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This dad has been putting up signs with words of encouragement around town to lower suicide rates
Colby Wallace, a 42-year-old father from Seattle, recently heard about the suicides of four high school students in his county. This prompted him to launch the “You Matter” campaign under which he has been putting up signs with words of encouragement along the sidewalks near his daughters’ elementary school in Queen Anne, Seattle. “I’ve learned that you never know who is...
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Son develops natural substitute for sugar for dad suffering from diabetes
Javier Larragoiti had just started studying chemical engineering when he found out that his dad was suffering from diabetes. That prompted the young chemist to develop an alternative for sugar that had the same flavor as sugar, minus the harmful properties. Javier started dabbling with xylitol, a sweet-tasting alcohol commonly extracted from birch wood and used in products such as chewing gum. Ten years...
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Adidas introduces a 100% recyclable performance running shoe that is “made to be remade”
Sportswear giant Adidas is known for its efforts to minimize the world’s plastic waste problem. After nearly a decade of research, the company has come up with a shoe that uses no glue and is made up of just one type of material. It should be noted that sports shoes typically include complex material mixes and component gluing which result in a shoe that can only be downcycled. However, each component of...
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