This whiz kid is the talk of the town. When he was just 14 years old in 2023, Heman Bekele invented a cancer-fighting soap. It’s an affordable and accessible treatment option that could soon be a way to help treat skin cancers. His background Born in 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Bekele moved to the […]
What is a saildrone? you might ask. It’s an uncrewed, environmentally friendly, wind- and solar-powered sailing drone capable of 12-month ocean data collection missions. According to one of its makers, “Saildrone’s measurements and observations, from above and below the ocean surface, provide intelligence and insight for challenges from maritime defense and seafloor mapping to earth […]
Founded in 1936 by Sir Henry Wellcome, the Wellcome Trust‘s vision is “to achieve extraordinary improvements in human and animal health. In pursuit of this, we support the brightest minds in biomedical research and the medical humanities.” As heard on the BBC just a few days ago, “One of the world’s largest research charities, the Wellcome Trust, […]
