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Technology Japan11. June 2022Cargo Crosses Busy Waters – Without Human Intervention!
A commercial cargo ship made an autonomous trip – a world premiere – across the crowded waters of Tokyo Bay, in Japan, thanks to a software whose sole purpose is to improve the safety and navigation in busy maritime areas.
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Technology USA25. May 2022This Little Gadget Can Make Seawater Drinkable!
A group of researchers affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology came up with a small, portable, and filter-free device capable of cleaning undrinkable water with the single push of a button, to the delight of millions of people in need of the precious resource.
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Environment USA20. May 2022This Enzyme Breaks Down Plastic… in Days!
A team of researchers affiliated with the University of Texas, United States, has discovered an enzyme capable of breaking down plastic in a matter of days, thus providing a solution to plastic waste in overflowing landfills and the environment.
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Technology USA16. May 2022Groundbreaking “Solar” Plane Could Stay In The Air For Months
An American-Spanish startup company is busy at work transforming a solar-panel-equipped plane into a pseudo-satellite able to do various tasks without using a single drop of fuel and to stay afloat for months at a time.
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Technology Rwanda10. May 2022Drones Deliver Blood to Remote Places – and It Sure Helps!
Drones have been delivering blood products to remote health facilities across Rwanda, and meticulous analysis of the process has not only shown vast improvement in emergency delivery times, but also a significant reduction of waste in blood units.
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Technology Canada8. May 2022This Radar Identifies Bears – and Keeps Everyone Safe
A Canadian nonprofit combined radar technology and artificial intelligence (A.I.) to detect polar bears, helping the Arctic communities of Churchill, Manitoba, to maintain a safe distance from the powerful predator that ventures on land due to climate change.