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NASA | How girls can become engineers
NASA is hosting “Taking Flight: How Girls Can Grow Up to Be Engineers” seriesYou can meet women working on @NASA missions on Mars and beyond. They’ll answer questions and give you tips on getting your ideas off the ground. Apr. 29, 1pm PT/4pm ET/2000 GMT MORE: http://go.nasa.gov/WatchIngenuity
28 April 2021 by Maria MacNama...

COVID-19

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Forbes 30 under 30 | Afghan teens develop low cost ventilators
During the pandemic, 5 "teenage girls were developing a low-cost, lightweight ventilator to help treat patients diagnosed with Covid-19 in Afghanistan. After final testing, its release is expected to offset a shortage of ventilators in the country.The five girls—Somaya Faruqi, Ayda Hayderpoor, Elham Mansoori, Florance Pouya and Diana Wahabzada; all aged between 15 and 19—are part of the Afghan Girls Robotic Team, an all-female robotics team that was formed with help from New York-based nonprofit Digital Citizen Fund in 2017."MORE > https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkang/2021/04/19/get-to-know-the-youngest-members-of-forbes-30-under-30-asia-2021/?sh=3fe77e
26 April 2021 by Maria MacNama...

Energy

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‘Insanely cheap energy’: how solar power continues to shock the world
“The International Energy Agency now says solar is providing the cheapest energy the world has ever seen. But we’re headed tow
25 April 2021 by Maria MacNama...

Startup

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Successful startups have one common feature - they’ve found product market fit
“Product market fit – the market that you’re targeting for the product you’re building.”“Talk to your customers a
23 April 2021 by Maria MacNama...

AI

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CBA helps customers collect half-a-billion dollars
“The Commonwealth Bank’s “benefits finder” technology has prompted its customers to make claims of almost half-a-billion d
23 April 2021 by Maria MacNama...

Climate

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Leaders Summit on Climate
POTUS and VP Harris have "gathered 40 heads of state including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, Pope Francis, Bill Gates, the heads of NATO and the World Bank, corporate executives" and others. The summit follows the EU agreeing to a provisional deal on "sweeping climate legislation that aims to slash the bloc's net greenhouse gas emissions by 55% compared to 1990 levels by 2030."The White House is "attempting to use this meeting to encourage other countries to make commitments to slash emissions before 2030."VISIT > https://www.state.gov/leaders-summit-on-climate/schedule/READ > https://bit.ly/2PaTx93
22 April 2021 by Maria MacNama...