A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.
Source: World’s first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
Interesting idea.
Over that time, partnerships with 14 different luxury hotels in the Seoul metropolitan area have seen 120,000 used furniture items get donated
Source: 14 Luxury Hotels Are Donating Outdated Furniture to Low-Income Families in Need
A very cool idea.
The fire, which started Thursday afternoon, rapidly burned dozens of acres, prompting evacuations and threatening homes
Source: Strangers joined Talmadge neighbors to help save their homes from Fairmount Fire
Impressive. (I know many will say never run into a fire unless you’re a trained firefighter, but that doesn’t minimize the heroics here.)
Dozens of people in their sixties, seventies, and even eighties are suiting up to play pickleball at the New Century Fieldhouse, in Gardner, Kansas. However, Lois White is 95 and she dominates the courts.
Source: ‘Keep moving’: 95-year-old pickleball player dominates the courts in Gardner, Kansas
Love it.
Morgan Perigo ’65 never expected to see his McMaster graduation ring again after losing it in the ocean off the coast of Barbados in 1977.
Source: Sunken treasure: McMaster grad reunited with ring lost in ocean 47 years ago
Love it.
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to change leukemia cells into leukemia-killing immune cells. The surprise finding could lead to a powerful new therapy for leukemia and possibly other cancers.
Source: Scientists find way to make leukemia cells kill each other
Wow. That sounds pretty intersting.
The US has approved the world’s largest geothermal plant in Utah, which can generate 2 GW of energy, enough to power over 2 million homes.
Source: World’s largest 2 GW geothermal plant to power 2 million US homes
Seems like geothermal has great potential.
Ada Hawkes has longed to join in Halloween festivities but communication barriers have made it challenging in previous years.
Source: Neighbours of deaf girl, 6, learn sign language so she can go trick or treating
Very nice.
A new diagnostic gadget offers faster, less invasive blood testing by employing sound waves to identify illness indicators from a single drop of blood.
Looking forward to this one.
A student at William Shemin Midtown Community School in Bayonne, NJ, was set upon by his peers, only for his teacher to intervene
Source: New Jersey Teacher Uses Body as Human Shield to Protect Teen from Group Attack
The worst in us brings out the best in us.