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Deep-diving robots to study carbon absorption of “marine snow” algae

Algae plays an important role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and a first-of-a-kind research expedition is set to highlight just how important that role might be by studying the density of dead algae at various depths.

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Massive 853-foot-tall wind turbines are coming to America’s East Coast

America's first "commercial scale" offshore wind energy project has decided to use GE's colossal Haliade-X turbines, the world's largest. Standing as tall as an 85-story building, with 722-foot rotors, each one is a 12-13 MW generator.

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Anti-aging gene therapy restores vision to mice with glaucoma

Using gene therapy, Harvard scientists have restored vision to mice suffering glaucoma by rewinding the aging process in their cells. The team says the research is a proof of concept for slowing the symptoms of aging with epigenetics.

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Durable new bioplastic can hold boiling liquids

Making plastic materials out of biomass offers a number of environmental benefits, but these bioplastics tend to underperform in a few key areas. Scientists may have found a solution to one such shortcoming; the inability to contain boiling liquids.

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Dieting based on blood type debunked yet again in new clinical trial

A new study looking at data from a clinical trial investigating the beneficial effects of a plant-based diet has found a person’s blood type has no effect on weight loss or cardiometabolic health in response to the dietary intervention.

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World’s largest solar telescope captures its first dramatic sunspot image

Astronomers have released a stunningly detailed image captured by the by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, revealing the structure of a massive sunspot as it temporarily darkened the Sun’s surface on January 28, 2020.

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Aptera opens orders on 1,000-mile solar EV that never needs charging

With three square meters of solar panel on the roof, and a body so ludicrously efficient that it can squeeze up to four times as much range out of a kilowatt-hour as other EVs, the new Aptera becomes the first EV you can drive daily and never charge.

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Folding electric scooter can be carried in the hand or in a backpack

Micro-mobility startup WheelKinetic has launched a squat little electric scooter called the BooZter which folds down to a portable package that can be carried by hand or thrown in a backpack.

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Razer brings noise cancellation to true wireless gaming earphones

For its second true wireless earphones release, gaming gear company Razer has added active noise cancellation and THX certification to a recipe that already boasted low-latency wireless connectivity.

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