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Teresa Carey is an award-winning filmmaker, journalist, and producer whose sea-going adventures — from solo ocean voyages to scientific expeditions — spark wonder and champion conservation through the power of story.

Transportation

Goodbye, rubber. These new steel tires last a lifetime.

An Arizona-based startup called Global Air Cylinder Wheels (GACW) invented a steel tire that eliminates the need for polluting rubber tires.

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Robotics

Humanoid robots are waking up — and they look eerily real

Engineered Arts, a robotics firm located in the United Kingdom, released a video showing a humanoid robot that looks exceptionally lifelike.

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Climate Crisis

Luminescent materials could cool our cities and light the streets

Luminescent materials could be used to cool our cities, and simultaneously cut down on electricity.

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Climate Crisis

New tech “upcycles” junk plastic, reducing its carbon footprint

A chemicals and aircraft parts manufacturer has created a new method for converting low-grade plastic waste into oil, which they can turn into high-quality plastic.

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Climate Crisis

Rock dust can turn farmland into a sponge for greenhouse gases

Spreading rock dust over large areas of farmland could cause the soil to absorb considerably more carbon from the air, while improving crop yields — a process called mineral weathering.

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Music

How music can rewire the brain after an injury

MedRhythms, an experimental digital therapy combines sensors and music to help people with Parkinson's disease walk.

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Clean Energy

Will battery recycling be ready when all these new EV batteries die?

The growing usage of lithium-ion batteries, particularly in vehicles, is outpacing the technology to recycle them. But researchers and innovators are scrambling to find an effective and eco-friendly battery recycling technique.

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Archaeology

Scientists discover a new mineral from the depths of the Earth

Scientists have discovered a new mineral that has never been seen before. The unearthed mineral was trapped inside the diamond.

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Engineering

Metal-eating bacteria could clean up dirty mining sites

A unique metal-chomping microorganism ate through a nail in just three days. Now they might be tasked with an enormous mission: cleaning up mining waste.

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Agriculture

Survival genes from the world’s harshest desert environment could save our crops

Researchers have discovered genes linked to plant survival in Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the world's harshest desert environments.

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