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7 Inventions That Are Changing The World

First Posted: 03/18/10 06:12 AM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 03:30 PM ET

Digging around for Impact stories can bring up a lot of bad news. Extreme poverty and widespread injustice can seem omnipresent. That's why, today, we're publishing a slideshow of positive stories.

Here are seven inventions that are changing the world and have the potential to improve life for millions. Let us know which is your favorite!

 
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LifeStraw
 
Though not the ultimate solution to providing clean drinking water to the world, Vestergaard Frandsen's LifeStraw has brought a way for those in the poorest nations to bring clean water with them. This portable filter prevents most common water-borne illnesses, and the company's goal is to provide half a billion LifeStraws by 2015.
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Digging around for Impact stories can bring up a lot of bad news. Extreme poverty and widespread injustice can seem omnipresent. That's why, today, we're publishing a slideshow of positive stories. H...
Digging around for Impact stories can bring up a lot of bad news. Extreme poverty and widespread injustice can seem omnipresent. That's why, today, we're publishing a slideshow of positive stories. H...
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SusanStoHelit
03:24 AM on 10/29/2009
Why the picture of the Yoropens? They aren't in this list - nor would they be.