In Los Angeles, where summer temperatures regularly surpass 38 degrees Celsius, or 100 degrees Fahrenheit, workers are coating streets in special grey treatments in a bid to help reduce the heat. It?s the first major city to test the technology. Normal black asphalt absorbs 80 to 95 per cent of sunlight, while the gray ?cool pavement? reflects it - reducing ground temperature and urban street heat. http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2106692/los-angeles-coating-roads-reflective-paint-beat-heat?

Green roofs are a green infrastructure (GI) option that can be applied to virtually any rooftop given weight load capacity. The benefits of green roofs extend far beyond their obvious aesthetic appeal. They can capture 70 per cent of rainfall over a given time, relieving underground stormwater systems and releasing the rain water back into the atmosphere. http://www.inkl.com/newsletters/morning-edition/news/how-green-roofs-can-help-cities-sponge-away-excess-stormwater?

The Aspire system makes crickets a cost effective source of protein. A robot travels around the farm, depositing the ideal amount of food; sensors use machine learning and AI to monitor how the insects eat and when they need more. https://www.fastcompany.com/40454212/this-automated-cricket-farm-is-designed-to-make-bugs-a-mainstream-source-of-protein

A vaccine for type 1 diabetes developed by Finnish researchers will be tested on human subjects in late 2018. The scientists first found that the prototype works effectively and safely on mice, and now say?that the vaccine could be in mainstream use within eight years if the coming rounds of tests prove successful. http://www.snopes.com/diabetes-vaccine-2/

Liter of Light, a project of the Philippines-based nonprofit MyShelter Foundation, provides light to poor households around the world with limited or no access to electricity ? by collecting plastic bottles, filling them with water and bleach, and sticking them into roofs. The bleach-filled bottles then refract the light from outdoors into the house, lighting up much like a lightbulb. To make the bottles work at night a small LED lightbulb is slipped into the bottle, which in turn is hooked up to a mini-solar panel. http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/plastic-bottles-electricity_us_596e64f4e4b0000eb1968bb5

The more coffee you drink the less chance you have of dying from heart and liver diseases according to new research? though experts say it?s unclear whether the health boost is down to the brew itself. http://www.inkl.com/newsletters/morning-edition/news/coffee-cuts-risk-of-dying-from-stroke-and-heart-disease-study-suggests?