Honeybee venom can kill aggressive breast cancer cells
Honeybees hold the key to our agricultural systems, but it turns out they may also have other amazing healing powers. A study from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research shows honeybee venom could treat triple-negative breast cancer, a type that currently has limited treatment Read More...
For severe Covid patients, cheap steroids can be a lifesaver
While researchers scramble to find a cure for Covid-19, it’s also important we have ways to treat patients that are already severely ill from the virus. Recently, new studies have found that cheap steroids can actually be life-saving for Covid patients in intensive care. The new Read More...
Thought Leader Series: Post-pandemic travel needs to be regenerative
Tourism has been decimated by the pandemic, but when travel returns, what will it look like? This week’s Thought Leader Series from The New York Times, shared with us by an Emissary, looks at the concept of regenerative travel and how we can take sustainable vacations one step Read More...
These "nanotweezers" can pick up an individual molecule
Most likely you’ve used tweezers to take out a tough splinter. Now, engineers are taking the humble tweezer to a whole new level with tweezers so small and precise they can grab individual molecules. It may sound impossible, but the newly developed “nanotweezers”, built by engineers at Read More...
Novel energy-efficient device could convert body heat into electricity
Wouldn’t be great if we could use our body’s heat to charge electronic devices such as fitness gadgets or even phones? Well, thanks to scientists in Russia, we are now closer to turning such an idea into reality. A team of researchers from the National University of Science and Technology in Read More...
September 3, 2020
Today we feature an innovative company turning abandoned hotels into affordable housing and the essential role that sanitation workers and waste sorters play in the transition to a circular economy. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
September 3, 2020
Today we feature an innovative company turning abandoned hotels into affordable housing and the essential role that sanitation workers and waste sorters play in the transition to a circular economy. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
September 3, 2020
Today we feature an innovative company turning abandoned hotels into affordable housing and the essential role that sanitation workers and waste sorters play in the transition to a circular economy. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
September 3, 2020
Today we feature an innovative company turning abandoned hotels into affordable housing and the essential role that sanitation workers and waste sorters play in the transition to a circular economy. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
Architecture student creates sustainable alternative greenhouse
Traditional greenhouses use plastic polythene sheeting to create a nurturing environment for plants, but this may soon change. An innovative architecture student has found a greener alternative. Eliza Hague, a University of Westminster Master of Architecture student, has designed an Read More...