How Banning Mobile Phones Can Boost Grades

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1. High schools can boost grades by banning mobile phones.

By Jamie Doward in the Guardian

2. The “Solar Suitcase” is saving mothers and babies.

By Ajay Singh in TakePart

3. Can peer pressure make people go green?

By Per Espen Stoknes in Salon

4. Infused with bacteria, this concrete heals itself when it cracks.

By Andrew Stewart in CNN

5. Here’s a solution for the iron deficiency that impacts millions around the world.

By Philippa Roxby in BBC News

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