Walter Orthmann was just 15 when he began working as a shipping assistant at a textile company in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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This High Schooler Invented a Low-Cost, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm
Seventeen-year-old Benjamin Choi put his spare time during the pandemic to good use designing an accessible device that doesn’t require brain surgery
Source: This High Schooler Invented a Low-Cost, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm
Well done!
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
MIT researchers created a portable desalination unit that can remove particles and salts simultaneously to generate drinking water. The user-friendly unit, which weighs less than 10 kilograms and does not require filters, can be powered by a small, portable solar panel.
Source: From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
Very cool!
‘She’s my guardian angel’: DoorDasher saves Massachusetts woman’s life while delivering pizza
When a Massachusetts woman ordered a pizza on a routine Friday evening, she had no idea the quick thinking and kindness of her delivery driver would change her life that night.
Well done!
Black woman named high school valedictorian 38 years after snub
“It was obvious that it had to have something to do with race,” Tracey Meares said.
Source: Black woman named high school valedictorian 38 years after snub
Righting a wrong.
US Army replaces cake it stole from Italian girl in 1945
Meri Mion was 13 when US soldiers, fighting Germans nearby, snatched the cake from a windowsill in Italy.
Source: US Army replaces cake it stole from Italian girl in 1945
Nicely done.
5 cities celebrating the earth by “plogging” | The Optimist Daily
These five cities around the world have gotten their citizens into “plogging,” the Swedish trend of picking up trash while jogging.
Source: 5 cities celebrating the earth by “plogging” | The Optimist Daily
Cool idea!
Digby, A ‘Defusing’ Dog, Saves The Life Of A Lady Who Was Attempting Suicide On A Bridge – KNOVHOV
Digby, a ‘Defusing’ Dog, Saves the Life of a Lady: Dogs are amazing creatures that can do things that humans are incapable of. Digby saved the life of a woman..
Source: Digby, A ‘Defusing’ Dog, Saves The Life Of A Lady Who Was Attempting Suicide On A Bridge – KNOVHOV
Amazing.
Family pet finds £6,000 in gold while digging in the park
A family’s new puppy is already worth its weight in gold – after digging up sovereign coins worth nearly £6k.
Source: Family pet finds £6,000 in gold while digging in the park
GOOD BOY!
Discovery of bacteria linked to prostate cancer hailed as potential breakthrough
Scientists don’t yet know if the microbes are causative, but if proven it could save thousands of lives
Source: Discovery of bacteria linked to prostate cancer hailed as potential breakthrough
Exciting progress.