Singapore’s First 3D-Printed Bridge Planned for 2028 After Rigorous Testing
Singapore’s transportation officials are set to debut the use of 3D-printed concrete in the form of a new pedestrian bridge that will stretch 30 feet across a waterway. Brought onboard a larger project to improve transit options in the Jurong River and Temah areas of the city state, it’s the country’s first use of 3D […]
Pinch of Gold Dust May Be Secret to Bringing Longer Lasting and Safer Batteries to Market
A nano-scale pinch of gold dust may be enough to transform a previously-ineffective battery technology into a new industry standard. As the demand for more reliable power systems grows in the renewable energy sector, the race is on to develop batteries that cost less but have a longer lifespan. Precious metals are a key part […]
‘Grain Bank Accounts’ Free Indian Farmers from Middleman Through Online Marketplace
From the Indian state of Bihar comes the story of a life-changing argi-tech application that’s giving farmers unprecedented control over the financial destiny of their crop. Called Ergos, this digital “grain account” is linked to a network of “grain banks” where farmers can store their crops, monitor inventory and national prices, and sell when they’re […]
Used Diapers Turned into New Ones Thanks to Super-Recycling Japanese Towns and New Innovation
In the 1990s, a pair of Japanese municipalities estimated that the landfill they shared was going to be full by 2004. Unless they did something to start reducing the size of their waste streams, the towns would have to sacrifice more precious land, or truck their waste much farther afield to another site. Their response […]
Young Boy with Cancer Delivers 124 Gorgeous Easter Baskets to Kids in Hospitals After Fundraising $2,000
Nathan Yuill was diagnosed as a child with stage-4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but the good news is that he’s two treatment courses away from what is anticipated to be a bell-ringing remission announcement. But before his time in Providence Children’s Hospital came to an end, 12-year-old Yuill raised $2,000 to give almost every child there a […]
Teen Finds 6-Inch Megalodon Tooth Millions of Years Old While Diving for Fossils on Florida Coast
A Florida teen will have quite the story for his friends to chew on when they all meet back in class after spring break. 16-year-old Aiden Andrews found the 6-inch-long tooth of an ancient shark known as a megalodon while diving near Sarasota. This was the largest shark species in history, and is believed to […]
Roofers Repair 78-year-old Widower’s Roof for Free After Scammers Left Him with a Big Hole
Roofers repaired a 78-year-old widower’s roof for free after he was scammed out of thousands by another tradesman. Mike Watkinson needed a few of his roof tiles replaced just weeks after his wife of 57 years died following a long battle with liver cancer. When the first set of roofers arrived, they aggressively quoted him […]
UN Summit Sees Giant Otter and 39 Other Migratory Species Gain Cross-Border Protections
132 representatives from world governments recently adopted a sweeping set of conservation measures aimed at protecting migratory species and their habitats worldwide. The 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) took place in Brazil this March, where 40 animals were granted special protections under one of the […]
Aging Delivery Driver Gets Huge Tip After Conscientious Effort Goes Viral via Ring Video
GNN recently reported on a crowdfunding campaign gone viral on behalf of an elderly DoorDash driver working far beyond his retirement to afford his wife’s expensive medication. Now along a similar vein, an Idaho man was left “blown away” when he learned that a nearly 70-year-old Dominoes driver had gone to the grocery store to […]
Small S. Korea Town Welcomes First Newborn in 17 Years as Nation’s Fertility Rate Continues to Rise
A small, rural town in South Korea is celebrating the first child birth in 17 years as the country continues to enjoy a rise in its fertility rate. In addition, 4 students enrolled at the town’s only the school, taking its attendance to 17, another demographic milestone the residents had reason to celebrate. Earlier, GNN […]