How Stabus wants to fix Ghana’s public transportation issues

Founded in November 2019 by Isidore Kpotufe and Albert Angmor, Ghanaian transport startup, Stabus is hoping to address the challenges plaguing the formal and informal public transport systems in the West African country.

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SMS-TORK Company Supports the Covid-19 Struggle With Its R&D

SMS-TORK has developed a proportional solenoid valve for use in ventilation machines that are critical in the health of patients in the Covid-19 outbreak.

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30-year survey assesses plastic problem in the Antarctic

Two new studies by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are shedding new light on plastic waste in the Antarctic. Using surveys of marine debris, researchers determined the source of plastics in the region and the effectiveness of mitigation efforts.

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“Seminal” cancer blood test trial moves method closer to clinical use

In a first-of-its-kind study thousands of people with no history of cancer were screened with an experimental multi-cancer blood test. The results caught several pre-symptomatic early stage cancers, but more work is needed before clinical deployment

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Rare metalloid quadruples lifespan of lithium-sulfur batteries

Among the promising alternatives to today's energy storage technologies are lithium-sulfur batteries, though they tend to quickly degrade and die. A new design promises to change that through the integration of a rare metalloid called tellurium.

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GPS notches up 25 years of telling us where to go

The Global Position System (GPS) has turned 25 years old. Operated by the US Space Force, the constellation of navigational satellites went fully operational on April 27, 1995, though US Space Command made the formal announcement in July of that year.

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Fisker Force-E off-roader will make a mean electric camper car

The Force-E package brings an aggressive off-road stance to Fisker's upcoming electric Ocean SUV, previewing a rescue vehicle that could quite easily become another in the growing legion of next-gen electric camper rigs.

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