Has there ever been a book you have always wanted to read and learn from but didn?t have the time to read? Blinkist is an innovative app that solves that problem. It provides the key ideas and concepts from non-fiction books to you in the form of text and audio. They have experts who read books, who then create a 10-15-minute review of the book containing summaries, key insights and points. The tech company has already provided summaries of over 2,500 best-selling books, creating shorter version ?blinks? for you to read or listen to them within minutes. https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/meet-app-transformed-reading-1-5-million-people

ZF, a German supplier of car parts is working on advanced technology that will make someone less likely to feel sick on long journeys. Rather than curing the motion sickness, the purpose is teaching your car how to drive and avoid it. By analysing the correlation between motion sickness and the dynamics of the moving vehicle, the technology is intended to also store preferred driving styles of each passenger in order to prevent any triggers to feeling sick. ZF is wanting to reduce the feeling of motion sickness and discomfort ? including dizziness, headaches and nausea. https://www.just-auto.com/news/zf-teams-with-scientists-to-combat-motion-sickness_id190113.aspx

Australian company Nanosonics have launched the latest innovation in ultrasound probe high-level disinfection: Trophon?2. A fully automated process for the decontamination of ultrasound probes, Trophon2 is safe for the environment, users and most importantly patients. Full decontamination and traceability occurs within seven minutes with the press of a button. https://www.nanosonics.com.au/trophon2/

Cambodia has a chronic lack of an educated professional workforce to provide the teachers, trained nurses, accountants, engineers, doctors and administrators needed to build an economically and socially healthier and stronger country. Opportunity Cambodia is helping to change this situation At the end of 2018 their first group of high school students passed the National Exam and became eligible to apply to university. This is an impressive achievement for young people who come from the poorest families, where parents are illiterate and have little hope for the future. You can donate to help, connect them with a school or volunteer. Volunteers need to have tertiary education or?training, energy, imagination, adaptability, commitment AND be over the age of 18, want to stay at least one month and be happy to live during the week in a rural village  

Since the national ban on single-use plastic bags from most supermarkets, new ways to be environmentally friendly when grocery shopping has since been introduced. Although most supermarkets have banned the plastic bags at the registers, most places are still using single-use bags in other areas of the store. Lidl is a supermarket chain that has reduced this problem by introducing inexpensive reusable bags that you can buy for your fruit and vegetables. With the new reusable bags made with cotton and drawstring openings, the company is hoping to reduce plastic waste. https://www.plantbasednews.org/news/lid-reusable-bags