Comet Landing an ‘Engineering Miracle’
Last Update: November 17, 2014 at 5:18 pm
SOURCE: US NEWS Last week, Philae, a washing machine-sized spacecraft built by the European Space Agency, landed safely on a comet. This was the first spacecraft in human history to do so. During its brief life, Philae examined the surface of the comet known as 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko with a level of detail impossible from an orbiting Read More
‘Drones For Good’ To Save Heart Attack Patients
Last Update: November 17, 2014 at 5:11 pm
SOURCE: THE GOOD NEWS NETWORK Every year a million people suffer from cardiac arrest in Europe and face a mere 8% survival rate due to slow response times of emergency services. Alec Momont seeks to improve existing emergency infrastructure with a network of drones capable of saving lives. His drone can speed to a location within Read More
Teen saves 11 month old baby
Last Update: November 17, 2014 at 5:11 pm
SOURCE: THE GOOD NEWS NETWORK A St. Louis teen was in the dressing room of her local Walmart Wednesday when she heard a call for emergency services go out over an employee’s radio. A baby had stopped breathing. When Abby Snodgrass ran over to the group surrounding the 11-month old, she pushed through and asked Read More
Every Time Troops Deploy Or Return, The 82 Year-Old ‘Hug Lady’ Is There To Make Them Smile
Last Update: November 10, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Every Time Troops Deploy Or Return, The 82 Year-Old ‘Hug Lady’ Is There To Make Them Smile If you ever take for granted the simple act of giving or getting a hug, consider one woman who has been giving them out for years in Texas as a comforting way to thank military men and Read More
Blind Man Sees with Bionic Eyes
Last Update: November 9, 2014 at 9:24 pm
SOURCE Mirror co uk Read full story at: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/incredible-moment-blind-man-bionic-4419846 After being completely blind for half his life Larry Hester can now differentiate between light and dark and see shapes thanks to ‘miracle’ eye implant … This is the moment blind man Larry Hester, 66, emerges from 33 years of darkness to see once again. Larry Read More
Paralyzed Man Can Walk after ground breaking medical procedure ‘taking cells from his nose’
Last Update: November 9, 2014 at 9:19 pm
Paralyzed Man Can Walk after ground breaking surgery: SOURCE : Mirror co uk Darek Fidyka from Bulgaria was paralysed from the waist down after his spinal cord was severed in a knife attack four years ago. Now he can walk with a frame, drive and has feeling in his legs after cells from his nose Read More
Blind Woman Regains Sight After Banging Her Head
Last Update: November 9, 2014 at 9:06 pm
Source: mirror co uk Woman who went blind as a child can now see again – after banging head on coffee table Lisa Reid had been blind from age 11, but regained her sight after banging her head on a coffee table A woman who had been blind since she was 11 miraculously Read More
Mystery Shuttle Lands After a 2 Year Flight
Last Update: November 9, 2014 at 8:36 pm
Source: orange.co.uk Mystery Shuttle Lands After a 2 Year Flight The US military’s top-secret version of the space shuttle has completed a nearly two-year-long classified mission. See video coverage here: http://web.orange.co.uk/p/news/video?provider=Sky+News&uid=1355493