7 Inventions That Are Changing The World

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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[SusanStoHelit]

03:24 AM on 10/29/2009

Why the picture of the Yoropens? They aren't in this list - nor would they be.