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π± Study: No impact of screen time on children's brains. π Solar power has seen a remarkable increase in capacity worldwide - and that is just the beginning. π©βπ» New studies: No negative mental health impact from internet and social media. β‘ World's first fourth-generation nuclear reactor starts up.
π³ Blue whales returning to the Indian Ocean. π XPRIZE aims to add 10 healthy years of life - $101 million in prize money. π¦Ύ Deepmind's AI discovers millions of new materials. π€§ First steps towards a universal flu vaccine.
π Over 200 000 annual deaths averted through lower carbon emissions. π©Έ Promising results in cholesterol-lowering CRISPR treatment trial. π³ Allowing existing trees to grow could store a third of our carbon emissions. π Record low cost for electric vehicle batteries in 2023.
π Bangladesh added one more year of healthy life for just $1. π Northvolt's new battery needs less rare minerals. π Starship exploded, but made progress. πΏ Jeffrey Katzenberg: AI could reduce animation movie costs by 90%.
π³ Ecuador's forests are making a comeback. π First commercial carbon capture plant in the U.S. inaugurated. π Desalinates 49,000 liters of water daily, powered by ocean waves. π China's CO2 emissions set to decline in 2024.
π΅ Dementia has started to decline. βοΈ An astronaut proposes a space parasol. π¦ England's rivers increase in invertebrate diversity. 𧬠AlphaFold will speed up drug discovery.
π± Rhubarbs key to recycling electric car batteries βΏ Record high employment and education levels among disabled Americans. π² Oxford researchers: Overblown fears about misinformation from AI.
π§ Real-time brain tumor diagnosis during surgery. π° MIT: Desalination freshwater cheaper than tap water. π Scientists make key discovery about antimatter. π CRISPR-engineered chickens resistant to flu.
π― 40% more snow leopards. π New malaria vaccine. π¦Ύ US and Sweden are among top AI beneficiaries. π° Desalination of salt water is getting cheaper.