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Better vision for the world, on a budget

02 Jan 2010, Posted by heingart in Int'l Herald Tribune, New York Times, Science, 0 Comments

Better vision for the world, on a budget


Self-adjustable spectacles, which let untrained wearers set the right focus themselves in less than a minute, greatly reduce the need for trained optometrists, who are rarely available in Africa and many parts of Asia. But the competition is sometimes palpable amongst the companies that want to be the first to distribute adjustable glasses in the millions…

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The camel as cow, a cautionary tale

16 Sep 2009, Posted by heingart in Int'l Herald Tribune, New York Times, Science, 0 Comments

The camel as cow, a cautionary tale


A Dutch farmer is currently the only one in Europe with permission to sell camel’s milk. He saw an untapped market in the rising number of immigrants to Europe from Somalia and Morocco, where camel’s milk has long been popular for its supposed curative properties.

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