During the pandemic, 17-year-old teen Benjamin Choi used his time to design a device that may remove the need for brain surgery in people with amputations. 10 years ago, when Choi was in third grade, he watched a documentary on 60 Minutes about prostheses controlled by the mind. The researchers […]
This British startup says they’ve made the first real invisibility shield that doesn’t require any power to work. This invisibility cloak is shaped like a flat piece of cardboard and it turns anything behind it into a smudge that can’t be discerned. The company which made it is Invisibility Shield […]
Back in 2015, Virtue Oboro had the worst experience; at only 48 hours old, her newborn baby, a son, had to be rushed into the hospital for urgent treatment. The baby named Tombra was diagnosed with jaundice, a common health issue that happens more than 60 percent of newborns globally. […]
Passive solar greenhouses work without any fossil fuel and help grow peppers, cabbages, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc. A former geologist, Dong Jianyi has taken a scientific approach to the cultivation of cabbage, peppers, cucumbers, and other veggies at his innovative farm near Olds, Alta. He used to work in the oil […]
Thomas Edison said that to invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. And, it definitely holds some truth to it because Colrerd Nikosi from Malawi had all the necessary junk, but also the will to help his village get the much-needed electricity. He achieved his goal […]
21-year-old Gabe Tavas won the 2021 US James Dyson Award. His mission was successful and it was to create wood without having to cut down trees. This is what led to the creation of Pyrus: a petroleum-free and wood-like material which is sustainably produced using repurposed bacterial cellulose waste from […]
Although it can be a real blessing to turn on the AC during those hot summer days, our energy bills won’t be as relieved. On the contrary, things will get quite hot, especially if you turn it on quite a bit. But, what if we told you that it’s possible […]
The genius invention of Dasia Taylor, a teenager, has the potential to save people’s lives. This bright and charismatic 17-year-old teen who resides in Iowa, USA has invented a revolutionary suture that changes color if the wound becomes infected. This is a feature she hopes will alert the doctors to […]
When young Lydia Denton learned that children were dying in hot car deaths due to being accidentally left behind, she decided to do something about it. 2 years later, the now 12-year-old girl who lives in North Carolina won a $20K prize for her invention-a car seat device which measures […]
When young Lydia Denton learned that children were dying in hot car deaths due to being accidentally left behind, she decided to do something about it. 2 years later, the now 12-year-old girl who lives in North Carolina won a $20K prize for her invention-a car seat device which measures […]