Newsletter #15: potatoes, inventions and an army of street stitchers
Tom & Jasmin
27. Mai 2024
Time for some good news.
2 Teens Won $50,000 for inventing a device that can filter toxic microplastics from water – U.S.A.
Victoria Ou and Justin Huang, both 17, have developed the first filtration system to successfully use ultrasound to filter microplastics from water. What an achievement! The future is bright.
India’s elderly and disabled now able to vote from home – India.
More than 17 million such voters have registered across the country. Voting matters.
“Stitch it, don’t ditch it” – Scotland.
Mary Morton has built an army of volunteer street stitchers who repair the clothes of passers-by for free. Wonderful work, Mary!
11 Acres Of Green Roofs To Capture Rainwater In Flood-Prone Amsterdam – The Netherlands.
The Dutch have always been able to control water – and now they’re stepping up once again.
Millions of potatoes given away – U.S.A.
After an exceptional year for potatoes, farmer Isaiah Hofer gave away 100,000 bags of surplus potatoes to the Farmlink Project.
On this day…
27.5.1997
First all-female-expedition reaches the North Pole.
That’s it for this week – we hope you’ve been Well Fed
