Eddy's Good News: UK landmark restored by kids and a breakthrough in robotics.

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22 Dec 2022, 10:14

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Tuesday 22nd December 2022

Good news from here in the UK as a magnificent London landmark is restored by kids to stop them getting in trouble.

Say hello to Queen Mary’s Hospital for the East End which was opened in 1861 to serve London’s poorest borough. All that’s left of the whole thing is a classic art deco archway and an inscription above it. 

Thanks to the Heritage Of London Trust, the local kids, aged from 9-17 helped stone masons restore the arch to its former splendour. The gathering of young people attracted police -  business as usual in that sector of London, but when they saw the kids were carrying chisels not knives and using those tools to increase their sense of community and at the perfect time, I’m sure they were as impressed as anyone.

Via: goodnewsnetwork.org

Amazing news from the USA and a breakthrough in robotics which will see little soft robots inch their way through our bodies to deliver life saving medicine where it’s most needed.

Say hello to soft robotics, a promising new area developed by brilliant people at John Hopkins University. We’re not talking Inner Space with Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan here, these are robots only in so far as they can move independently of any external power but they’re made of water based gel and they use fluctuation in temperature to harness the power of gel to move forwards or backwards like a little worm, eventually dissolving harmlessly! They’re called gelbots and experts are saying they could revolutionise the delivery of vital drugs in the human body and even help with research into life on the ocean floor.

Via: goodnewsnetwork.org