Three locations of JBJ Soul Kitchen have free, three-course meals hot and ready for people impacted by the government shutdown.
Source: Bon Jovi’s ‘pay it forward kitchen’ serves free meals to furloughed federal employees amid shutdown
Nice.
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research
The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to traditional immunotherapy.
Source: COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research
Wow!
Korean Doctors Use 3D Printing to Replace Entire Ankle Bone in Groundbreaking Surgery – 3DPrint.com | Additive Manufacturing Business
A team of orthopedic surgeons in South Korea has successfully replaced an entire ankle bone — the talus — with a custom 3D printed titanium implant.
Fascinating.
Parkinson’s patient plays clarinet during brain surgery
Denise Bacon, a former therapist who suffers from Parkinson’s, underwent four hours of surgery.
Source: Parkinson’s patient plays clarinet during brain surgery
Very cool…
Scientists Say New Air Filter Transforms Any Building Into a Carbon-Capture Machine
Like rooftop solar panels, the approach would use existing infrastructure to lower the cost and widen the reach of carbon-capture efforts.
Source: Scientists Say New Air Filter Transforms Any Building Into a Carbon-Capture Machine
Very cool.
Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again
The results are astounding and a major advance, say surgeons involved in international research using the pioneering technology.
Source: Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again
Amazing.
Man, 95, leads a 100-member Taylor Swift fan club in his retirement home
Residents are determined to convince Swift to visit for a round of bingo in Omaha.
Source: Man, 95, leads a 100-member Taylor Swift fan club in his retirement home
Fun.
Researchers Develop 3D-Printed Hydrogel Implant to Replace Donor Corneas
An interdisciplinary research team from Empa, the University of Zurich, the Zurich University of Veterinary Medicine, and Radboud University in the Netherlands is developing an artificial cornea that could one day replace donor tissue transplants.
Source: Researchers Develop 3D-Printed Hydrogel Implant to Replace Donor Corneas
Very cool.
California to sell affordable state-branded insulin beginning next year
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California will begin selling affordable insulin under its own label on Jan. 1, nearly three years after he first announced a partnership to sell state-branded generic drugs at lower prices.
Source: California to sell affordable state-branded insulin beginning next year
Politics aside (please), this is a pretty good direction.
‘When I pass piles of fishing nets, I see piles of money’: a one man recycling revolution on the Cornish coast
Determined to find a solution to the discarded plastic nets, Ian Falconer found a way to convert them into filament for 3D printing, for use in products from motorbikes to sunglasses
Great idea.