A proud and hopeful day for America, and the whole world, as President Barack Obama signs the 21st Century Cures Act, a new law aimed at curing cancer, brain disease, opioid drug addiction and more. Obama signs $6.3 billion law for cancer research, drug treatment WASHINGTON - President Obama signed a $6.3 billion bill to fund drug treatment, a precision medicine initiative and Vice President Biden's signature effort to "end cancer as we know it." In an emotional bill signing ceremony - … [Read more...]
Transparent Solar Panels 50 Times More Efficient Than Regular Photovoltaics
Transparent solar panels are 50 times more productive than regular photovoltaics If you're looking to install new solar panels in your home, why not consider those created by the aptly-named SolarWindow Technologies, which transform regular windows into solar panels that are up to 50 times more efficient than the regular photovoltaics you'd attach to a roof? … [Read more...]
The Device That Could Provide Clean Water for 663 Million People
This Tiny Device Could Provide Clean Water for 663 Million People Finance & Innovation A tiny, black rectangular device could be the world's long-term solution for clean water. The gadget is solar-powered, half the size of a postage stamp, and it disinfects water. "Our device looks like a little rectangle of black glass," said Chong Liu, lead author of a paper on the device published in Nature Nanotechnology. … [Read more...]
Earth-Like Planet Around Our Nearest Neighbor Proxima Centauri Reportedly Discovered
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