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Main Stories

Story 1: The perfect polymer? Plant-based plastic is fully saltwater degradable and leaves behind zero microplastics

Source: Phys.org

Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-polymer-based-plastic-fully-saltwater.html

Story 2: First highway segment in U.S. wirelessly charges electric heavy-duty truck while driving

Source: Purdue University

Link: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/2025/Q4/first-highway-segment-in-u-s-wirelessly-charges-electric-heavy-duty-truck-while-driving/

Story 3: An iron-on electronic circuit to create wearable tech

Source: American Chemical Society press release

Link: https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2025/december/an-iron-on-electronic-circuit-to-create-wearable-tech.html

Story 4: CES News: Headset for the blind uses AI and haptics to guide the user.

Source: A company called .lumen

Links: https://www.dotlumen.com/glasses, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0H6D01duRc

Honorable Mentions

Story: New Algorithm Dramatically Speeds Up Stroke Detection Scans

Source: NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Link: https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/new-algorithm-dramatically-speeds-stroke-detection-scans

Story: New materials yank ‘forever chemicals’ from water

Source: ScienceNewsExplores.org

Link: https://www.snexplores.org/article/mof-filter-pfas-forever-chemicals-water

Story: World’s smallest AI supercomputer can fit in your pocket, run without server or GPUs

Source: Interesting Engineering

Links: https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/us-world-smallest-ai-supercomputer, https://tiiny.ai/, https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/commercial/2025/12/worlds-smallest-mini-pc-thats-about-the-size-of-a-smartphone-unveiled

Story: Strengthening asphalt roads with a unique green ingredient: Algae

Source: EurekAlert!.org

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