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Curing childhood cancer inspires a spirit of innovation at ALSAC Spurred by innovative treatments, roughly 80% of children diagnosed with cancer in the U. S. today will likely survive the disease. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in Memphis, has played a major role in this encouraging trend. Since its founding in 1962, St.

A collaborative culture is behind Universal Display Corporation’s industry-leading display materials Electronic display screens in every size and form—including those used in smartphones, computer monitors, tablets, and televisions—have become a dominant mode of interfacing with the world. In this current environment, two factors have become especially important: power usage and image quality.

Best Friends Animal Society is closing an education gap to save animals’ lives About 415,000 dogs and cats are killed every year in animal shelters across the U. S. because they don’t have safe places to call home. One of the contributing factors, experts have come to realize, is a knowledge gap in the field of animal services.

Crocs has been collecting old, worn-out pairs through a takeback program, and turning them into new shoes. A new shoe from Crocs looks just like the company’s classic clog, but look closely and you’ll see multicolored flecks throughout the almond-colored material. Those flecks are from old, worn-out pairs of Crocs sent back to the company through its take-back program.

The embattled deli meat supplier has issued a WARN notice with the Virginia Employment Commission saying 600 jobs were impacted by its Jarratt plant closure. In late July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was investigating a deadly listeria outbreak believed to be linked to deli meats. By the end of the month, it was known that the outbreak was linked to Boar’s Head liverwurst that came from a particular plant in Virginia.

Wednesday’s lineup featured conversations with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ted Sarandos, José Andrés, Satya Nadella, Jennifer Doudna, and many more. The 2024 Fast Company Innovation Festival proved once again to be the place where innovators come to break news.