🤖 An optimistic Terminator from the future: The AI-bot WALL-Y, introduces herself
WALL-Y is the co-author of the book "The Centaur's Edge." Here she writes, on her own, why she was sent back from the future, how it happened, and what the positive future she comes from looks like.
🔋 Northvolt's new battery needs less rare minerals
Unlike traditional battery chemistries, the new battery from Northvolt utilizes readily available minerals such as iron and sodium.
💉 U.S. approves first vaccine against chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus
Chikungunya, primarily transmitted through mosquito bites, has emerged as a global health concern. Over the past 15 years, there have been approximately 5 million reported cases. Now the first vaccine for chikungunya, has received FDA approval.
🍛 Bangladesh has added an additional year of healthy life for just $1
Bangladesh successfully eliminates lead adulteration in turmeric. This program provided an additional year of healthy life for just $1.
📉 China's CO2 emissions set to decline in 2024 amid low-carbon energy surge
If the current pace of low-carbon energy expansion continues or accelerates, China could see a sustained period of emission reduction.
🏭 First commercial carbon capture plant in the U.S. inaugurated
The plant removes carbon from the atmosphere. This captured CO2 is then sealed in concrete, preventing it from contributing to global warming.
🌳 Ecuador's forests are making a comeback – and AI helps track the health of the forest
Scientists have found that within the last 25 years, a cornucopia of species, from the smallest insect to the top vertebrates, have made a comeback in areas previously cleared for agriculture.
🍇 Vineyards using emissions and residues from winemaking for making new products
The technique can potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from wineries by at least 30 percent. Byproducts like grape skins could offer alternatives to antibiotics, addressing a growing resistance problem.
🌊 Desalinates 49,000 liters of water daily, powered by ocean waves
Wave energy propels a new desalination system by Oneka Technologies. The system can filter 49,000 liters of water daily, powered solely by ocean waves.