A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Police dispatchers in Delaware’s capital city are being lauded for helping direct rescuers to a boat foundering in the English Channel thousands of miles away.
Source: Vessel rescued in English Channel after emergency call to Dover, Delaware, instead of Dover, England
Wow!
The research team behind the discovery has filed a patent in anticipation of using the antibody to manufacture COVID-19 treatments.
Source: An antibody discovered at UT Austin could protect against all COVID variants
That’s encouraging!
University of Waterloo researchers have developed a solar-powered device that turns seawater into drinking water using a nature-inspired, energy-efficient process.
Source: 93% efficient solar device makes 20L freshwater daily from seawater
Impressive.
The French startup that designed the ship, called TOWT (TransOceanic Wind Transport), argues that sailing cargo ships can viably compete with container ships running on fossil fuels.
Source: The world’s largest wind-powered cargo ship just made its first delivery across the Atlantic
Everything old is new again. 
The Bon Jovi frontman reportedly spoke with a woman in crisis and helped her to safety – on World Suicide Prevention Day
Source: Jon Bon Jovi credited with saving life of woman on bridge in Nashville
Wow.
They received IEEE scholarship awards for their projects
Source: Meet the Teens Whose Tech Reduces Drownings and Fights Air Pollution
The future.
Debra Bute, a mother of two teens, was driving to work early morning on Aug. 23 when she noticed traffic was slowing down and about five or six vehicles in
Source: ‘Could have been my son’: Mother saves young man on busy road while others keep driving by
Well done!
Running to her mother’s bedroom, Lyla used Alexa to call her great-grandmother (or “Nana”). Imagine how nerve-wracking that moment must have been. But Lyla
Source: Heroic 4-Year-Old Uses Alexa to Save Her Mom During Seizure – Canuro
Quick thinking!
“I can make a character quite different from how I interact with people in real life.”
Source: Study: Playing Dungeons & Dragons helps autistic players in social interactions
Fascinating.
ARCADIA SHIPMANAGEMENT has changed internal procedures to redirect its ships to contribute to the survival of the east Mediterranean sperm whale population
Source: First Greek shipping company changes course for its ships
Corporations can do laudable things.