Building an "Atlas" of the Human Body
An ambitious new project coordinated by the National Institutes of Health [https://commonfund.nih.gov/hubmap]has set out to map the tens of trillions of cells in our bodies to better understand how they work in unison and keep us alive. Dubbed “The Human BioMolecular Atlas Program”, the goal
✈️ KLM Airlines - Seeking To Lead the Industry Toward Climate-Minded Travel
The oldest airline in existence, KLM, is building the world’s largest biofuel plant in the Netherlands. Last week, KLM celebrated its 100th birthday. However, rather than celebrating the past, they are looking towards the future by doubling-down on its commitment to making the airline industry cleaner and smarter. Faced
This device uses the dark of night to generate clean energy
The common problem with renewable energies, such as solar power, is that they cannot produce energy all the time. When the sun goes down, the solar panels stop generating energy. Energy-storing batteries are one way to get around the problem, but what if we could also produce energy at night
🌍 Kickstarting The Industrial Revolution in Africa
Everywhere it has been implemented throughout the globe, industrialization has lifted people out of extreme poverty, extended life expectancies, raised literacy rates, and improved living conditions. Finally, it is Africa’s turn. Proposed [http://www.tralac.org/resources/by-region/cfta.html] by Rwandan President Paul Kagame in March 2018, the
This Light-based Nervous System Helps Robots ‘Feel’
Last night, way past midnight, I stumbled onto my porch blindly grasping for my keys after a hellish day of international travel. Lights were low, I was half-asleep, yet my hand grabbed the keychain, found the lock, and opened the door. If you’re rolling your eyes—yeah, it’s
Solar panels are helping US farmers make ends meet
Since the start of the trade war between the US and China, there have been many people affected by the dispute, but small farmers have been bearing the brunt of it. The tit-for-tat tariffs applied by both countries to each other’s goods have cut demand for American crops, putting
This open-source home design might revolutionize the way we build
Keeping the fifth largest city in America running in a hot and arid desert climate is a difficult task, but the city of Phoenix, Arizona has pledged to do so and go carbon neutral and zero-waste. To achieve this, the city held a sustainable home design competition to come up
Scientists Just Found New Antibiotic Molecules—Right In the Human Microbiome
The human microbiome is the dark matter of biology: we know it’s there and critically balances health from disease. We can broadly examine microbe members with advanced DNA sequencing methods and infer their species makeup. With several doses of antibiotics, we can even observe what happens when we temporarily
New AI Systems Are Here to Personalize Learning
The narratives about automation and its impact on jobs go from urgent [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/06/automation-destroy-millions-jobs-change] to hopeful [https://www.vox.com/a/new-economy-future/manual-labor-luxury-good] and everything in between. Regardless where you land, it’s hard to argue against the idea that technologies like AI