Mat Santamouris says coatings, shading, ventilation and better ceiling fans could cut average urban temperatures by several degrees. That number is an estimate, not a measured result.
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- Evidence42
- Adoption14
- Hype gap+32
- Incentives58
- Confidence44
Bundibugyo virus has caused 5,021 cases and 2,378 deaths through August 16, reaching 1,000 cases in 40 days against 235 in 2018. The licensed Ebola vaccine was built for a different virus.
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- Evidence74
- Adoption46
Shandong University researchers say the artists locked red clay pigment inside biomineralized calcium carbonate, turning an unexplained durability puzzle into a recipe with named ingredients.
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- Adoption
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A survey of nearly 1,500 people found 88 percent believe a course must always be completed, and three quarters say a medical professional told them so. Duration guidance has since narrowed.
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- Evidence55
- Adoption22
The agency's own June 2026 outlook named the under-exposed South and West as the likely summer hot spots. The August estimate matches. That makes this wave a pattern, not a shock.
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- Evidence58
- Adoption36
China has put a wind-powered data center in the East China Sea. The 66-degree water temperature threshold its cooling case rests on was already breached across the US East Coast in August.
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- Evidence58
- Adoption22
Orforglipron's approval takes peptide manufacturing and refrigeration off the constraint list. What replaces them is prescribing capacity in primary care and daily adherence.
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- Evidence42
- Adoption48