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Healthcare

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A new screw to help in complex surgeries
The new REX screw is a removable, expandable titanium screw that aims to assist in complex surgeries to treat hip fractures and other bone injuries, as well as spinal conditions. It should benefit patients all over the world requiring complex surgeries. https://news.curtin.edu.au/media-releases/innovative-curtin-led-medical-start-up-takes-important-step-forward/
16 July 2019 by IdeaSpies

Energy

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A ski resort powered by renewable energy
Thredbo is Australia's first snow resort to have its major resort operations powered by renewable energy, setting a new benchmark for environmental sustainability within the snow industry and protecting our environment into the future. https://unofficialnetworks.com/2019/07/09/thredbo-renewable-energy/
16 July 2019 by IdeaSpies

Artistic

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Black and Blue - Coal or Coral
Formed in 2014, The Light Collective photographers are leaders in their field. They are renowned for their interpretive and artistic approach. In their latest exhibition and publication they have chosen to juxtapose the adjacent coal mining industry with the Great Barrier Reef as symbols for a global conversation to ask an important question; can we find a sustainable balance between the continued extraction and consumption of fossil fuels and the well-being of our great natural ecosystems? We are being asked to acknowledge the relationship between one of the potential causes of climate change. www.thelightcollective.com.au
15 July 2019 by Gillian Corba...

Industrial

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13 July 2019 by Michael Sharp...

Startup

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Living longer and healthier
Upgrade Labs, with their flagship studio in LA at the Beverly Hills Hilton, have a range of tools and techniques usually only avai
13 July 2019 by Tim Lovitt

Wellbeing

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Poop bags for horses
In Vienna horses drawing carriages around the old inner city have individually designed poop bags attached. They are required by law in cities such as Vienna, NewYork and Dresden.?Apparently one of the reasons cars became popular in the early 1900's was the problem with horse poop, particularly in rapidly growing cities like New York. If this idea had been thought of then cars may not have become so popular so quickly.
13 July 2019 by IdeaSpies