Student Builds Life-Saving Device that Can Instantly Stop Bleeding from Stab Wounds

A final-year design student at Loughborough University, UK, has invented a device that seals open knife wounds in 30 seconds.

By Blake Isbell

07 July 57 Views

Korea is Using Artificial Intelligence to Prevent Suicide Attempts on Bridges

On Seoul's 27 bridges, new CCTV cameras will analyze body movements to try and detect suicides before they happen and alert rescue teams.

By Blake Isbell

16 July 46 Views

39-Year-Old Becomes First US Patient to Receive Innovative Artificial Heart Prosthetic

Duke University surgeons successfully implanted a new-generation CARMAT artificial heart in a patient—a first for a North America hospital.

By Jeanne Goddard

25 July 56 Views

These Students Built an Epic Baby Stroller for a New Dad in a Wheelchair

A group of school kids made a special wheelchair stroller so disabled dad Jeremy King can take his newborn son out for a walk.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 July 42 Views

Paralyzed Man's Brain Waves Get Turned Into Sentences on Computer, Scientists 'Thrilled' Beyond Words

University of California San Francisco researchers have successfully developed a 'speech neuroprosthesis' for paralysis.

By Jeanne Goddard

21 July 47 Views

Student Invents Toilet That Converts Poop into Energy - And Pays in Digital Currency if You Help to Fill it!

At a South Korean university, a professor's invention of a composting toilet rewards 'contributors' with a digital token to buy lunch items.

By Blake Isbell

19 July 36 Views

Sustainable Sand Gives Pollution a One-Two Punch by Soaking Up Toxic Metals and Purifying Water Supplies

Since the material can cleanse water of toxic metals and pollutants, it could help create whole new water supplies in drier cities.

By Jeanne Goddard

07 January 43 Views

Bees Have a New, Lifesaving 'Vaccine' to Make Them Immune to Pesti-Side Effects

A bee supplement/vaccine has been created that confers a 100% survival rate to bees exposed to pesticides.

By Blake Isbell

16 June 46 Views

After Debuting World's Largest 3D-Printed Building, Startup is Set to Bring Affordable Housing to US

The 2-story building was printed on-site in Dubai with the help of just three workers-and the engineers now hope to build similar structures in the US.

By Tiffani Spengler

20 December 47 Views

Company Collects 80% of City's Recyclable Plastics and Turns It All into Lumber

More than 80% of the municipal plastic recyclables of Halifax are being processed by a brilliant local company that turns it all into lumber.

By Tiffani Spengler

15 January 44 Views

Students Invent Soap That Saves Lives

An award-winning innovation by two African students could help reduce the devastating impact of the life-threatening disease malaria, which is spread relentlessly by infected mosquitoes. The young men have used indigenous herbs to create a soap that repels the deadly bugs.

By Jeanne Goddard

14 July 49 Views

Paramedics in the UK Have a New Teammate - a Robot That Does the CPR for Them

The gurney-mounted LUCAS-3 compression robot performs live-saving CPR in the UK, freeing up paramedic hands for other tasks.

By Blake Isbell

14 July 43 Views

Researchers Design T-shirt Fabric That Reduces Body Heat, Protecting People From Rising Temperatures

Using mid-infrared radiative technology and pieces of titanium dioxide, Chinese scientists have created a t-shirt that keeps you 5°C cooler.

By Blake Isbell

15 July 41 Views

Teen Invents Clever Fire Extinguisher to Save Your Home When You're Away - and He's Donating All the Profits

Arriving in the fire-prone region around San Francisco, Arul Mather promptly invented a fire activated stationary extinguisher to help.

By Blake Isbell

15 July 41 Views

Startup Builds 3 Huge Indoor Farms in Appalachia Turning Coal Country into Agricultural Hub

Based in Appalachia, Kentucky, AppHarvet's cutting edge indoor farms have delivered their first harvest of tomatoes to grocery stores.

By Blake Isbell

26 January 39 Views