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“I saw this furry little head pop up,” said Bill Falls, a volunteer at Hickory Aviation Museum. “And suddenly there was another, then another and another.”
Source: Kittens born in museum fighter jet stayed for weeks: ‘Who were we to argue?’
Very cute.
Now 14, the San Diego resident has stepped up her game with the Finsen Headphones. These antibiotic-free headphones aim to use blue light therapy to detect and treat mid-ear infections. It’s a low-cost option to treat a major problem…
Source: Meet Leanne Fan, America’s Top Young Scientist
How cool!
A breakthrough in the understanding of how glucose is transported between cells can mean that many more people can receive dialysis directly at home, thus avoiding going to hospital for treatment.
Source: More people may receive dialysis at home
This could be huge.
Nature – Detailed gene-activity map could pave way for more precise treatments for many more people with spinal-cord injuries.
Source: Electrical stimulation helps paralysed people walk again — and now we know why
Exciting!
Thanks to a band director going out of his way, a student in a wheelchair is able to fully participate in a high school marching band.
Source: Have You Seen This? Marching with the aid of a band director
Well done.
When dogs go missing near Seattle, volunteers help to find them through the Lost Dogs of King County Facebook page.
Source: When dogs go missing, this army of thousands is on the case
I’m a member, but had no idea of the 92% success rate. Awesome!
Scientists in Switzerland have designed transparent solar panels that could make windows generate electricity.
Source: Your windows may soon produce power thanks to transparent solar panels
Looking forward to it.
Traditional owners of Mparntwe collaborate with Melbourne company Luyten to combat housing shortages and improve Ilpeye Ilpeye residents’ lifestyle
Source: Remote Indigenous community pioneers 3D-printed homes set to change rural lives
3-D printing — it’s for more than just action figures. Very cool.
Suzanne Stone had no idea how she got to the hospital after her car crashed on that frigid night. An old newspaper story hanging on the wall of a restaurant was the key to her finally being able to thank the man who helped her.
Source: Decades later, she meets the rescuer she never knew she had
Cool story.
“She says, ‘I want to go back home. My animals are there, my cats are there.’ And we couldn’t help her,” Agnessa’s mom told CBS News.
Heartwarming.