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Pioneering Architect Shigeru Ban showcases sustainable design with paper-based structures

Paper and cardboard are increasingly being used as building materials. Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is a pioneer

New antibiotic-free alternatives reach the market

Oct 14, 20232 min read

New antibiotic-free alternatives reach the market

Antibiotics have been a vital tool in saving lives, but the rise of antibiotic-resistant pathogens is becoming a global concern

Researchers create a battery that never loses capacity.

Oct 9, 20232 min read

Researchers create a battery that never loses capacity.

An Australian-Japanese research team has conducted experiments on a novel electrode material

From search to reality - search engine plants fresh trees

Oct 1, 20232 min read

From search to reality - search engine plants fresh trees

Refoorest was founded to help reach the Sustainable Development Goal of planting 1200 billion trees by 2030

Rare diseases are detected using artificial intelligence.

Sep 18, 20232 min read

Rare diseases are detected using artificial intelligence.

The free Face2gene app diagnoses uncommon disorders in children using artificial intelligence and facial recognition.

Student creates startup to turn fallen tree leaves into paper

Jul 22, 20231 min read

Student creates startup to turn fallen tree leaves into paper

Grandson's love inspires SteadiSpoon device to help people living with parkinson's disease

Ahmed Toure

Jul 17, 20232 min read

Grandson's love inspires SteadiSpoon device to help people living with parkinson's disease

SteadiSpoon, an affordable, self-stabilizing eating device that empowers people who suffer from Parkinson’s

Floatee: The life-saving anti-drowning t-shirt for children

Jul 12, 20232 min read

Floatee: The life-saving anti-drowning t-shirt for children

Young innovator creates thermal and acoustic insulating bricks from old clothes

Joan Ubide

Jun 30, 20232 min read

Partnerships for the goals

Young innovator creates thermal and acoustic insulating bricks from old clothes

Clarisse Merlet, a French architect student, pioneers FabBRICK a company producing bricks from old clothes

Driver-owned ride-hailing app pioneers sustainable and inclusive model for the future

Tenzin Dorjee

Jun 28, 20233 min read

Reduced inequality

Driver-owned ride-hailing app pioneers sustainable and inclusive model for the future

The Drivers Cooperative revolutionizes ride-hailing with driver-focused approach, sustainable model, and imminent profitability. Partnering

Vending machines dispense free food and drink in emergencies

Yuki Kimura

Jun 18, 20232 min read

Vending machines dispense free food and drink in emergencies

In a remarkable display of forward-thinking disaster preparedness, Japan has taken a pioneering step by incorporating vending machines...

Harvesting electricity from air successful

Ravi Chen

Jun 10, 20233 min read

Affordable and clean energy

Harvesting electricity from air successful

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have created a device capable of harnessing humidity from the air to generate...

How to use the power of the sun to reduce bread prices

Fazilullah Hidari

May 11, 20232 min read

Sustainable cities and communities

How to use the power of the sun to reduce bread prices

The three-year economic crisis in Lebanon has led to an alarming increase in the prices of basic foods such as bread. In an effort to...

Designing for mental health: How trauma-informed buildings are promoting healing in communities

David Bilancio

May 2, 20234 min read

Designing for mental health: How trauma-informed buildings are promoting healing in communities

Generous windows that line walls of this new apartment building in Aurora, Colorado, do more than just flood its hallways and bedrooms in su

An online marketplace is revolutionizing the recycling industry

Joan Ubide

May 2, 20233 min read

Responsible consumption, production

An online marketplace is revolutionizing the recycling industry

Over 2,000 Companies Buy and Sell Recycled Plastic at This Online Marketplace Christian Schiller, an activist-entrepreneur, has...

Tool Launched to Block Teen Sextortion Images on Social Media

Ahmed Toure

Apr 20, 20232 min read

Tool Launched to Block Teen Sextortion Images on Social Media

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has launched a new tool to help minors proactively block their nude images...

Teabag-like implant invented to manage Diabetes 1

David Bilancio

Apr 14, 20233 min read

Teabag-like implant invented to manage Diabetes 1

Scientists at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zurich) have developed a groundbreaking teabag-like implant that can manage t

Scientists design Bacteria like corals to achieve sustainable cement production

Fazilullah Hidari

Mar 29, 20232 min read

Scientists design Bacteria like corals to achieve sustainable cement production

The building industry has a significant climate footprint as one of the biggest industries on earth. To tackle it, microbes similar to...

Asphalt alternative revolutionizes sustainable road construction

Mar 8, 20232 min read

Asphalt alternative revolutionizes sustainable road construction

The Consejería de Fomento, Infraestructuras y Ordenación del Territorio (Regional Ministry of Development, Infrastructures and...

Amina Bahati

Mar 6, 20232 min read