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Facebook’s Solar-Powered Planes Will Beam Data at Record-Setting Rates

Facebook's Connectivity Lab achieved a record data beaming rate last Thursday – roughly 20 Gbps over 13 km (around 8 miles). The Lab plans to install this technology into Aquila,…

November 22, 2016
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47 of the World’s Poorest Countries Pledge to Generate Energy With 100% Renewables

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At the United Nations climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco, members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum pledged to have fully green economies between 2030 and 2050. These nations are particularly susceptible…

November 21, 2016
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With This Revolutionary Paint, Your Walls Can Turn Heat Into Electricity

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Researchers have developed a thermoelectric paint that produces an energy output of 4 mW/cm2 by harnessing the waste heat from hot surfaces. Along with innovations like solar windows and solar…

November 21, 2016
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Regenerative Medicine: Scientists Have Successfully Engineered Functioning Human Nerves

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Using pluripotent stem cells, scientists have grown intestinal tissues with functional nerve systems. The synthesized tissue was used to study Hirschsprung's disease, a condition that impacts about 200,000 Americans yearly.

November 21, 2016
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Space 360: RT reveals first-ever 4K panoramic view of Earth from aboard ISS

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In a new installment of RT’s pioneering 360° video documentary from the International Space Station, cosmonaut Andrey Borisenko takes us to the favorite part of the station “of all crew…

November 21, 2016
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Zuckerberg: By 2100 We Will Have Cured Most All Diseases

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In a recent Facebook post, Mark Zuckerberg shared a photo Biohub's science team, and commented on some of the group's goals. According to Zuckerberg, life expectancy has increased by 1/4…

November 20, 2016
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