🔋 The world enters the age of electrotech
The energy system is undergoing the most extensive transformation since the transition from biomass to fossil fuels in the 18th century.
🔋 European car manufacturers on track to meet EU emission targets
European car manufacturers sold 38 percent more electric cars during the first seven months of the year.
🥼 Lab-grown kidneys getting closer
Researchers have created kidney organoids that develop complex internal structure and produce urine when transplanted in mice.
📱 Headphones and smartphones become medical devices
The FDA has approved AirPods as over-the-counter hearing aids for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss.
💵 HIV medicine price drops from $28,000 to $40
The lower cost applies to 120 low- and middle-income countries and takes effect in 2027.
✂️ New CRISPR technique makes gene editing much safer
Scientists have created a new version of CRISPR gene editing that makes 60 times fewer errors than before.
🗳️ Ghana's democracy shows stability over 30 years
Ghana has held uninterrupted and peaceful elections since the return to democracy in 1992, with four power transitions between political parties.
🧬 For the first time: Gene therapy slows Huntington's disease by 75%
The study shows that patients who received high doses had fewer symptoms and produced 8.2 percent less of a protein that indicates dying nerve cells.
🥣 80 million more children now receive meals at school
Low-income countries have increased the number of children receiving school meals by 60 percent in just the past two years.