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October 21, 2022

Meet the Disabled Pakistani Woman Changing Lives With Free, Customizable Wheelchairs

Born in Punjab, Pakistan, Zahida Qureshi was paralyzed after a bout of polio as a baby. She learned how to crawl to get around as a child, but she didn’t receive her first wheelchair until she was a young adult entering university. Despite the challenges she faced, Qureshi dreamed of creating change in the world […]

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Tiny Solar Panels Embedded in Clothing Can Charge a Phone or Smartwatch 

Many people don’t think about their clothing being anything more than a fashion statement, uniform, or necessity — but the clothes you put on could one day power up some popular handheld products. Researchers at Nottingham Trent University have created a new type of fabric that can charge simple electronic devices via solar energy: an

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Young African American woman commuting in the city, using a smart phone and texting. She is wearing casual clothes on a sunny day.
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