Top News From Today's "Boomiverse”
Trend toward smaller homes for thriftier seniors
Adrian Sainz
The Associated Press
April 8, 2009
Overview: “Catering to baby boomers and seniors who've lost savings during the recession, retirement-housing designers and developers are shifting to smaller homes that are more energy efficient and maximize space.”
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Aging, the new frontier
Hiawatha Bray
The Boston Globe
April 6, 2009
Overview: “In a laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, there's a suit of clothing that can make anyone feel ready for Social Security. It's called the Age Gain Now Empathy System, or AGNES, a navy-blue jumpsuit laced with braces and elastic bands and topped with a white MIT hard hat. Exercise physiologist Rozanne Puleo helped a team of mechanical engineers develop AGNES. The goal: To teach engineers in their 20s and 30s how to design products that are easy for people in their 70s to use.”
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