A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Shreya and Saffron Patel started writing letters to seniors during COVID lockdowns. Now their Letters Against Isolation organization has grown to include 28,000 volunteers.
Source: A young spin on an old idea: Two teens tackled senior isolation with 460,000 handwritten letters
Inspiring.
Most OSC electrodes use indium tin oxide, which is too costly and fragile for the manufacture of flexible, large-area solar panels with OSCs.
Source: Innovation in Organic Solar Cells Promise Low-Cost, Bendable, and Efficient Panels
Very cool!
The couple was getting married on an island in Boston Harbor, and the bride and groom faced a major hurdle with the clock ticking before the ceremony.
Source: Boston police help man who was in danger of missing own wedding
A memorable day for sure.
“Some people don’t think girls can do things like that, and they’re wrong,” said Ainsley Muller, 11.
Source: This summer camp teaches girls to use a drill, weld metal and fix a sink
Great idea.
Joint pain is a common ailment of aging, thanks to cartilage’s tendency to wear out. Now, researchers at Duke University have developed a new hydrogel that’s stronger and more durable than the real thing, which could make for longer lasting knee implants.
Source: Hydrogel that outperforms cartilage could be in human knees in 2023
I’m really looking forward to this one. 🙂
Nonprofit RIP Medical Debt buys up unpaid hospital bills plaguing low-income patients and frees them from having to pay.
Source: This group’s wiped out $6.7 billion in medical debt, and it’s just getting started
Great solution to a frustrating problem.
At 75, Dorothy Bowker felt compelled to set up a low-cost supermarket for her community. Now it is her turn to be treated
Source: The people making a difference: the food market pioneer taking on the cost of living crisis
Lovely.
A proud New Jersey mother celebrated her daughter receiving a doctorate by purchasing space on a billboard in a busy area.
Source: N.J. mom rents billboard to congratulate doctor daughter
Proud mom, inspiring dauighter.
Robert Sansone’s research could pave the way for the sustainable manufacturing of electric vehicles that do not require rare-earth magnets
Source: This 17-Year-Old Designed a Motor That Could Potentially Transform the Electric Car Industry
Wow.
Three-year-old twins Bernardo and Arthur Lima underwent seven operations at a hospital in Brazil.
Source: Conjoined twins with fused brains successfully separated thanks to UK surgeon
Truly amazing stuff. Apparently, they used VR simulations to practice, practice, practice prior to the actual surgery.