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Researchers have found a way to make silicon from old solar panels into “game-changing” powerful anodes for lithium-ion batteries.

Source: Lithium-ion batteries made out of recycled solar panels

So much progress in the E/EV world.

These Space Bricks will help astronauts figure out how to build structures with local materials on the moon.

Source: Scientists 3D Print LEGO Bricks Made Out of Meteorite Dust

I believe this is already happening on Earth as well. Very cool.

A byproduct of dairy has been found to be exceptionally good at extracting precious metals from electronic circuit boards.

Source: Scientists use whey protein sponges to extract gold from computer parts, like motherboards — the process is 50X less expensive than the cost of gold and eco-friendly

Pretty cool.

Kelly McDuff and her family had just moved into her new home when she was greeted by an unexpected gift: a homemade cake. “We just moved into a house and my 98-year-old neighbor just dropped off a cake to welcome us to the neighborhood,” McDuff wrote in the caption of a TikTok video, which currently has 14.5 million views.

Source: Woman who moved into new home has ‘no words’ after 98-year-old neighbor left this at her doorstep

Lovely.

Over the weekend Police Scotland called out Assynt Mountain Rescue Team after a sighting of the dog on some cliffs barking.

Source: Dog missing for a week rescued from Scots cliff ‘only had rainwater to survive’

Yikes!

A South Texas cat sanctuary struggling to keep up with its care of injured and hospice cats was on the verge of shutting down when it was rescued by a TikTok influencer and his community. The sanctuary director called the interaction with the normally Kansas-based influencer a “miracle.”

Source: Over 700 cats saved after TikTok star saves injured cat, raises $190K

Very cool story.

“Since he’s a deaf dog, we can’t just go calling out for him. He won’t hear us. I was so worried because we just got him and I was so scared of anything ever happening to him,” he told KTVI.

Source: Missing Deaf Dog and Deaf Owner Reunited in Heartwarming Moment Thanks to GPS Collar

Happy ending.

“She said her baby had been screaming for a couple of hours and I’m a dad — I know how hard that can be.”

Source: A frantic new mom called 911 when her milk dried up. This officer knew just what to do

So cool.

Both the man and nurse were preparing for a flight to Knoxville.

Source: ‘It’s a miracle’: Nurse credited with saving man’s life after heart attack at CLT airport

CPR (and AEDs) saves lives.

A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach has been rescued 37 hours later after drifting in an inflatable swim ring more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) in the Pacific Ocean.

Source: Woman swept to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach rescued 37 hours later and 50 miles away

Wow!