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TIL that Australian scientists accidentally developed pain-free blood sugar testing for diabetics while working on solar cells. (www.reuters.com)

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[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Engineer here, no, did not know. Seems like that is not the same everywhere. I also doubt that you can teach adults to be this kind of creative, let alone those that specifically choose a field where they do not need that.