret weapon in the fight against climate change

A new study shows that Bhutan has the potential to sequester 68% of its greenhouse gas emissions through biochar, a carbon-rich material made from organic waste that is used to help plants grow.
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A crew transfer vessel is connected to a wind-powered charging system in the water

The world's first wind-powered electric ship-charging station debuts in Belgian North Sea

A world-first wind-powered electric ship-charging station debuted in the Belgian North Sea, hoping to reduce atmospheric pollution.
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