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Electric vehicles emerge as emergency power sources during winter blackouts

Source: Electric vehicles emerge as emergency power sources during winter blackouts – Los Angeles Times

A new study suggests humans can sense hidden objects without touching them, by detecting faint movements in sand. This unexpected form of “remote touch” challenges traditional ideas about how the sense of touch works.

Source: New Research Reveals Humans Have a Remote Touch “Seventh Sense”

 

 

 

Despite challenges, the state’s second-largest health system ran a nearly $100 million operating gain last year, its first one in the black in four years.

Source: Beth Israel Lahey Health CEO Kevin Tabb’s vision is finally paying off

Go to a small liberal-arts college if you can.

Source: The Accidental Winners of the War on Higher Ed – The Atlantic

New research from USC reveals the incredibly fast way zero-emissions vehicles can clean up the air in California’s neighborhoods.

Source: New study reveals surprising side effects linked to driving electric vehicles: ‘It … has an immediate impact’

 

Projects varying from handcrafted chairs to sophisticated robotics are treated with respect at the Perkins Howe Innovation Center, which encourages sustainable technological advancements through pitch competitions and collaborations with global companies from Mitsubishi to Honda to Amazon.

Source: Perkins School for the Blind president David Barth leans into accessibility tech – Boston Business Journal

Health care is shaping up to be a key battleground for the top AI labs this year. But first…

Source: OpenAI, Anthropic See Health Care as Next Big Market for AI – Bloomberg

 

Thanks to this tiny piece of tech, people with profound vision loss can now read, do cross word puzzles, and navigate public transit.

Source: Tiny Retina Implant Helps Blind Patients Read Again

Anthropic launches Claude for Healthcare, expanding AI tools for clinicians, insurers, and patients.

Source: Anthropic Chases OpenAI Into the AI Heath Arena – Business Insider

But it’s ‘not intended for diagnosis or treatment.’

Source: OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records | The Verge

The research shows for the first time that this compound, which consists of four amino acids, can produce therapeutic effects in brain injuries on its own, without requiring the administration of any additional drugs. An international research collaboration led by the biotechnology company Aivoco

Source: Researchers Discover Compound That Could Revolutionize Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment

 

 

Experts mapped US fossil fuel emissions street by street, showing where pollution really comes from and why data matters for climate action.

Source: America’s pollution hotspots exposed in stunning new carbon maps – Earth.com