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Google Maps can now tell exactly where solar panels should be installed
Taking the guesswork out.
![An aerial satellite map of a suburban neighbourhood show orange 'hot zones' on the houses' rooftops, indicating their solar energy potential](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06HKOqN7j6v5fImliUqAQe9/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1696340187.png)
![An aerial satellite map of a suburban neighbourhood show orange 'hot zones' on the houses' rooftops, indicating their solar energy potential](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06HKOqN7j6v5fImliUqAQe9/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1696340187.png)
New implant can track the health of organ transplants in real time
This minuscule device could change the future of organ transplants.
![A close-up shows the small yellow device held on a researcher's finger for scale](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/023QuqxkW34VpGxFTImLvmX/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1694615511.png)
![A close-up shows the small yellow device held on a researcher's finger for scale](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/023QuqxkW34VpGxFTImLvmX/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1694615511.png)
Video game technology helped a woman regain her speech
The scientific success story has raised hopes that the tech could soon help more people.
![The woman who participated in the study looks at her Avatar on screen.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/01Ey1CNItF6GstWEjO5nD3P/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1692895737.png)
![The woman who participated in the study looks at her Avatar on screen.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/01Ey1CNItF6GstWEjO5nD3P/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1692895737.png)
Greece makes beaches more accessible to wheelchair users
The project is part of a larger initiative to make the country more accessible to people with disabilities.
![An excited young boy in a wheelchair holds an inflatable life belt. Caption reads: "Easier beach days"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00HGKxZDMyKhOVeyZMXlQE6/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1687192781.jpg)
![An excited young boy in a wheelchair holds an inflatable life belt. Caption reads: "Easier beach days"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00HGKxZDMyKhOVeyZMXlQE6/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1687192781.jpg)
MIT scientists made solar panels thinner than human hair
The ultra-portable panels can make the difference in remote regions where emergencies require more power.
![solar panel stickers](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/01WuQNBNdjRke5ZLBJ5q48X/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1671045404.png)
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What if we could make electronics from mushrooms?
In a few years, your earbuds could be made of mushroom skin.
![Split screen: Left image shows a set of white plastic wireless earplugs on a blue background, while the right shows a picture of three Genoderma Lucidum mushrooms growing on the bark of a tree.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04UAQBCXLnOhMCBtYQHWTov/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1668164482.jpg)
![Split screen: Left image shows a set of white plastic wireless earplugs on a blue background, while the right shows a picture of three Genoderma Lucidum mushrooms growing on the bark of a tree.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04UAQBCXLnOhMCBtYQHWTov/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1668164482.jpg)
This might be the most customizable and affordable prosthetic arm yet — Future Blink
It's less than half the cost of similar prosthetics.
![This might be the most customizable and affordable prosthetic arm yet — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/05NTBWUOIMNXhjW7N2tnpGI/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1644333906.png)
![This might be the most customizable and affordable prosthetic arm yet — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/05NTBWUOIMNXhjW7N2tnpGI/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1644333906.png)
Meet the roadside wind turbine turning traffic into energy – Future Blink
Makes being stuck in traffic feel...better?
![Meet the roadside wind turbine turning traffic into energy – Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/01zKTthoCFDEBJatS8SA9Qz/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1643661911.png)
![Meet the roadside wind turbine turning traffic into energy – Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/01zKTthoCFDEBJatS8SA9Qz/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1643661911.png)
This biodegradable glitter gets its sparkle from plants — Future Blink
Less litter, more glitter
![This biodegradable glitter gets its sparkle from plants — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/0780vt5Cl1YOCLDwy8hrlKA/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1643647813.png)
![This biodegradable glitter gets its sparkle from plants — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/0780vt5Cl1YOCLDwy8hrlKA/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1643647813.png)
Floating machine uses the motion of the ocean to generate renewable energy – Future Blink
It even helps gather ocean data.
By Emmett Smith
![Floating machine uses the motion of the ocean to generate renewable energy – Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03qd1bxYaXKb0vHBpv29nK8/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1643633109.png)
![Floating machine uses the motion of the ocean to generate renewable energy – Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03qd1bxYaXKb0vHBpv29nK8/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1643633109.png)
Using air bubbles as filters, these giant barriers stop plastics from polluting oceans — Future Blink
The curtain-like barrier spans the width of most rivers.
By Emmett Smith
![Using air bubbles as filters, these giant barriers stop plastics from polluting oceans — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03s56TCIpP20RJxydJN4IKh/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1643302511.png)
![Using air bubbles as filters, these giant barriers stop plastics from polluting oceans — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03s56TCIpP20RJxydJN4IKh/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1643302511.png)
Fireworks are toxic and loud. So, a design studio created a silent sustainable alternative — Future Blink
Rainbow dust in Spain is actually a non-toxic, totally silent firework display.
By Emmett Smith
![Fireworks are toxic and loud. So, a design studio created a silent sustainable alternative — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/014zkLjznWTJSjuWWpkOLIn/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1643218817.png)
![Fireworks are toxic and loud. So, a design studio created a silent sustainable alternative — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/014zkLjznWTJSjuWWpkOLIn/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1643218817.png)
Divers discovered a pristine coral reef deep below the ocean surface — Future Blink
An underwater photographer dubbed it "a work of art."
![Divers discovered a pristine coral reef deep below the ocean surface — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03c4Oque2pkufc6LqzXT139/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1643145611.png)
![Divers discovered a pristine coral reef deep below the ocean surface — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03c4Oque2pkufc6LqzXT139/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1643145611.png)
From the road to the sky in minutes, this convertible car is now certified to fly — Future Blink
This flying car just officially got its wings.
By Emmett Smith
![From the road to the sky in minutes, this convertible car is now certified to fly — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06AQDxPm7CtPcGY3Gs3CByf/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1643130606.png)
![From the road to the sky in minutes, this convertible car is now certified to fly — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06AQDxPm7CtPcGY3Gs3CByf/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1643130606.png)
Researchers made a drone that can shape shift midair — Future Blink
Folding arms = ready for narrow passages
By Raffi Paul
![Researchers made a drone that can shape shift midair — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06M5Ste7fMAEHY2PPKtu6nj/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1643052309.jpg)
![Researchers made a drone that can shape shift midair — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06M5Ste7fMAEHY2PPKtu6nj/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1643052309.jpg)
The promise of this personal flying saucer: zero emissions — Future Blink
We want to believe.
By Emmett Smith
![The promise of this personal flying saucer: zero emissions — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/05QMJ6zY4ECxTlsuQ9jF0QF/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1643044806.png)
![The promise of this personal flying saucer: zero emissions — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/05QMJ6zY4ECxTlsuQ9jF0QF/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1643044806.png)
Scientists developed low-cost 3D imaging of coral reef health — Future Blink
25% of marine life lives on reefs!
![Scientists developed low-cost 3D imaging of coral reef health — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/056SUKWPxFGOidLLmqg41te/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1642780810.png)
![Scientists developed low-cost 3D imaging of coral reef health — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/056SUKWPxFGOidLLmqg41te/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1642780810.png)
Researchers developed a way to track your health through a face mask — Future Blink
Like a Fitbit for your face.
![Researchers developed a way to track your health through a face mask — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04u1057KzeQ44WeELmf4H73/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1642707608.png)
![Researchers developed a way to track your health through a face mask — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04u1057KzeQ44WeELmf4H73/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1642707608.png)
Flower-like solar panels collect daylight for their nightly light shows
Even after its creators have ceased, this art installation will live on.
By Emmett Smith
![Flower-like solar panels collect daylight for their nightly light shows](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00FCZHTCoq3KXlHZ63tY93L/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1642769706.png)
![Flower-like solar panels collect daylight for their nightly light shows](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00FCZHTCoq3KXlHZ63tY93L/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1642769706.png)
A $400 cane that can see where you're going — Future Blink
It uses some of the same tech as self-driving cars.
![A $400 cane that can see where you're going — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04SURBznQxIw3kcAIefEwnt/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1642621510.png)
![A $400 cane that can see where you're going — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04SURBznQxIw3kcAIefEwnt/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1642621510.png)
No noise, smell, or waves on this futuristic shuttle — Future Blink
You won't hear (or smell) it coming!
![No noise, smell, or waves on this futuristic shuttle — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/019lLKxBL9tWTnjfjIHYPku/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1642534207.png)
![No noise, smell, or waves on this futuristic shuttle — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/019lLKxBL9tWTnjfjIHYPku/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1642534207.png)
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a...flying yacht? — Future Blink
The Air Yacht is as fancy as it sounds.
By Ray White
![It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a...flying yacht? — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/01aKrQpQZ6kpAVPFM0jjFLX/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1642170007.png)
![It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a...flying yacht? — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/01aKrQpQZ6kpAVPFM0jjFLX/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1642170007.png)
Feast your eyes on what claims to be the fastest 3-wheeled EV on the planet — Future Blink
It also mines bitcoin in its downtime?
By Emmett Smith
![Feast your eyes on what claims to be the fastest 3-wheeled EV on the planet — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/079pzIHhhuyL2f7zXxGUxEh/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1642006509.png)
![Feast your eyes on what claims to be the fastest 3-wheeled EV on the planet — Future Blink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/079pzIHhhuyL2f7zXxGUxEh/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1642006509.png)