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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft continues to make progress, most recently moving to the paint barn at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ facility in Palmdale,

Source: NASA’s X-59 Goes from Green to Red, White, and Blue

Exciting.

There are many creatures on our planet with more advanced senses than humans. Turtles can sense Earth’s magnetic field. Mantis shrimp can detect polarized light. Elephants can hear much lower frequencies than humans can. Butterflies can perceive a broader range of colors, including ultraviolet (UV) light.

Source: Seeing the unseen: How butterflies can help scientists detect cancer

Love this.

Robot that uses AI to pull weeds may reduce poisonous herbicide use by 70% for some crops.

Source: Mother plucker: Steel fingers guided by AI pluck weeds rapidly and autonomously

Very cool.

TEXFAD, a company based in Uganda, is using banana leaves and stems to make sustainable fabric, which can then be used to make various everyday goods.

Source: Uganda-Based Company Is Transforming Banana Stems From Waste Into Sustainable Fabric

Neat idea!

Canadian millionaire Marcel LeBrun started 12Neighbours in 2021. The tiny-home community houses 77 people who once struggled to find secure housing.

Source: See inside a tiny-home village that gives homeless people $200-a-month houses — and has a waiting list of 700 people

It’s a complex problem, but I love this as a model of one solution.

Bazella had another hunch: “I’d been switched at birth with another baby at the hospital.”

Source: Woman Switched at Birth Celebrates Birthday with Biological Mom After Decades-Long Search

Twists and turns lead to a very happy ending.

Nicola Swann says her ideas come from the feedback she receives on her social media channels.

Source: Lincolnshire potter designs and makes disability-friendly mugs

Simple things can make such a huge difference.

Researchers say more accurate analysis of cardiac CT scans could save thousands of lives and improve treatments

Source: AI could predict heart attack risk up to 10 years in the future, finds Oxford study

Another very valuable use for AI.

Researchers say they have discovered a common type of bacteria can trigger irritation

Source: Scientists raise hopes of cure for eczema itchiness with study of skin bacteria

Fascinating.

Geoffrey Holt was unassuming as the caretaker of a mobile home park in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, where he lived a simple, but curious life.

Source: Man had no car, no furniture, but died with a big secret, leaving his town millions

Inspiring.