NASA Device Finds 4 Buried Victims in Nepal by Detecting Heartbeats
Four men trapped under 10 feet of rubble were rescued in Nepal thanks to a heartbeat-detection device developed by NASA and the Dept. of Homeland Security.
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Solar Solution: MIT Creates Way to Make Salt Water Drinkable
To help people in drought-stricken areas from California to India, new technologies are harnessing the sun to make saltwater drinkable.
Work With Texas Immigrants Earns Her 2015 Teacher of the Year Honor
An ability to make a special connection with traumatized and immigrant children has earned a Texas educator the title of 2015 National Teacher of the Year.
POWWOW Diverts 30 Million Pounds of Produce Annually From Landfill to Food Banks
30-40 million pounds of fresh produce were being thrown into landfills at the US border because it was too scarred, too ripe, or too small. Yolanda Soto found a solution.
We Stumbled Upon a Lincoln Lovefest at Ford's Theater 150 Years After His Death
The most fortuitous thing happened when I met an out-of-town friend in Washington, DC. We stumbled upon Ford's Theater on the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln assassination.
WWII Vet Leaves $3.3 Million to Skid Row Charities
During the next several weeks, more than $3 million will be given to skid row charities that care for the poorest residents in Los Angeles, thanks to a reclusive WWII veteran.
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