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Portable Life-Support Device Provides Critical Care in Conflict and Disaster Zones

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He named it after the Toronto neighborhood where he still lives — Thornhill Medical. The device is currently saving lives in Ukraine, Thornhill Medical having donated a number of them as well as its mobile anesthesia delivery module MADM. Meanwhile, the studies conducted by Dr. Fisher started drawing attention from the U.S.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Their initial idea was that garaged vehicles would have a two-way computer-controlled connection to the electric grid, which could receive power from the vehicle as well as provide power to it. Kok works with others in city government to compile data and create maps, dividing the city into neighborhoods. This is good for the grid.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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Just two countries—Chile and Australia—account for over two-thirds of global lithium reserves, and South Africa, Brazil, Ukraine, and Australia have almost all the manganese reserves. Promoting mixed-use neighborhoods—areas that put work and residence in proximity—would allow more bicycling and walking.