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17-year-old Black girl makes color changing sutures that detect infection flip.it/enD0-2

17-year-old makes color changing sutures that detect infection

All over the world, infections at the site of surgical incisions are a major cause of new illnesses, extended hospital stays and even death. In the U.S. alone, these infections cost more than $3 …

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A teacher was pregnant. Students built a device so her spouse, who uses a wheelchair, can stroll with the baby. flip.it/7fXCQ2

A teacher was pregnant. Students built a device so her spouse, who uses a wheelchair, can stroll...

Jeremy King thought he’d probably be deprived of the simple pleasure of taking his child for a stroll. It was something he desperately hoped to do.After undergoing brain surgery in 2017, the 37-yea...

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World's first 3D-printed stainless steel bridge spans a Dutch canal flip.it/vldjJ-

World's first 3D-printed stainless steel bridge spans Dutch canal

MX3D has finally realized its ambitious plan to install what's described as the world's first 3D-printed steel bridge over a canal in Amsterdam. The Queen of the Netherlands has officially opened the...

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Boston Dynamics (Hyundai) does it again! youtu.be/7atZfX85nd4
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A New Opportunity! xitter.cf/IEEEFutureNtwks/status…
IEEE Future Networks@IEEEFutureNtwks18 Jun 2021
Calling #startups , grassroots orgs, universities and others working to Bridge the #DigitalDivide ! Enter your innovative solution by 16 July to vie to win the global Connecting the Unconnected Challenge! Start prepping to submit your proposal at ctu.ieee.org/ #IEEE
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I did not know that Black women had such a presence in the space program. A younger version of myself really could have used that information. I mean REALLY.
Ainissa Ramirez, PhD@ainissaramirez21 Jun 2021
One Black woman was figuring out the trajectories to go into space (Katherine Johnson). Another was making the rocket fuel (Mary Sherman Morgan). While another was recruiting diverse astronauts for the space shuttle (Nichelle Nichols/Uhura). Black women and NASA--long history.
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“Children would eagerly begin their school breaks with a bicycle, scooter or kite and end them in crutches, braces or an iron lung.” #polio scientificamerican.com/artic… Black Scientists Proved the Polio Vaccine Worked via @sciam

Hidden Black Scientists Proved the Polio Vaccine Worked

Tuskegee Institute researchers showed Jonas Salk’s vaccine protected children by developing a key test

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My latest in @Nature. It was an honor to write a review about such an important book. Katherine Johnson’s memoir charts her bold trajectory to NASA and beyond nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

Katherine Johnson’s memoir charts her bold trajectory to NASA and beyond

Nature - Mathematician overcame the gravitational pulls of gender and racial discrimination to play a key part in the space race.

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Our new @ScienceMagazine paper shows that biomedical patents invented by all-female teams are 35% more likely to focus on women's health than all-male teams. Only 4% of these patents are from all-female teams suggesting there are 1,000s of missing female-focused inventions. 🧵👇
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⁦@InventionAMB⁩ Ayanna Howard on AI www-technologyreview-com.cdn…
As Earth Heats Up, This Inventor is Focused on Keeping Cool by @inventionamb link.medium.com/buI9iTvmXgb

As Earth Heats Up, This Inventor is Focused on Keeping Cool

Transylvania transplant and engineer Sorin Grama creates technology that makes refrigeration and air conditioning more efficient and less…

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James Holly Jr. (@PlzSayTheJr), assistant professor of urban STEM education, shares three strategies schools can use to improve #STEM learning for Black students in an article he wrote for the @ConversationUS. theconversation.com/3-ways-s…

3 ways schools can improve STEM learning for Black students

Applying cultural sensitivity in teaching STEM to Black students can help them engage in the sciences more.

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Freddie Figgers: The millionaire tech inventor who was 'thrown away' as a baby ⁦@InventionAMB⁩ flip.it/WVFzpK

Freddie Figgers: The millionaire tech inventor who was 'thrown away' as a baby

Freddie Figgers was given his first computer at the age of nine. It was old and didn't work but it was the start of a love affair with technology that turned him into an inventor, entrepreneur and...

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The fact that accomplished leaders like Peter and Nagesh are willing to lend their time and expertise to guide our company is a testament to the power of EnChroma’s mission to bring a world of color to the color blind businesswire.com/news/home/2… @InventionAMB

EnChroma Names Former Marvel and Remington CEO, and Previous SBIR Chief Technologist and Eisenhower...

Peter Cuneo, Former Marvel and Remington CEO, and SBIR Chief Technologist G. Nagesh Rao, Join EnChroma Board to Guide Leader in Color Blind Glasses

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Meet The Linda Lindas, The Young Punk Band Whose Song About Racism Rocked The Internet buzzfeednews.com/article/skb… via @skbaer

Meet The Linda Lindas, The Young Punk Band Whose Song About Racism Rocked The Internet

“All these emotions kind of bottle up, so it’s good to — it feels good to yell it out.”

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Tech for disabled people is booming around the world. So where’s the funding? ⁦@InventionAMB⁩ flip.it/xVARRF

Tech for disabled people is booming around the world. So where’s the funding?

Erick Ponce works in a government communications department in northern Ecuador. The 26-year-old happens to be deaf — a disability he has had since childhood. Communicating fluidly with his non-sig...

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Meet the Software Engineer Designing with Inclusivity in Mind by @LemelsonFdn link.medium.com/4oODQAkRpgb

Meet the Software Engineer Designing with Inclusivity in Mind

At the intersection of empathy and invention, Jason Grieves develops technology that bridges the digital divide for those with mobility or…

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How Naomi Osaka Became Everyone’s Favorite Spokesmodel nytimes.com/2021/05/19/style…

How Naomi Osaka Became Everyone’s Favorite Spokesmodel (Published 2021)

From the Met Gala roster to your lunchtime salad bowl, the tennis champion is suddenly ubiquitous.

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HuffPost's annual list of artists, activists, entertainers and entrepreneurs who are shaping today's culture — and changing the way we think about the world around us. huffpost.com/entry/huffpost-…? # via @HuffPostArts

The Culture Shifters Who Are Shaping Our Future

Our annual list of artists, activists, entertainers and entrepreneurs who are changing the way we think about the world around us.

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