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  • An AI-driven mobile app is helping Nigerian mothers keep on top of their babies' immunisation schedules

    Zubaida Baba Ibrahim

    April 14, 2023 |

    Vaccines Work |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

    HelpMum offers a vaccination tracker app that allows parents to track their babies’ immunization schedules. Parents can track their child’s vaccination records and see when they’re due for another dose to ensure they’re staying up to date on immunizations.

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  • Zipline's AI drones are boosting access to medical products at rural hospitals in Kaduna

    Francis Annagu

    April 14, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    Delivery company Zipline uses drones to get medical supplies to rural areas in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Their drones offer on-demand delivery to distribution hubs much quicker than the previous delivery process.

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  • Golden straw: how Ukraine can make money from bio-waste and give up gas

    Viktoriia Hubareva

    April 14, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    Ukrainian scientists invented a generator that uses organic waste from agriculture to produce cheap energy. This method can replace natural gas while disposing of agricultural waste in a way that doesn’t emit carbon dioxide.

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  • How Recycling Wastewater Could Help Quench the West's Thirst

    Alexandra Ossola

    April 14, 2023 |

    Wall Street Journal |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Drought-stricken cities in California are turning to direct potable reuse of water to combat drinking water shortages. This process involves treating wastewater and returning it to the drinking water supply.

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  • Calbright's star is rising: California's online community college is adding, keeping more students

    Mikhail Zinshteyn

    April 12, 2023 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Calbright College is a unique, tuition-free online community college that allows students to complete coursework toward certificates at their own pace. The college’s enrollment is growing by about 8 percent each month, and about 70 percent of students who enrolled in mid-2022 were still enrolled or had completed their studies nine months later.

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  • A Knee Replacement That Talks to Your Doctor? It's Just the Beginning.

    Peter Loftus

    April 11, 2023 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States

    Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. developed a “smart knee,” which has built-in sensors that can wirelessly transmit data about how a replacement knee is working. The data is sent directly to a doctor, who can then monitor how the patient is doing after surgery. Doctors and medical device developers predict this smart knee technology could be replicated in artificial hips, shoulders, and spinal implants and several other uses beyond orthopedics, like monitoring hearing aids.

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  • Wind of Change: Energy Blows Across Nebraska Thanks to Wind Farms

    John Upton Arjav Rawal

    April 10, 2023 |

    The Reader |

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    Response Location: United States, Petersburg, Nebraska

    Alongside clean energy, wind farms built on property leased from locals in Nebraska are generating jobs, income, and local taxes that keep small towns like Petersburg afloat.

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  • India's endangered tiger population is rebounding in triumph for conservationists

    Jessie Yeung

    April 10, 2023 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: India

    India developed 53 tiger reserves over 75,800 square kilometers as a part of a government-led conservation program, Project Tiger. Software and technology like camera traps are used to track the tiger population, which reached over 3,100 last year.

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  • Solar shingles top Virginia home

    Elizabeth McGowan

    April 10, 2023 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Reston, Virginia

    The Timberline Solar Energy Shingle roof is made up of solar-power integrated, nailable shingles that allow homeowners to keep the look of traditional roofing shingles while reaping the benefits of solar energy. This prevents aesthetic-related issues with homeowner associations and installation bottlenecks that complicate the process of installing solar panels.

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  • How one Indian village is lighting the way in green energy drive

    Moushumi Basu

    April 09, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Hengbung, Manipur

    A first-of-its-kind renewable energy system in Hengbung, India, creates hydropower with solar pumps to prevent the community from experiencing prolonged power outages during extreme weather. At the same time, the project is increasing India’s renewable energy capacity.

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