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Page 4 of 4 in the science archive on Small Good Things — 61 verified stories with named sources, newest first, updated August 2026.
Satellite fire detection in Guatemala City, Guatemala cuts response time to 82 minutes in 2026. Guatemala Ministry of Education logged fire sizes at arrival and containment rates.
Mobile labs in Montevideo, Uruguay run 26,250 water quality tests for village wells in 2026. Uruguay Ministry of Social Development listed contaminants found and remediation steps taken.
Perth opened a solar-powered desalination plant in 2026 that supplies drinking water to 500,000 households using renewable energy. Officials verified the results through public data and field reports from Perth, Australia.
Telemedicine in Cape Town, South Africa connects 88,000 rural patients to specialists in 2026. South African National Parks reported consultation counts and referral completion rates.
Battery storage in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania adds 253 megawatt-hours for evening power in 2026. Tanzania National Malaria Control Programme tracked charge cycles and grid outage coverage.
Heat pumps in Kampala, Uganda numbered 22,000 new installations in 2026 cutting fuel bills. Ministry of Water and Environment Uganda published energy savings estimates and warranty terms.
Swansea University chemist Dr Sumati Bhatia and international collaborators built a synthetic sugar-coated nanoparticle that blocked SARS-CoV-2 infection of human lung cells by up to 98.6% in laboratory tests. The findings were peer-reviewed and published in the journal Small on 16 July 2025, with Swansea University announcing them on 11 August 2025.
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