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A natural air purifier
Clairy is a ceramic flowerpot with a fan that directs the air inside your home to the roots of a plant to be detoxified. It has sensors that continually test the quality of air in your home and send real-time updates to your phone. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/clairy-the-most-amazing-natural-air-purifier-green#/
31 January 2017 by angel

Wellbeing

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Startups helping millennials invest
There are now startups in the US and Australia eager for your first saved dollar. They've set themselves up to manage small accounts from as low as $100 growing by $5 a month and aspire to grow with you. Startups in the US are Stash and Wise Banyan and in Australia are Acorns and FirstStep https://www.fastcompany.com/3067549/new-money/meet-the-startups-helping-broke-ass-millennials-invest-their-couch-pennies?
29 January 2017 by lynnwood

Healthcare

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Upper body movement regained with stem cell treatment
Kris Boesen was treated with 10 million stem cells to help address his paralysis from the neck down and has regained the use of his hands and arms so he can now feed himself and lift weights. https://blog.cirm.ca.gov/tag/kris-boesen/
28 January 2017 by angel

Healthcare

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Human organs from pigs
Scientists have created a human-pig hybrid in a milestone study that raises the prospect of being able to grow human organs inside animals for use in transplants. http://www.inkl.com/news/first-human-pig-chimera-created-in-milestone-study?etok=jDekUNJe4kR8PxS4
28 January 2017 by IdeaSpies

Wellbeing

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Plant Trees by Searching The Web
https://www.ecosia.org Ecosia is the search engine that plants trees with its ad revenue. Get the free browser extension and use Ecosia every time you search.
28 January 2017 by catherine

Healthcare

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Diagnose skin cancer with your smart phone
Worried about a strange mole on your body? Imagine being able to receive a diagnosis through your smartphone so you can decide whether to visit your doctor before your next scheduled visit. That?s the broad idea behind a recent project created by computer scientists at Stanford University, which applied the extraordinary machine vision powers of cutting-edge deep learning neural networks to the world of dermatology. www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/deep-learning-algorithm-cancer/#ixzz4X0xkOJ
28 January 2017 by idealist