Gerrymandering Solution

In addition to the Efficiency Gap measuring system, this looks like it could be a equitable way to establish districts even in those states that don't have bipartisan commissions.

It's a new spin on the old candy-splitting trick we used as kids. Basically, you divide, I choose. The idea is that Party A draws up a an initial districting. Party B gets to "freeze" the boundaries of one of the districts. Then Party B redraws a plan for the remaining geography. Then Party A gets to freeze a district and redraw the remaining space, and so forth.

An End to the Baby Light Box

My own kids and many grand-kids and their parents had to endure the hassle of early baby days in a loaner baby light box. This looks to be pretty cool. But I hope they are easy to clean because...babies happen.

Illuminated pajamas could shine infant jaundice away with light therapy Though infant jaundice can be treated with light therapy, this involves the baby lying alone and naked inside an incubator. A new material could replace this uncomfortable experience, by instead wrapping them inside snug pajamas that radiate light inwards. newatlas.com

3-D Ultrasound on the cheap

Gaming technology leads to medical advances.

How a $10 microchip turns 2-D ultrasound machines into 3-D imaging devices: Low-cost upgrade could more easily image babies, trauma patients who can't be moved Technology that keeps track of how your smartphone is oriented can now give $50,000 ultrasound machines many of the 3-D imaging abilities of their $250,000 counterparts -- for the cost of a $10 microchip. www.sciencedaily.com