California Homeowners Offered Up To $18,300 In Incentives
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — California homeowners may now qualify for up to $18,300 in combined incentives to add solar power, battery storage, and bidirectional electric vehicle charging to their homes. The incentives combine the California Connected Home Rebate with new PG&E support for dcbel’s Ara Home Energy Station, a system designed to manage solar panels, home batteries, and compatible electric vehicles through one platform. According to dcbel, the technology can automatically shift energy use to…
Unlocking Forest Diversity From Above
EDGEWATER, MARYLAND — Scientists from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center are studying how aircraft and satellite technology could be used to measure tree diversity and forest health from above. Working at the Smithsonian’s BiodiversiTREE research site in Maryland, the team examined leaves from different tree species and measured how they reflect light, along with characteristics such as chlorophyll, water content, structure, and photosynthetic capacity. Researchers hope these unique spectral…
New MRI Agent Detects Lung Cancer
ATLANTA – Georgia State University researchers have developed a new protein-based MRI contrast agent that may help detect aggressive lung cancer and metastatic disease much earlier than conventional imaging. The technology, called hProCA32.Collagen, targets collagen type I, which is often elevated in invasive tumors, and was able to identify tumors and metastases as small as 1 millimeter in preclinical studies. The method was also able to reveal cancer spread to organs including the adrenal glands…
Rumble Rims Wins 2026 U.S. James Dyson Award
BOSTON – Harvard University students Radhika Saran, Cleo Pontone, and Sophia DeVito have been named the 2026 U.S. National Winners of the James Dyson Award for developing Rumble Rims, a low-cost infrared eye-tracking headset designed to help schools screen young athletes for possible concussions in about 60 seconds. The invention aims to give coaches, athletes, and families more objective information during critical sideline moments, when concussion symptoms can be difficult to identify. The system uses…