A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
This week, a shark fisherman saved the life of a teenage girl on Pensacola Beach. He sprang into action nearly a hundred yards away and used his fishing drone to drop a flotation device into the water.
Source: Shark fisherman uses drone to save teenage girl from rip current at Pensacola Beach
Well done!
When the many legs are coupled together, something unexpected happens: their motions quickly synchronize, creating “surprising coordination.”
Source: This Soft Robot Needs Only Physics and Air to Spontaneously Sync and Scoot at Top Speeds
There is a video, and it’s pretty fascinating.
MIT scientists have developed polymer microparticles that release vaccine doses over time, offering a single-shot solution for immunization.
Source: MIT’s polymer microparticles put an end to multiple vaccine jabs
Particularly promising for remote/underserved populations.
The COSMOS-Web survey is now complete, combining JWST and Hubble infrared data. Its spectacular views show us the Universe as never before.
Source: JWST’s most ambitious view is now available to everyone
Stunning.
A newborn boy, KJ, was diagnosed at birth with a rare and potentially fatal genetic disease. He received a novel, on-demand CRISPR therapy in record time.
Truly amazing.
A new type of materially enhanced “Super Wood” that is stronger than steel is closing in on full production and it could be the answer to using tropical hardwood
Source: The World’s First ‘Super Wood’ is Weeks Away from Full Production
Pretty cool stuff.
An interdisciplinary research team at the University of Waterloo is working on a 3D printable material that behaves like human bone and can be individually adapted to the anatomical conditions of individual patients. The aim is to make surgical interventions for bone damage more precise, safer and more efficient in the long term. At the […]
Source: 3D-printed bone grafts: Researchers develop patient-specific replacement material
Pretty cool.
New research, which tracked a group of men and women from 11 to 79, has added further validity to the links between mental health and gardening.
Source: The secret to living longer could be found in your own backyard, study finds
The “Toddler Mobility Trainer” is fully modular and requires no tools to assemble, making it easy to replace and grow with its user.
Source: Design lab invents fully 3D-printed wheelchair for kids, will give them away for free
Very cool.
The slimy strings from okra and the gel from fenugreek seeds can trap microplastics better than the slightly-toxic synthetic polymer in use.
Source: Okra and Fenugreek Extracts Safely Remove Microplastics From Water in New Texas Research
Behold the power of … okra? 