How dust from the Sahara Desert provides crucial nutrients for the Amazon Rainforest, the University of Maine’s 100% plant-based
3D-printed house, MIT’s paper-thin solar cells, & More!
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This Week’s Topics!
Welcome! (0:00)
This Week’s Topics! (1:37)
How Dust From The Sahara Desert Fertilises The Amazon! (2:24)
Restoring The Kissimmee River From An Ecological Disaster To Wildlife Haven! (4:18)
The World’s First Plant-based 3D-printed House! (8:01)
Paper-thin Solar Cells That Transform Any Surface To A Solar Panel! (12:25)
Sponsor Spot (16:34)
$350 Million Wildlife Crossing Structure Pilot Program In The US! (18:04)
The Organisation Providing Solar Microgrids To Disaster Struck Communities! (22:07)
 
How Dust From The Sahara Desert Fertilises The Amazon!
https://www.vox.com/2015/3/2/8131323/dust-sahara-amazon-rainforest

 
Restoring The Kissimmee River From An Ecological Disaster To Wildlife Haven!
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/kissimmee-biggest-river-restoration-ever-completed?loggedin=true&rnd=1680825919171

 
The World’s First Plant-based 3D-printed House!
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/umaine-3d-printed-from-bio-based-materials

University Of Maine’s Article!
https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2022/11/21/first-100-bio-based-3d-printed-home-unveiled-at-the-university-of-maine/

 
Paper-thin Solar Cells That Transform Any Surface To A Solar Panel!
https://news.mit.edu/2022/ultrathin-solar-cells-1209

Heating/Cooling Film Article!
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-color-changing-coating-could-both-heat-and-cool-buildings/

 
$350 Million Wildlife Crossing Structure Pilot Program In The US!
https://environmentamerica.org/updates/good-news-for-wildlife-biden-administration-launches-new-wildlife-crossing-program/

The University of Washington Study Looking At The Cost Benefits
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/08/31/animal-crossings-over-and-under-highways-can-save-big-dollars-not-just-lives-says-new-study/

 
The Organisation Providing Solar Microgrids To Disaster Struck Communities!
https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/digital-transformation/a-unique-form-of-hope-tiny-nonprofit-footprint-project-is-bringing-cleaner-energy-to-disaster-response/