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For anyone who used to play with slot cars as a child, Sweden's new electrified road might bring back some memories.In the first of its kind, the Scandinavian country is trialling the world's first public road which allows electric vehicles to recharge while driving. Similar to a slot-car track, vehicles are able to connect to an electric rail that's embedded into the road.Sweden has a goal of achieving a completely fossil fuel free vehicle fleet by 2030, so this electrified road is part of several projects the Swedish Transport Administration has created to develop and test technologies that may be able to help the country reach its target.In this particular project, 'eRoadArlanda', electricity is transferred via a movable arm that attaches to the tracks built into the middle of the road. While the system is designed with the capacity to feed heavier vehicles such as trucks, it's also developed to work for cars and buses.When vehicles approach the track, a sensor from the car or truck detects the electrified rail and the movable arm lowers from underneath the vehicle and inserts into the rail. The arm has been designed to be flexible, providing the car, or truck, the freedom to move around the road without disconnecting."One of the most important issues of our time is the question of how to make fossil-free road transportation a reality," Hans S?ll, chairman of the eRoadArlanda says."We now have a solution that will make this possible, which is amazing. Sweden is at the cutting edge of this technology, which we now hope to introduce in other areas of the country and the world."The track stretches along two kilometers (1.2 miles) and has been installed on public road "893" just 30 minutes outside of Stockholm.The eRoad has many advantages, S?ll says. If implemented it will mean electric vehicle batteries can be smaller -- and therefore lighter -- because they won't need to retain as much charge, the vehicles will then be cheaper to manufacture and will ultimately be more sustainable.For a heavy truck to be 100% electric, he explains, it would need a battery that weighs 40 tonnes. But if technology like the eRoad was readily available, the truck's battery would be able to weigh as little as 600 kilograms.It would also fix a wider issue that many electric vehicle owners face: The worry and inconvenience of keeping vehicles charged."Today you're not 100% sure how far you can go with your battery but if you have a combination of electric roads you will feel a little bit more confident that you'll get where you want to go," S?ll says.The technology is also safe and adverse weather such as rain, snow and ice should not cause any major issues thanks to draining and usual maintenance. The electricity also isn't a risk to humans or animals."There's no electricity at the surface and the rail is only electrified if an actual authorized vehicle is passing, so if you don't have an electric vehicle that's authorized to use the electricity, the electricity will not be turned on at all -- it will not be on 24/7."There will also be plenty of signage around the area indicating the road is electrified and the system is equipped with safety circuits.S?ll says while the new project cost €6.4 million (.7 million) to develop, if it were more widely implemented across the country it would eventually work out less than €1 million (.2 million) per kilometer to build.That is, if the government decides to implement it nationally."The Government wants to test one or two additional technologies ... that will then be evaluated in two years or so, (and) after that they will pick out one of those technologies (that have been tested) to build a longer pilot stretch that will be between 20 and 40 kilometers," he says.For now, the eRoad will be used and trialled for two years by a truck carrying freight in order to determine how well the innovation works under various weather conditions and in conjunction with normal road traffic.The-CNN-Wire 3992

For the first time in more than a decade, a new treatment to improve brain function for Alzheimer¡¯s disease has been submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review.This was after the drug trial was stopped and then a second look revealed some promising results.The Waterhouse family has seen the impact of Alzheimer¡¯s firsthand.Gina and Steve Waterhouse have been a team most of their lives. They¡¯ve been married for 43 years and ran several businesses together. Then in 2016, things started to change. Gina didn¡¯t notice anything but employees at the family's businesses did.¡°I wasn't remembering some of the stuff I was supposed to be doing,¡± said Gina.Gina was diagnosed with early Alzheimer's disease that year.¡°They said, 'well you can come back in a year. We will check and see how you're doing, or we have a drug trial if you're interested,'¡± said Gina.Gina and Steve spent the next two and a half years at the Mayo Clinic, where Gina eventually got high doses of the drug aducanumab.Steve started to notice Gina was remembering more things and reported it back to doctors.¡°He just smiled and said, 'let me tell you what we're seeing. We're seeing cognitive improvement. And it¡¯s the first time in my career.' These doctors said in their career that we've ever seen it,¡± said Steve.¡°He was so excited,¡± said Gina.Then in 2019, the drug trial suddenly ended. Gina says she felt like she¡¯s gone downhill a little since it did.Rebecca Edelmeyer, PhD, with the Alzheimer¡¯s Association, says the trial stopped early based on a futility analysis.¡°It was a statistical analysis that was done by the Biogen team, predicting that the trial would not actually be successful,¡± said Edelmeyer.Edelmeyer says then upon a second look at the trial data, they found that those people on the highest dose of the drug were seeing improvement in their brain function. She called it a very important moment for the Alzheimer¡¯s research community.Now, the government will determine whether or not the drug is safe and effective enough to use.Steve mentioned there were some possible side effects like bleeding of the brain, but Gina did not experience any.Meanwhile, Gina can no longer take the drug. She and Steve have decided to retire.¡°We just decided tomorrow has to come today and we're having a great time. We're loving life,¡± said Gina.You can learn more about aducanumab here. 2394

Former television anchor and Democrat Chris Hurst, whose girlfriend Alison Parker was killed on live television in 2015, has won the race for the 12th district of Virginia's House of Delegates.Hurst had received 53.51% of the votes as of 9:04 p.m. Tuesday night, with 97.14% -- or 34 of the 35 of precincts -- reporting, according to the Virginia Department of Elections. In a February op-ed for The Daily Beast, Hurst announced he was leaving his job as a TV journalist to run for office. 497

Former Arkansas high school teacher Jessie Lorene Goline, 25, is accused by law enforcement of having sexual relations with four high school students in 2016, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. Goline was formally charged on Wednesday with one count of first degree sexual assault, according to online court records. The Democrat-Gazette reported that only one of the four students were under 18 at the time of the encounters. Authorities told the Democrat-Gazette that Goline allegedly had sex with two students she had taken to her apartment on the same day.In the affidavit, Goline believed one of the students was 18 but he was not. Three of the male students were from the Marked Tree School District, and one was from the East Poinsett County School District. They told authorities that they received text messages from Goline, and that their conversations became more sexual over time. Authorities learned of the alleged incidents in April when a parent threatened to ¡°do bodily harm to one of their teachers.¡± That's when one of the parents came forward. Goline, who was released later on Wednesday, faces a judge in October.  1217

Finding mental health resources in a small town can be a challenge, and in a time when more people are isolated inside their homes, that support is more important than ever before.¡°I¡¯m 28 years old. I deal with depression. I have bipolar disorder, I have epilepsy, I¡¯m schizophrenic, and I have multiple personalities,¡± said Sam, a father who meets with a group from the Mental Health Center in Hagerstown each week to help him get his symptoms under control.Sam is one of several adults struggling with mental health disorders who come from all over a rural Maryland county to heal as a group.¡°We are kind of a beacon of light for others who need help,¡± said Tamara Warfield, the Adult Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program manager.That help is offering a support system in places where people are geographically isolated, making their symptoms even tougher to deal with.¡°It¡¯s hard getting the help that you need when you have mental health issues,¡± said Sam. ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for this group, I wouldn¡¯t be out in the community. I would be home, not doing anything.¡±Finding connection is not only key to helping these men and women overcome their mental health symptoms, but it¡¯s also key to overcoming the stigma they face every day¡ªa stigma that¡¯s often harsher in rural communities.¡°We want to be treated like everybody else, not like we¡¯re stupid or special,¡± said Sam. ¡°We just want to be treated like a regular person¡ªto go out and communicate with people, make friends with people.¡±¡°We help folks that have cancer or any type of physical disorder, so why shouldn¡¯t we reach out to those who have a mental illness? It¡¯s no different,¡± said Warfield.Health care workers in smaller communities already deal with fewer resources. But for mental health treatment, it¡¯s even tougher. There is a shortage of mental health care workers in rural communities, fewer transportation options to get to services, and more widespread poverty.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said these factors combined contribute to the suicide rate being nearly twice as high in the most rural counties compared to urban areas.¡°If you don¡¯t have those basic needs like housing food, and finances, you¡¯re not going to be able to care for your mental health. You¡¯re just trying to survive to get to the next day,¡± said Warfield.Warfield and her team at the Mental Health Center are doing everything they can to fight that statistic by providing transportation to services and doing telehealth visits during the pandemic. However, there's always the fear they won¡¯t be enough.¡°I¡¯ve seen so many folks come in who have hit rock bottom,¡± said Warfield. ¡°They haven¡¯t had services in so long their symptoms are taking over and they can barely function.¡±To those Warfield does see, her help is not just life-saving, it¡¯s life-starting.¡°I never finished school because of my mental health issues, but right now I¡¯m working on getting my GED, so that I can be a better person for my kids," Sam said. "And that¡¯s one of my big goals is being a better person for my kids, for my family, and they¡¯re helping me with that. They¡¯re helping me be a better person."If you'd like resources to help improve your mental health, click HERE. 3216