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A close up of two inventions: a WiFi router and a smoke detector made out of grayish recyclable paper.

Electronic waste is out of control. So this university student invented a WiFi router out of dissolvable paper

This recyclable router could revolutionize e-waste. We're still working on simplifying Wi-Fi passwords though.

A glass bottle full of an orange liquid sits in a lab, undergoing a bioreactor system

Scientists create a meat-free protein — with just hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide — to fight world hunger

Made in a bioreactor system, the protein and nutrient-rich yeast could change food systems for good.

A young man with brown hair and a brown mustache stands in a lush, green forest, holding up a handheld pinecone-shaped device called Pyri

Students win Dyson award for wildfire-detecting 'pinecone' device

The groundbreaking device was designed by four students at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London.

On a black screen, a white sound wave depicts a vocal recording.

New AI device detects high blood pressure — a 'silent killer' — through voice recordings

The technology had up to an 84% accuracy rate in detecting hypertension.

A photo collage of a huge lithium battery standing in a lake, a vaccine liquid being tested, solar panels in a field, and an aerial view of the Klamath River

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A close-up of a droplet in a digital microfluidics test

Sexual assault goes underreported due to timely forensic analysis — but new DNA testing could change that

For years, thousands of untested rape kits have sat dormant.

A person holding a leaf blower and cleaning leaves on a flight of stairs

How one man’s battle against gas leaf blowers sparked a national movement

More than 100 US cities have banned gas-powered leaf blowers. Not only do gas-powered leaf blowers create extreme noise pollution — the most powerful can produce sounds of up to 100 decibels of low-frequency noise.

A photo collage of an elephant, a shelf at a grocery store, Chappell Roan singing on stage, a view of a field and mountains in the background, and a man getting a vaccine shot

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A plastic water bottle floats atop a green, algae-laden lake. A blue sky dotted with clouds can be spotted in the distance.

A new 'living plastic' self-destructs in just 30 days

Plastics can take years — even lifetimes — to decompose. But scientists have a new solution in the works.

Aerial view of Ahuejotes, Mexican willow trees, planted around the plots to protect against erosion.

Mexico's floating gardens are ancient wonders of sustainable farming

These highly productive man-made island-farms, which can be found floating on lakes across the south of Mexico's capital, date back to the time of the Aztecs or perhaps even earlier.

The Hydropack X from Aquaria Technologies sits outside of a residential home

These solar-powered generators create water 'from thin air,' provide safe drinking water to communities in need

The generators use a heat exchange and condensation method to capture water, after which a filtration and sanitization process makes it potable for humans.

Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and meat — but there are solutions

Food’s role in climate change has emerged as one of the defining challenges of our time. At the heart of this challenge is the prodigious use of fertilizers and a growing global population’s increasing demand for meat.