How do you get fresh drinking water to the people who need it most, desert-dwellers in a dry, poor land?
Arturo Vittori and Andreas Vogler solved the problem this way.
Elegance, meet Simplicity.
MelaFind: FDA Approved Technology for Early Detection of Melanoma
In 2011, the FDA approved MelaFind, a new technology for use by dermatologists that uses specialized light waves for earlier detection of suspect lesions.
Knowledge is Power. Empower yourself.
Learn more here at the Huffington Post.
And here, in more detail, directly from MELA Sciences.
English Majors, Cover Your Eyes. Math Wins Again. Longevity Determinable by a FORMULA.
Did you know that your cells have a pulse, just like your heart? And that, no matter what animal or vegetable you may be, you’re alotted approximately one and one half billion pulses in your lifetime, and no more?
The tiny hummingbird pulses fast; its life is short. The majestic elephant’s cells pulse more slowly; its life is considerably longer.
And a physicist has developed a formula that explains this phenomenon.
Read this fascinating NPR piece by Robert Krulwich (from January 2013), which discusses the work of physicist Geoffrey West, and you’ll probably learn much more than you ever knew before about the very nature of being alive:
A Father’s Love
Dr. Alberto Costa, once a neuroscientist in Houston, altered the course of his research when his daughter, Tyche, was born. He’s searching for a drug that can help improve the rate of hippocampal development in people with Down’s Syndrome.
His studies have broad implications for everyone, regarding memory improvement and boosting mental performance.
Click here for this fascinating read!