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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Richards-Kortum is a professor of bioengineering at Rice University , in Houston, and codirector of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , which is developing affordable medical equipment for underresourced hospitals. in 1990, she joined the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of biomedical engineering.

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Cambridge study finds globalized economy making water, energy and land insecurity worse

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The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalization may be decreasing, rather than increasing, the security of global supply chains. Researchers from the University of Cambridge used macroeconomic data to quantify these pressures.

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Global Mobility Report finds world not on track to achieving sustainable mobility

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The transport sector is not on track towards achieving sustainable mobility, according to the newly published Global Mobility Report 2017 (GMR). The GMR is the first study to assess the global performance of the transport sector and the progress made toward four main objectives: universal access, efficiency, safety, and green mobility.

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GeeRemit App Moves Money and Saves It Too

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In Kenya, for example, mobile transactions last year were up by about 20 percent over 2020, according to Capacity. Johnson is working to change those shortcomings with her fintech startup, Global Mobile Finance , which is based in Morrisville, N.C. Kenya was where mobile money became a success.”. IEEE Fellow Sandra K.

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Elon Musk-funded XPRIZE carbon removal competition reveals its 15 “milestone round” winners

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The global carbon removal competition was launched last year, and it’s expected to last four years. California-based Global Algae, on the other hand, seeks to cultivate algae to help restore rainforests. . This Earth Day we're rewarding some of the most promising carbon removal solutions so far. Quotes courtesy of ABC News.

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Pike Research forecasts global geothermal power capacity could more than double by 2020; US to lead world in geothermal power capacity through 2020

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Escalating investment in geothermal power could result in a 134% increase in global geothermal capacity between 2010 and 2020, from 10.7 Currently, the United States is the global geothermal leader with 3.1 NETL will partner with Penn State, West Virginia University, and the University of Pittsburgh in the 2-year effort.

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Fuel economy measures could cut Commonwealth countries’ cumulative oil bill by US$3.2T through 2050

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trillion) through to 2050 and can help cut the world’s road transport energy use and CO 2 emissions by nearly half in that same time, by improving vehicle fuel economy, according to an opinion paper recently published by the Commonwealth Advisory Bureau (CAB) and sponsored by the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI). spare Commonwealth.