Ocean plastic-hunting satellites, rooftop wind power boost, the UK’s first openly HIV-positive mayor

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In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about using satellites to clean up our oceans, a breakthrough in rooftop wind turbine design inspired by airplanes, and the UK’s first-ever openly HIV positive mayor.
Satellites can aid ocean cleanup efforts by identifying and locating plastic pollution
Source: The Ecologist
A new design for rooftop wind turbines could drastically increase the amount of electricity they can generate
Source: Ecowatch
The UK has elected their first-ever openly HIV positive mayor
Source: Pink News
A New Dehli startup has developed an exoskeleton with the potential to help those with movement problems walk again
Source: The Better India
Researchers have restored an injured man’s sense of touch thanks to a computer-brain interface
Source: Eureka Alert
A team of UK activists are creating multilingual coronavirus content
Source: Al Jazeera
An Indian man has been ensuring over 400 stray dogs stay healthy by providing over 50kg of food every day
Source: The Better India
Hospital are using robot dogs armed with iPads to help doctors communicate with COVID-19 patients
Source: Futurism
A non-profit organisation is recycling hotel soap and saving lives in the process
Source: Treehugger
A team of scuba divers are creating reusable face masks out of ocean plastic pollution
Source: CNN