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Globally, battery energy storage system (BESS) installations were up 54% in 2025 compared with the first half of 2024.

Source: Worldwide battery storage installations up 54% in first half of 2025, June sets monthly record – Energy Storage

Progress.

Korea House offers filling meals at no cost on the first Wednesday of each month. Everyone — no matter their circumstances — is welcome to dine in and get to know their neighbors.

Source: Austin’s Korea House restaurant has given away 15,000 meals during its monthly free food days

What a cool idea.

Researchers at Hiroshima University have found that stevia, when fermented with specific bacteria from banana leaves, gains a remarkable ability to kill pancreatic cancer cells while leaving healthy kidney cells unharmed.

Source: Scientists Supercharge Sugar Substitute – And It Starts Killing Cancer

Stevia? Who knew?

A new AI tool opens the door for designer protein drugs that tackle pain, cancer, and brain diseases.

Source: AI-Designed Drugs Can Now Target Previously ‘Undruggable’ Proteins in Cancer and Alzheimer’s

AI: More of this please, it’s so cool.

The Alzheimer’s Association estimates 7.2 million Americans over the age of 65 are living with Alzheimer’s dementia. Memory cafes have emerged in recent years as a way to connect and support individuals and caregivers.

Source: Memory cafes ignite laughter and connection for dementia patients

Great idea.

“It was unbelievable,” said Andrew Roth, 97, who remembers the day he was liberated from Buchenwald concentration camp with complete clarity.

Source: Eight decades later, a Holocaust survivor reunites with his liberator (gift link)

Touching.

Kyiv was burning as Dr. Borys Todurov sped through the city in an ambulance, undeterred by the deep thuds of explosions and the terrifying sounds of Russian drones flying overhead.

Source: Ukrainian doctor drives a child’s heart through Russian attack to perform a life-saving transplant | CNN

Wow.

Solar power has become the fastest growing source of energy throughout the globe, with one gigawatt of capacity installed every 15 hours.

Source: The Amount of Electricity Generated From Solar Is Suddenly Unbelievable

Wow!

Scientists from China extracted water from lunar soil and used it to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and chemicals for fuel.

Source: China’s ‘magic’ moon tech converts lunar soil into fuel and oxygen

Fascinating.

Energy access is transforming rural healthcare but due to inadequate government policies, it remains a philanthropic initiative.

Source: ‘There is no darkness now’: Solar power helps India’s health centres bridge infrastructure gap

Very cool.