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A 19-year-old Arkansas man’s random act of kindness has sparked an unexpected friendship between him and the recipient of his generosity.

Source: An Arkansas man returned a lost wallet to a grandmother. His kind act sparked an unexpected friendship.

So cool.

Patrick Kaufmann, 14, has involved students across the D.C. area to make the cards for people in hospitals, nursing homes and other places.

Source: Teen gives 16,000 valentines to people who might not otherwise get one

Very cool.

American Vickie Moretz got the last seat on a flight to the UK in 1982, finding herself sat next to Englishman Graham Kidner. Four decades later, they tell the story of a whirlwind romance that never stopped.

Source: She got the last seat on a flight next to a stranger. They’ve been married for 40 years | CNN

Very nice.

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas says it’s figured out how to recycle all wind turbine blades – even ones already sitting in landfills.

Source: A Danish wind turbine giant just discovered how to recycle all blades

This could be huge.

Joe Salmon, a 17-year-old Okoboji High School student, and 4 others helped save an 83-year-old driver and his dog when his car went into a lake.

Source: An Iowa teen, strangers helped save man and dog from an icy lake — and a drone caught it all

Pretty amazing footage.

A new immunotherapy releases cancer-killing cytokines only within the tumor. Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have developed a new T cell-based immunotherapy that selectively targets cancer cells, producing a powerful anti-cancer cytokine specifically when it encount

Source: Supercharged T Cells: A New Way To Kill Pancreatic Cancer With Minimal Side Effects

Very cool.

Habitat for Humanity and the City of Eau Clarie are working to convert a wing of rarely-used church classrooms into new housing. The project is in line to receive $1.14 million in COVID-19 relief

Source: Eau Claire nonprofit working to convert unused church classrooms into

What a neat idea.

The advance could pave the way for doctors to spot tumors that are notoriously hard to detect early.

Source: This software tries to spot lung cancer years earlier. Can it?

This is one of the areas I think AI has a legitmate role and immense promise.

“We have split natural seawater into oxygen and hydrogen with nearly 100 per cent efficiency, to produce green hydrogen by electrolysis, using a non-precious and cheap catalyst in a commercial electrolyser,” said Professor Qiao.

Source: Seawater split to produce green hydrogen

Another potential source of clean energy.

“I was so thankful he came when he did. I would’ve been dead. I would’ve died right then and there,” the woman said.

Source: ‘Right time, right place’: UPS driver saves woman who fell into frigid creek behind her home

Nicely done!