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IBM’s cobalt-free EV battery uses materials extracted from seawater

Image courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Article by Christine Fisher, EnGadget Electric vehicles will play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but they are not yet a perfect solution. Today, most EVs run on lithium-ion batteries made with heavy metals like...

Huge new study will track effects of screen time on kids’ brains

Photo via MaxPixel (Public Domain) Article by Katherine Martinko, via TreeHugger Already the National Institutes of Health has found "significant differences" in the brains of children who spend excessive time online. Anywhere you go, you will see children and teens with tablets or smartphones in their hands. Riding...

Meet the 19-year-old tech genius coding at Ethiopia’s first AI lab

Photo courtesy of CNN Article by Alice McCool and Thomas Lewton, via CNN At 19-years-old, Betelhem Dessie is perhaps the youngest pioneer in Ethiopia's fast emerging tech scene, sometimes referred to as 'Sheba Valley'. Dessie is coordinating a number of nationwide programs run by robotics lab iCog, the...