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Mobile skin scanner could help keep astronauts safe and sound
A team of engineers at Louisiana State University has developed a portable device that could help non-specialists to autonomously diagnose skin lesions. The device, which looks somewhat like a handheld supermarket scanner, will not only help pediatric patients but also have the potential to help Read More...
Successful Phase 1 trials show potential for universal flu vaccine
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the news lately, but looking beyond Covid-19, innovations in vaccine science are boosting health outcomes for other diseases as well. Most recently, a phase 1 clinical trial of a universal flu vaccine has shown promising results for producing immune response for Read More...
London-based artist turns paper waste into decorative vases
At the Optimist Daily, we love sharing stories of people turning waste sources into beautiful art. In today’s edition of trash-turned-treasure, let us introduce you to Jacqueline de la Fuente, a London-based designer who is turning cardboard and paper waste into decorative vases. To do this, de Read More...
How Phoenix is feeding the hungry and saving local businesses
Like most cities around the world, Phoenix, Arizona had its restaurant and hospitality industries ravaged by the pandemic. When the city received its federal CARES Act relief, it decided to allocate $951,000 towards an ambitious goal: saving the city’s farms and restaurants and providing food to Read More...
December 22, 2020
Today we're reimagining urban development with redesigned mall space and vertical farming solutions. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
December 22, 2020
Today we're reimagining urban development with redesigned mall space and vertical farming solutions. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
December 22, 2020
Today we're reimagining urban development with redesigned mall space and vertical farming solutions. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
December 22, 2020
Today we're reimagining urban development with redesigned mall space and vertical farming solutions. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
Deb Haaland slated to be first Native American Interior Secretary
In 2018, Deb Haaland, alongside Sharice Davids, became the first Native American woman to serve in Congress. A longtime advocate for the environment in her home state of New Mexico, Haaland is now slated to become the first Native American Interior Secretary. If confirmed, Haaland, a member of Read More...
The new characters in the Sesame Street cast are refugees
A large part of the nearly one million residents of the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are children, many of whom have suffered traumatic events as they’ve escaped persecution in Myanmar. To help alleviate the distress of Rohingya refugee children and provide them with early years of Read More...