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AI-Powered Tech Supercharges Ocean Cleanup, Boosting Plastic Collection by 60%
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 23, 2025 – As plastic pollution in the world’s oceans reaches critical levels, groundbreaking new research reveals how artificial intelligence-driven algorithms can dramatically accelerate plastic waste removal – boosting efficiency by more than 60%.

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China’s rare earth minerals power the modern world. Banning their export could destroy it
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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

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Trump’s tech tariff confusion
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The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.  
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In Short Supply

In Short Supply

Tradeof, February 19, 2020

According to the Food and Drug Administration, a medical device shortage is “a period of time for which the demand or projected demand for a medical device within the U.S. will exceed the supply or projected supply for that device.” While medical devices range from low-tech supplies like gloves and gowns to sophisticated equipment like defibrillators and pacemakers, our reporting focuses on the former. 

Many Areas of the U.S. Face Hospital Bed Shortages

Many Areas of the U.S. Face Hospital Bed Shortages

Route 50, March 20, 2020

Though no one knows exactly when it will happen, the coming onslaught of critically-ill patients sick with Covid-19 is expected to far surpass the bed capacity of many hospitals across the country. 

COVID-19 and US Transplant System

COVID-19 and US Transplant System

My Ample Life, March 22, 2020

Transplant surgeries should be considered high priority and should not be postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic, if possible. 

The Modern Supply Chain Is Snapping

The Modern Supply Chain Is Snapping

The Atlantic, March 19, 2020

When president donald trump invoked the Defense Production Act yesterday, it was telling in two respects. First, it showed that the full force of the federal government will be brought to bear in the manufacturing of vital medical supplies. Second, it underlined what has already become clear: The way our modern supply chain is built is incredibly fragile.

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