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AgTech

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Pink-greenhouses grow plants and power
Greenhouses need high inputs of heating and energy. It's not possible to combine a traditional solar array on the roof of a glas
10 July 2020 by Lou Conway

COVID-19

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Covid-19 & online education
Due to the COVID-19, more than 1.38 billion learners have been impacted by the school closure worldwide by the end of March. At the same time, online learning platform Coursera, has seen more than 25 million enrollments since mid-March, a 520% increase from the same period last year. Top universities such as Colombia university and University of Michigan  also provide online degrees. We could see that COVID-19 has a significantly negative influence on education. However, it also promotes the development of the online education industry.
9 July 2020 by mosaicZ

Artistic

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Cactus cups
The Cactus cups designed by Anya, consist of 4 cups and 4 spoons. The material used is PLA--Poly lactic acid which comes from corn
9 July 2020 by KAI IONG

Healthcare

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Robotic lab assistant accelerates research
Scientists at the UK’s University of Liverpool have built a robotic lab assistant that's able to perform experiments 1,000 times faster than a human lab assistant, working round the clock. This accelerates testing and research and could lead to faster development of medications as well as results from complex testing medical procedures.
9 July 2020 by ideascape

Governance

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Can we follow the French out of gridlock on climate?
The Sydney Morning Herald ran this Oped by Luca Belgiorno-Nettis yesterday. Interesting reading on “the power o
9 July 2020 by Glenn Barnes

Governance

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We must stand up for the principles of liberal democracy
“If we want to understand the worldwide collision of ideas which seems increasingly inevitable, events in Hong Kong are a good
9 July 2020 by Glenn Barnes