These shipping boxes keep vaccines cold—and will save 7 million pounds of containers from landfills

Presented by   The Pfizer vaccine surprised us all when it was announced, not just because it prevented COVID, but because it had to be transported and stored at a remarkably cold temperature: - 130°F. Journalists and experts questioned if it would be logistically possible to vaccinate hundreds of millions of people.   Fast forward nearly two years later, and the Pfizer vaccine proved viable. And now, the healthcare industry is prepping for what happens next time. This led Ember, a company known for making smart coffee mugs, and Cardinal Health, one of the world's leading medical supply distribution companies, to team up on a new product. The two companies co-developed a new, reusable box that can move medicines at freezing temperatures for 72 hours, no dry ice required. Read my story on how they did it, and what it means for the future of the cold supply chain, here. — Mark Wilson   Ember, known for keeping coffee hot, builds a shipping box to keep vaccines cold The box will save 7 million pounds in medical shipping containers from the landfill. And that’s just year one.   READ MORE   Stephen Breyer’s surprising side hustle? Judging the world’s best architects The retiring Supreme Court justice is also one of the jurors of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. It makes sense when you talk to his colleagues.   READ MORE   Some of England’s famous double-decker buses have a new purpose: helping the homeless You won’t recognize the inside of the buses, which were cleverly redesigned to hold showers, dental offices, and private counseling pods.   READ MORE   Surfing the web isn’t just bad for your brain—it’s terrible for the environment Here’s how consumers, designers, and companies can create a better Internet.   READ MORE

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