Website Transforms Donating to the Homeless – it’s Personal and 10x Better
This crowdfunding community connecting nonprofits, homeless people, and the community makes donating ten times easier and more effective. The post Website Transforms Donating to the Homeless – it’s...
View ArticleWoman Hailed for Inventing Foldable Paper Bicycle Helmet
This paper 'honeycomb' EcoHelmet can be manufactured, carried, recycled, and distributed as easily as it can protect the wearer from injury. The post Woman Hailed for Inventing Foldable Paper Bicycle...
View ArticleStudent Invention Takes Aim at Thanksgiving Kitchen Fires, Wins $50K
Thanksgiving day has more home fires than any other day, most of which are caused by cooking – that's why these teens invented the Fire Mitt. The post Student Invention Takes Aim at Thanksgiving...
View ArticleThis Backpack Could Guarantee Your Survival in Case of Any Emergency
Most emergency kits are composed of cheap, disposable products that will expire before they're used – that's why these engineers designed the SEVENTY2. The post This Backpack Could Guarantee Your...
View ArticleWe Are One Step Closer to a Finger-Swipe Powered Phone
A tiny cost-effective nanogenerator was designed to charge your phone for more than a week, powered by your every finger swipe on the screen. The post We Are One Step Closer to a Finger-Swipe Powered...
View ArticleSawdust Reinvented into Super Sponge for Oil Spills
For oils spills in the Arctic, this modified saw dust is low-cost, environmentally-friendly, and can float or be collected despite rough or freezing waters. The post Sawdust Reinvented into Super...
View ArticleScientists Build Battery on Single Sheet of Paper Powered by Bacteria
This paper-thin battery has the potential to save thousands of lives in remote, dangerous, or resource-limited areas. The post Scientists Build Battery on Single Sheet of Paper Powered by Bacteria...
View ArticleScientists Can Use Wires 3 Atoms Wide to Create Fabric That Generates...
These tiny wires made by diamonds can be used for a whole host of possibilities – including making fabric that can generate electricity. The post Scientists Can Use Wires 3 Atoms Wide to Create Fabric...
View ArticleCheck Out These Kids Who Totally Kicked Butt in 2016
Some people might think 2016 has been a bad year, but these young trailblazers used their time to change the world in incredible ways. The post Check Out These Kids Who Totally Kicked Butt in 2016...
View ArticleWe Might Be Able to Stop Tsunamis in Their Tracks by Firing Sound Waves
Devastating tsunamis could be halted before hitting the Earth’s shoreline by firing deep-ocean sound waves at the oncoming mass of water, new research has proposed. Dr Usama Kadri, from Cardiff...
View ArticleThese Logs of Coffee Grounds Are a Lifeline for Encamped Refugees
Instead of throwing out the grounds leftover from morning pots of coffee, these University of Toronto students are turning them into a valuable resource for refugees overseas. Women and children in...
View ArticleCompany Develops Shipping Pallet That Can Be Transformed into Sports...
With the backdrop of increasingly negative rhetoric and government policy directed at displaced people, this Brooklyn-based company is working to make sure that refugees — specifically the 51% of whom...
View ArticleDad Creates App to Help Daughter Communicate
Since Rob Laffan’s daughter Sadie has nonverbal autism, trying to communicate what she wanted or felt to her parents was terribly frustrating. That’s why Rob created a revolutionary app called Tippy...
View ArticleThis App Helps the Blind to “See” When They Need it Most
Most blind people have a fair amount of independence during their daily lives, but what about when they need to read a food label? Or find something by color? That’s where Be My Eyes comes in. Be My...
View ArticleElon Musk Takes Surprisingly Good Ad Advice From 10-Year-old
Bria may only be a 5th grader, but her advertising advice to Elon Musk was so good, the Tesla CEO actually decided to take it. The post Elon Musk Takes Surprisingly Good Ad Advice From 10-Year-old...
View ArticleTeen Successfully “Cured” of Sickle Cell Disease in World First
An article published last week reported on groundbreaking work by researchers who have successfully reversed a teenager’s sickle cell anemia with the world’s first gene-editing treatment for the...
View ArticleTrees Growing Out of Buildings Could Help Heal China’s Air Pollution Problem
This Italian architect has just unveiled his plans for a groundbreaking pair of buildings that could help China with its smog problem. Stefano Boeri’s has announced the construction of two towers in...
View ArticleCouple Creates Safety Alarm for Female Joggers ‘As Loud as a Rock Concert’
There’s already several apps and devices on the market that are designed to help keep women safe – but this one is worth singing about. The Run Angel is a safety watch containing an alarm that – if...
View ArticleSuper Sponge Can Cleanse Mercury From Polluted Water Within Seconds
Mercury is very toxic and can cause long-term health damage, but removing it from water is challenging. To address this growing problem, this lab team created a sponge that can absorb mercury from a...
View ArticleSolution to Age-old Problem: Physicist Invents Drip-Free Wine Bottle
If you’re a seasoned wine drinker, you know the horror of accidentally staining lighter fabrics with those pesky drips running down the bottle. But now, thanks to a physicist at Brandeis University, we...
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