A new international partnership led by Swansea University is being launched to develop affordable, next-generation all-perovskite tandem solar cells for African climates, supporting long-term energy access and local manufacturing opportunities across East Africa.

It’s often our childhood interests that serve as the basis for our passions and careers once we reach adulthood. Growing up in China, MAI Zhaohuan spent the summers with her grandparents in the countryside, often playing in the river in front of their house. She found, though, that as time went on, the river began to slowly dry up, to the point where the water was almost completely drained. “That was the first time I noticed environmental problems in the form of water pollution.”

When temperatures drop in Houston, even flamingos feel the chill. At the Houston Zoo, colder months can leave the tropical birds standing on cold sand, an issue that has traditionally been addressed with electric space heaters. But those systems come with drawbacks: They’re energy-intensive and pose potential fire and electrical hazards in an open habitat filled with animals. A team of Rice University undergraduates set out to find a better solution.

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced that it has developed an ultra-lightweight wearable assistive device based on a tensegrity structure to help the physical activities of the elderly, rehabilitation patients, and workers, and confirmed the effect of improving physical functions through clinical trials.