Seems like a technique created for food may be applicable to medical use. Scientists are proposing that the technique used to preserve sushi can be used on human organs. Making longer term storage viable.
Normally, when something is frozen ice crystals form and as they form they expand, rupturing the cell walls and [...]

Build your own frontier town
A group of people are working on Open Source modular tools that can help communities build a modern village in the third world. It appears that making these tools is on average 8 times cheaper than buying the ready built tools from manufacturers and the group is making the plans for these tools [...]