These 5 Medical Breakthroughs May Help You Manage Your Diabetes
For National Diabetes Awareness Month, here are five innovative breakthroughs and inventions that could change the game for diabetics.
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Color-Changing Inks Can Be Printed onto Clothing to Warn the Wearer About Potential Health Issues
These new biomaterial-based inks from Tufts University can be printed onto clothing so they can change color based on the wearer's safety.
Nonprofit Flips Abandoned Prison into Sustainable Farm With the Help of At-Risk Youth and Jobless Veterans
Growing Change turns abandoned prisons into sustainable farms to give work to at-risk youth and wounded veterans in North Carolina.
Scientists Make Giant Leap in Diagnosing Liver Disease By Using The Natural Gut Microbiome
Chronic liver disease is challenging to diagnose, but the microbiome inside a person's gut may be an unexpected solution, says Salk research.
Fashion Designers Replace Plastic-Based Vegan 'Leather' With Fabric Made Out of Apple Peels
These two sisters wanted to make a more eco-friendly vegan leather for their cruelty-free purses-so they used apple peels from the juicing industry.
No More 'Sniff Tests': Cheap Biodegradable Sensors Can Tell Smartphones When Food Has Gone Bad
Costing just 2 cents a pop, these inexpensive sensors could save tons of perfectly good food from being thrown into the garbage.
Ethereal Sounds Are Emanating From the World's First 'Piano' Made From Plants
The Spanish eco start Bioo has create dthe world's first piano that's made from living plants, and it sounds beautiful.
His Son Designed a Smartwatch App to Stop Dad's PTSD Nightmares-And It Was 'Life-changing'
Tyler-Skluzacek made a smartwatch app to help his veteran father with nightmares arising from PTSD. The results were 'life-changing'.
Shaving with Lasers Instead of Blades Will Save Money and the Environment
The Laser Razor can save you thousands of dollars over their lifetimes while conserving water and keeping billions of blades out of landfills.
911 Calls From the Chronically Ill Dropped By 62% After the City Launched Simple Initiative
The Milwaukee Fire Department is celebrating the success of a simple program that has resulted in a dramatic decline in 911 calls from chronically ill patients.
How James Dyson Will Use His Vacuum Design to Suck Garbage From Rivers
The renowned engineer plans on using his technology to cleanse waterways of trash before it ever has a chance to reach the ocean.
Inventor Makes 'Music Memory Box' So Dementia Patients Can Reconnect With Their Loved Ones
These personalized music boxes are a way for dementia patients to "create new memories with their families by taking a walk down memory lane."
3D-Printer Completes the Largest 3D-Printed Home in Europe - With 2 Stories and 980 Square Feet - in Just 3 Weeks
Belgian construction firm Kamp C have used a 3D-printer to print a concrete shell of a home that measures 980 square feet, the largest ever.
Researchers Are Testing Smart Headphones That Could Warn Pedestrians of Impending Dangers
As more and more pedestrians fall victim to street collisions, researchers are now testing headphone technology that warns the user of impending danger.
Looking for Natural Anxiety Relief? Try Comedy Improv, Says New Study
At Second City comedy club in Chicago, Improv for Anxiety is helping students and adults relieve their worst anxiety symptoms with improvisational comedy.
Taxi Driver Saves His Marriage By Inventing Anti-Snore Pillow That He Dreamt Up in His Sleep
Phil Moore's wife couldn't handle his snoring any longer – but thankfully, he dreamt up the perfect business idea to save the day.
Self-Cleaning Electric Mask Can Power Itself With a Phone Charger-And They Will Likely Only Cost $1 Apiece
This face mask developed by Technion researchers can kill off dangerous pathogens from its surface by drawing electricity from a standard phone charger.
Listen to the Superfluid MIT Scientists Have Modeled to Emulate the Sound of a Neutron Star
MIT physicists have created a perfect fluid in the laboratory, a glissando of sound waves that the team sent through as fermions.
His Invention For Renewable Energy Inspired by the Physics of Northern Lights Just Won the 2020 Dyson Prize
Carvey Ehren Maigue'sAuREUS invention harvests UV light and converts it into visible light to generate electricity.
In World First, Recycling Plant Uses Special Kiln to Make Disposing of Asbestos Safe For Future Generations
The company Thermal Recycling in England developed an envrionmentally responsible way of disposing of asbestos, a world first.
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