Could UMN professor’s invention clean PFCs from east metro water? He thinks so

Matt Simcik has invented a sponge that might be able to clean up one of the state’s worst water-pollution problems, the PFCs in Washington County groundwater. His technique involves putting absorbent material underground. “This stuff is sticky.
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Filipina scientist seeks to apply solar-energy invention to barangay level power supply

ANOTHER innovative energy solution is being introduced in the Philippines, as a 25-year-old Filipina-Chinese scientist brought home her invention of solar network for energy education and employment (Solar N3E) that she won at the 2017 Geneva Challenge.
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City employs secret invention to foil theft from Vancouver’s ‘dumb’ parking meters

Vancouver’s coin-stuffed parking meters are under siege from vandals, but a city staffer has come up with an idea to thwart rising theft. The city parking meter technician invented a secret weapon he hopes will foil vandals who are making off with …
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TED 2018: Fake Obama video creator defends invention

A researcher who created a fake video of President Obama has defended his invention at the latest TED talks. The clip shows a computer-generated version of the former US leader mapped to fit an audio recording. Experts have warned the tech involved could …
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