A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
the homes aren’t necessarily fireproof, but the design of the entire community eliminates the most common causes of homes catching fire.
Source: California Developer Builds First Neighborhood Where All the Homes Are Resistant to Wildfires
A good idea.
An assisted living facility in Spanish Fork just launched a program to make residents’ wishes come true.
Source: In Spanish Fork, a red Mustang ride proves dreams don’t have an expiration date
Cool story.
Aiden Kane, girlfriend Morgan Randall and friends Donato Jellenich and Tyler Sojda were returning home from junior prom in upstate New York when they saw a garage on fire and alerted those inside to get out of the home.
Source: High schoolers returning from prom hailed as heroes for helping save family from fire
Wow.
A group of MIT engineers have developed a new battery-free solar desalination system capable of producing up to 5,000 liters of water a day.
Very cool.
A sodium-air fuel cell could power heavy transport of the future while also cleaning up carbon emissions say MIT scientists.
Source: MIT’s sodium fuel cell could fly electric planes while sucking CO2
Fascinating.
A Pamlico County teenager who just started playing the guitar was gifted a $1,500 guitar by a stranger.
Source: Stranger gifts guitar to Pamlico County teenager in random act of kindness
Wow!
Japan stands on the brink of a medical breakthrough: the development of artificial blood that could transform emergency medicine and save countless lives.
Source: Japan to Begin Clinical Trials for Artificial Blood in 2025 – MedEdge MEA
Fascinating. (And, indeed, purple.)
For decades, energy independence has been the elusive white whale of U.S. policy. We’ve tried offshore drilling, shale booms, solar panels, and wind farms the
“Hydrokinetic energy” – it’s an interesting twist.
Drug developed by Case Western Reserve University researchers found to protect ‘guardian of the brain’ Worldwide, more than 55 million people suffer from dementia caused by Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and other conditions that destroy cells in the brain and nervous system. While there is no treatment to control or manage these neurodegenerative conditions, investigators at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center have identified a new and promising drug to treat AD. The […]
Source: Potential new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, other neurodegenerative conditions
Both fascinating and exciting.
The gel, called SNAP-X, was invented by researchers at the University of California-San Diego.
Source: Scientists invent ‘smelling gel’ that seduces coral to dying reefs in restoration efforts
You had me at “seduces coral” 🙂