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For decades, energy independence has been the elusive white whale of U.S. policy. We’ve tried offshore drilling, shale booms, solar panels, and wind farms the

Source: Goodbye to energy dependence – Alaska discovers more than 1,100 TWh hidden under the ice, and the find could change the world

“Hydrokinetic energy” – it’s an interesting twist.

Drug developed by Case Western Reserve University researchers found to protect ‘guardian of the brain’ Worldwide, more than 55 million people suffer from dementia caused by Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and other conditions that destroy cells in the brain and nervous system. While there is no treatment to control or manage these neurodegenerative conditions, investigators at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center have identified a new and promising drug to treat AD. The […]

Source: Potential new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, other neurodegenerative conditions

Both fascinating and exciting.

The gel, called SNAP-X, was invented by researchers at the University of California-San Diego.

Source: Scientists invent ‘smelling gel’ that seduces coral to dying reefs in restoration efforts

You had me at “seduces coral” 🙂

Thoroughbred horses on a sprawling Kentucky farm are helping men trying to carve out clean and sober lives.

Source: Horses on a Kentucky farm are helping men build sober lives, gain work and reunite families

I love programs like this.

Historic surgery opens the door for improved treatment of non-functioning bladders.

Source: World’s first-ever human bladder transplant

Fascinating.

On Vices was written by a by Philodemus, a Greek philosopher who lived at Pompeii nearly 200 years before its eruption.

Source: Students Decipher Title of Burnt Scroll from the Famous Library Buried by Vesuvius–Called ‘On Vices’

I just find this fascinating.

Sneaker Impact takes shoe donations from across the nation and ships them outside the U.S, where they are eventually resold by mom-and-pop shops in the developing world.

Source: Unique Miami recycling company gives discarded shoes new traction

Pretty cool idea.

This week, a shark fisherman saved the life of a teenage girl on Pensacola Beach. He sprang into action nearly a hundred yards away and used his fishing drone to drop a flotation device into the water.

Source: Shark fisherman uses drone to save teenage girl from rip current at Pensacola Beach

Well done!

When the many legs are coupled together, something unexpected happens: their motions quickly synchronize, creating “surprising coordination.”

Source: This Soft Robot Needs Only Physics and Air to Spontaneously Sync and Scoot at Top Speeds

There is a video, and it’s pretty fascinating.

MIT scientists have developed polymer microparticles that release vaccine doses over time, offering a single-shot solution for immunization.

Source: MIT’s polymer microparticles put an end to multiple vaccine jabs

Particularly promising for remote/underserved populations.