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Good News This Week: May 11, 2024 - Dogs, Batteries, & Elmo

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Artist lawsuit against AI reaches milestone; discovery phase could unmask hidden practices of 'exploitative Goliaths'

A landmark court case is allowing ten artists to proceed with allegations against AI companies for copyright infringement for training AI models on stolen artwork.

Can HIV be cured using gene editing? We will soon find out

Today, thanks to antiretroviral drugs, HIV can be kept in check even if there is still no cure. However, a small biotech company in San Francisco called Excision BioTherapeutics is trying to change that.

Malaria Merozoites invading human red blood cells

R21 anti-malaria vaccine is a game changer. The scientist who designed it reflects on 30 years of research, and its hopeful promises.

Until three years ago nobody had developed a vaccine against any parasitic disease. Now there are two against malaria: the RTS,S and the R21 vaccines.

Left: A mockup of an iPhone showing a Teal Health chat screen next to the Teal Wand cervical cancer testing device. Right: The Food and Drug Administration campus

Groundbreaking at-home cervical cancer test granted 'breakthrough' status by FDA, fast-tracking approval process

Teal Health's at-home cervical cancer test just received 'Breakthrough Device' status by the FDA, in hopes of significantly reducing cervical cancer rates in the U.S.

Three images. Left: A woman in a blue, reusable isolation gown, tying strings around her waist. Center: A female doctor wearing a lab coat and fire-resistant hijab. Right: A close-up of an AmorSui lab coat, with a pull-cord on the waist to tighten the fit of the garment.

Reusable PPE is here — and it's designed specifically for women in STEM

AmorSui just launched a line of sustainable PPE products, including gender-inclusive lab coats, reusable isolation gowns, and fire-resistant hijabs.

What should you inspect on your vehicle before going on a road trip?

Road trips on impulse without proper planning will have all the equilibrium of a house built on jelly. A lot of planning and groundwork has to be done before you take off on a road trip. Plus, your efforts will improve gas mileage and help the planet

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Good News This Week: May 4, 2024 - Tattoos, Whales, & Sustainable Cement

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A blue Natron Energy sodium-ion battery on the left, a pile of salt on the right.

Lithium has a chokehold on green tech, but new sodium batteries could change that

Green energy is intrinsically linked to lithium batteries, but Natron Energy has introduced sodium-ion batteries as a safer, faster-charging alternative.

A man using a charging station to charge his electric car

A no-nonsense 5-step checklist to install an EV charger at home

If you’re interested in installing your own EV charger at home, we can help with the step-by-step preparation process.

Dr Eva Kovacs tows a GPS on the Great Barrier Reef.

Satellite imagery and AI help uncover an Ireland-sized addition to global coral reefs, according to new study

The world’s coral reefs are close to 25% larger than we thought. By using satellite images, machine learning, and on-ground knowledge, we found an extra 64,000 square kilometers of coral reefs.

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Universal blood donation could be here sooner than we think, as scientists uncover method to convert blood types

Researchers have sourced enzymes found in human gut bacteria to strip antigens from red blood cells, potentially paving the way for universal donor blood.