First ever floating dairy farm built in the Netherlands
Rotterdam, a city in the Netherlands, now has a fully functioning dairy farm attached to its port. The farm contains 35 cows and is almost completely self-sufficient. The company behind the farm intends to make cities less reliant on nearby farmland for sustenance, especially since land is in short supply in the Netherlands.
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This startup has raised $19.1 million for its environment-friendly coolers
Vericool, a California based startup, has managed to raise a whopping $19.1 million in funding for its new coolers that are made entirely of plant-based materials. The company hopes to replace plastic coolers with a much greener alternative and has a great track record when it comes to innovation and social justice.
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Los Angeles to become first US city to use green Hydrogen to generate electricity
Los Angeles plans to become the first US city to use renewable hydrogen to generate electricity, eventually phasing out coal and oil completely. They intend to be 100% renewable before the year 2045 but may even reach this goal in the next ten years. The first hydrogen plant will be operational in 2025.
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Scientists manage to cure diabetes in mice in a revolutionary new experiment
Scientists manage to cure diabetes in mice for a large number of months using human cells in a treatment that took a couple of weeks. Once the treatment was complete, diabetes disappeared for many months and the mice were able to normalize their blood sugar levels. This has raised hope that a cure for humans may be possible.
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FDA approves new technology to help diagnose coronavirus
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced that it has approved new diagnostic technologies that will be used in lite hospitals and health centers to diagnose the coronavirus. This announcement came after the government received much criticism for being woefully unprepared for a pandemic. The test kits that were initially used in the US were faulty and could not diagnose the virus.
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