February 2022 - Page 2 of 5 - Women Leadership Magazine USA

UBQ Materials, which makes a thermoplastic substitute from household waste, announced new partnerships with PepsiCo and Resirene, the largest polystyrene resin producer in Mexico. (Courtesy of UBQ Materials)

Shipping Pallets, Polystyrene Get A Sustainable Makeover

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UBQ Materials collaborates with PepsiCo on pallets and with Resirene to incorporate its plastic replacement into polystyrene.
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Incredible frozen soap bubble art recorded by the photographer Amthel Al-Dayni. (@amthelaldayni/Zenger)

VIDEO: Influencer Uses Bubbles, Light And IPhone To Create Visual Art

February 21, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Amthel Al-Dayni’s photography intrigues viewers. He believes “the reward is in the process, not only in the results.”
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Greeneye aims to help large farms cut down on herbicides. (Courtesy of Greeneye Technologies)

Reducing Herbicide Use By Distinguishing Weeds From Crops

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Greeneye’s software and cameras turn ordinary field-spraying machines into AI-powered smart sprayers for soy and corn growers.
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Prof. Hossam Haick in his office at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. (Diana Bletter)

The Scientist Using Nanotech To Create The Impossible

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Hossam Haick has developed an e-nose that sniffs cancer, a wearable lab that detects poisons, and self-healing electronic devices.
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A new uniquely cost-effective reverse-GPS system called ATLAS, developed by Nathan and Prof. Sivan Toledo of Tel Aviv University and their teams, simultaneously tracks dozens of wild animals with great accuracy at high resolution using small, inexpensive radio tags. (Yosef Kiat, Gabe Rozman and Ran Nathan/Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Crucial Wildlife Secrets Revealed By Motion-Tracking Tech

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High-tech data collection on the movement of wildlife has provided unexpected insights that can help in conservation strategies.
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The mutant (left) and wild-type Colorado blue columbine (Aquilegia coerulea) are so different that a taxonomist might assign them to different genera at first glance. (Zachary Cabin)

Natural Selection Isn’t Always Slow, Flower Study Finds

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“Hopeful monsters” may provide needed genetic mutations that adapt to specific environments, driving evolution.
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From left, producer Charlie Heat, singer Gemaine and producer Murph have formed a dynamic trio. (Brandon Pavan)

R&B ‘New Jack’ Gemaine Proves Compton Produces More Than Hip-Hop Acts

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Gemaine breaks down the creative process to his debut album, “New Jack City,” with executive producer Murph.
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A Border Collie competes in the Flyball during The World Dog Games at Acer Arena on October 31, 2009, in Sydney, Australia. According to new research, Flyball presents the greatest risk of a ruptured knee ligament among agility dogs, but increasing your dog's core strength may help avoid it. (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Flyball, Early Spaying Increase Knee Injury Risk For Dogs

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A survey of 1,200 dogs in agility sports found Rottweilers and Australian cattle dogs have the highest rate of ligament rupture.
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Foraging animals have better lives when they act as optimists, using a lopsided learning process in which information about bad outcomes is discounted or ignored, according to a new research model developed by researchers at Utah State University and Ben-Gurion University. (Ben Rose)

Risking All For Greener Pastures: The Evolutionary Case For Mild Optimism

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A new study shows that taking a few risks yields big results in the animal kingdom.
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The newest member of the St. Petersburg Police Department, SPOT the remote-control robotic dog, is seen in this screenshot from a video. (St. Petersburg Police Department/Zenger)

VIDEO: Robot Dog SPOT Is The Latest Recruit At Florida Police Department

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New robot to be used in “extraordinary situations” involving risk to human life, St. Petersburg police say.
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