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A medical device that draws energy from your body
Researchers have created a battery-free medical device that can be implanted in your body and charged using your body?s fluids. Despite advances in technology, batteries are still used within medical devices such as pacemakers, which are potentially harmful and need to be replaced throughout your lifetime via surgery. https://www.springwise.com/battery-free-implantable-medical-device-draws-energy-human-body/?
16 June 2017 by oliver

Healthcare

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A tattoo that monitors your health
Researchers have developed a tattoo ink that could provide real-time updates on your body's health. You would have the ink tattooed onto your body and the tattoo would then change color according to the amount of the activating agent present. A tattoo using the ink designed to respond to glucose levels, for example, would change color from blue to brown your blood sugar level rises. https://futurism.com/color-changing-tattoos-could-help-millions-monitor-their-health-in-real-time/
15 June 2017 by angel

Healthcare

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A new online course that combats binge drinking
A new online course for schools called Climate Schools has been proven to halve the rate of kids binge drinking and delay drinking. My daughter did a project at school on binge drinking and found out that the way to help prevent it is to focus on negative reaction from peers rather than negative outcomes like headaches, or danger- a key reason I liked this approach. Binge drinking is a huge problem with kids today and needs a solution. More schools should subscribe to this course to help. www.Climateschools.com.au http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/four-personality-traits-that-predict-teen-drug-and-alcohol-problems-20170605-gwl4m1.html
14 June 2017 by angel

Wellbeing

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Magic wallpaper for your child's bedroom
This new Magic Wallpaper is designed to encourage your child?s imagination. It?s covered in characters, each of which is a digital marker that when scanned using the Magic Wallpaper app, unfolds a digital story on mobiles and tablets. The app lets you choose between audio storytelling or a reading mode, which has sound effects embedded in certain words. http://creativity-online.com/work/castorama-the-magic-wallpaper/51901
13 June 2017 by IdeaSpies

NFP

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13 June 2017 by mybrainwave

Artistic

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Hindu god to be world's biggest statue
The world's biggest statue is finally taking shape on a hill overlooking Bali's international airport. Twenty-five years and around $100 million in the making, the enormous copper and brass sculpture is of the Hindu god Wisnu astride the mythical bird Garuda. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-11/bali-buliding-worlds-biggest-statue-garuda-wisnu-kencana/8600760
11 June 2017 by chloe