A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Researchers in Australia have created a new nanotech coating that can destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and resistant fungal strains.
Source: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Destroyed by Nanotech Layer – MEDizzy Journal
Wow. I love this little quote: “including drug-resistant MRSA”.
This new social supermarket is helping food insecure people in a new innovative way.
Source: Caring New Zealand Supermarket Provides Dignity and Self-Respect – Goodnet
Our local foodbank has a simlar model. It’s quite successful.
A lost cat followed two hikers to the top of Mt. Britsen in Switzerland before eventually getting the help she need to reunite with her family
Source: Cat Lost on Swiss Mountain Follows Hikers to 10,000-Foot-Tall Summit for Company and Comfort
Cute.
In an effort to curb global warming, Purdue University engineers have created the whitest paint yet. Coating buildings with this paint may one day cool them off enough to reduce the need for air conditioning, the researchers say.
Source: The whitest paint is here – and it’s the coolest. Literally.
Fascinating.
William Cabaniss, 15, was recognized by the organization Points of Light, which launches its second annual Global Volunteer Month on Thursday
Source: Teen Raises $100K for Food Bank by Making His Own Vanilla Extract: ‘No One Should Be Hungry’
Great idea. (And great flavor 
)
Alena Wicker is a 12-year-old genius who will be attending college this May and wants to be an engineer at NASA.
Source: This 12-year-old genius has her sights set on becoming a NASA engineer
Impressive!
Phi Gamma Delta brothers at Louisiana State University paid off the mortgage for their former house cook Jessie Hamilton
Source: LSU Frat Brothers Pay Off Mortgage of Beloved House Cook 30 Years Later: ‘The Most Giving Person’
Nicely done.
Brandon Carroll spent his last day of deployment with a puppy he cared for outside the compound. They reunited in Indianapolis a few months later.
Source: ‘She stole my heart’: Indy Marine reunites with puppy he rescued while deployed
Gotta love happy endings.
Innovative European project Flagships is expected to deploy what is believed to be the world’s first commercial cargo vessel that operates on hydrogen – and commercial operations are set to commence in 2021.
Source: Flagships: Hydrogen-powered commercial cargo vessel set for river Seine in Paris
Very cool. I wonder if it’s also quieter?
Coworkers that had been searching for weeks found appointments for eligible family members in just days, he said, with the help of the new website.
On one hand, it’s unfortunate that it’s needed, on the other, it’s absolutely awesome that volunteers like this are stepping up. I’ve heard of other, similar, efforts in other locations as well.