Inspired by spinning toys (Twirly Whirlies, Whirgigs, etc.), researchers at Stanford University have created an inexpensive paper centrifuge that can separate malaria parasites from samples of blood. The breakthrough will allow malaria diagnoses in areas that do not have electricity or access to commercial centrifuges. Malaria, transmitted via mosquitos, causes over 600,000 deaths a year, […]
After rolling out its Safety Check accountability tool during the Nepal earthquake in April 2015, Facebook has widened the service to include any number of natural disasters, and since Paris in November 2015, it now includes terrorist attacks. The tool does more than allow people to alert loved ones that they are okay, but has […]
Ten members of an Amarillo, Texas family were overcome by toxic fumes in their home very early on Monday morning in an accident involving a pesticide used to rid the location of mice. When Firefighters arrived, several family members in the mobile home were sick and disoriented and one child was already unconscious. A distinct […]
Inspired by spinning toys (Twirly Whirlies, Whirgigs, etc.), researchers at Stanford University have created an inexpensive paper centrifuge that can separate malaria parasites from samples of blood. The breakthrough will allow malaria diagnoses in areas that do not have electricity or access to commercial centrifuges. Malaria, transmitted via mosquitos, causes over 600,000 deaths a year, […]
After rolling out its Safety Check accountability tool during the Nepal earthquake in April 2015, Facebook has widened the service to include any number of natural disasters, and since Paris in November 2015, it now includes terrorist attacks. The tool does more than allow people to alert loved ones that they are okay, but has […]
Ten members of an Amarillo, Texas family were overcome by toxic fumes in their home very early on Monday morning in an accident involving a pesticide used to rid the location of mice. When Firefighters arrived, several family members in the mobile home were sick and disoriented and one child was already unconscious. A distinct […]
