The Sanitary Pad Revolution

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Shortly after marrying his wife in 1998, Arunachalam Muruganantham discovered that his wife used rags during menstruation, as their family—living in southern India—could not afford to buy sanitary pads on a regular basis due to their relatively high price. Learning that similar women living in the surrounding villages resorted to using unhygienic materials such as sand, sawdust, leaves and ash (the Indian government would later …

Sustainable Manhattan Envisioned

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A lot of energy goes into keeping NYC sleepless and ever-buzzing—from electricity to the food supply. But the city is primarily dependent on what falls outside its borders, so Terreform Research Group has just released a series of renderings depicting what a self-sustained NYC would look like. Rooftop green spaces and farms, repurposing an entire avenue for agriculture and waste management, and even massive farming …

Corvettes in Sinkholes

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When a 40-foot wide, 60-foot deep sinkhole opened beneath the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky, it swallowed up eight magnificent cars totaling around $1 million in value. Three of the cars (and counting) have been retrieved and remarkably, all appear salvageable. A 2009 ZR1 Blue Devil (the first pulled out) had minor damages but started up again. A 1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Corvette didn’t …