Sometimes you just look at something and wonder, ‘Could this be better?’” That was teen Emily Duffy’s question when she started thinking about the living conditions of the homeless. After researching the issue, then at age 15, the Irish schoolgirl in Limerick decided to create a high-tech sleeping bag for the homeless.A year after she […]
Homeless people are at risk of dying on the streets this winter since many frigid citiesdon’t have emergency action plans in place. But if an innovative portable shelter hits the market, many of those deaths could easily be prevented. Earlier this month, students at Carnegie Mellon’s Integrated Innovation Institute partook in an “Impact-a-Thon,” a […]
