Microparticles found to prevent vitamin A deficiency
Fortifying foods with new polymer particles containing vitamin A could promote better vision and health for millions of people.
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Joseph Shavit
- Aug 19, 2022
Extending the shelf life of vaccines: Like Tupperware for proteins
Nearly half of all vaccines go to waste, due to the logistical obstacles involved in transporting them to diverse regions of the world.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 8, 2022
Amazing waterlight lamp uses only seawater to generate 45 days of light
There are approximately 840 million people who do not have access to electricity. The Waterlight project aims to brighten their lives.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 20, 2022
Waterlight generates light for 45 days using only salt water
Waterlight is a lamp which generates light for 45 days using just half a liter of salt water so that people can continue with their chores.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 11, 2022
What is Monkeypox -- how do you get and prevent it?
Monkeypox is a rare infection caused by a virus that circulates in some animals in forested areas of Central and West Africa.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 8, 2022
MIT researchers invent $4 solar-powered desalination device
An estimated two-thirds of humanity is affected by shortages of water and in the developing world face a lack of dependable electricity.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 6, 2022
Self-destructing parasites -- New weapon against drug-resistant malaria
Over the last 50 years, malaria parasites have developed resistance to seven drugs, but a new way to identify future antimalarials holds
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 11, 2022
Solar innovation could help maintain electricity for millions around the world
Millions of people around the world lack access to electricity. Decentralised solar-battery systems are key for addressing this.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 11, 2022
Hand-cranked washing machine could sustainably help 5 billion people
Handwashing clothes sounds like a simple task, but for many women around the world it poses a significant obstacle to their wellbeing.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 17, 2021
New, low-cost, lighting technology can brighten lives in the developing world
There are approximately 840 million people worldwide who do not have access to electricity despite rural electrification efforts.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 19, 2021
Hand-cranked washing machine could help 5 billion people save a lot of time and effort
Student has invented a poverty-busting and time-saving manual washing machine so that women or children don’t have to spend 20 hours a week
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 16, 2021
Cultural shift in Benin is turning waste fabric into recycled 'gold'
Every morning, Amake Yessoufou makes the rounds of the sewing workshops of Ouidah, a small coastal town, and collects scraps of fabric.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 30, 2021
A billion people could get safe drinking water from harvesting devices
Devices that uses solar power to pull water from the air could potentially serve a billion people across the world.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 28, 2021
New lamp generates light for 45 days with half-liter of salt water
The Waterlight lamp was awarded a Silver Cannes in the design category and two bronzes in innovation and social responsibility.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 16, 2021
Harvesting water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 12, 2021
Solar-powered desalination device will provide clean water to 400,000 Kenyans
Converting seawater into safe drinking water takes an enormous amount of energy, which makes it a costly and polluting process.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 6, 2021
This hydrogel tablet can purify a liter of river water in an hour
As much as a third of the world's population does not have access to clean drinking water, according to some estimates.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 30, 2021
New innovation inexpensively filters wastewater to create new source of fresh drinking
New membrane could also be used to remove salt from wastewater to provide a new source of fresh water.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 12, 2021
In 1 minute a new technology can brighten lives in the developing world for over 2 hours
Statistics show that 67% of the developing world still goes without household electricity and relying on poluting kerosene lamps for light.
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