There are 2 million people in the world who require kidney dialysis every week to clean their blood. This is a time-consuming and cumbersome process, without which you die. A team at the University of California, San Francisco, has developed the first implantable artificial kidney, that can be connected to your circulatory system and bladder to clean your blood 24 hours a day. After 20 years of development, the Kidney Project is due to start clinical trials in early 2018. https://pharm.ucsf.edu/kidney
The first stage of new light rail tracks were opened before Christmas in George St Sydney and decorated. I?m looking forward to the light rail coming to the top of my street in Randwick!
In the same way you can go into a library today and look through newspapers and other documentation, the NSW State Library's?new social media archive?creates?a collection of data that will allow?researchers?in the future to gain insights into?the life and times of people living in New South Wales in the digital age. The Library identifies keywords and hashtags to collect.?The Archive?then?gathers?the?social media posts?that contain these keywords and hashtags?from a range of sources, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can view the latest activity and the?hourly emotion clock on the?Live?section?of?archive?or search for a specific topic or hashtag in the?Explorer?section. The image above shows current thoughts on Education with an emotion clock that looks positive.
A group of female engineers has redesigned bras so they don?t have uncomfortable underwires. Startup Evelyn & Bobbie has introduced a wireless, seamless, and strapless bra that offers support by redistributing weight from your shoulder to your core muscles and torso. You can submit 3 unique measurements for a more customized fit. https://evelynbobbie.com/
