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Can you do your shopping and plant a tree at the same time? Tred is a UK-based green debit...
See moreDo you like skating and want your personalised skateboard deck? Look no further than Project RPSD. Oh, and did we...
See moreAlthough running events can be a strain on the environment, there are initiatives that are tackling food waste at catered...
See moreMore than 70 international experts, with more than 50 ideas and projects to inspire change, will meet on 16–17 September...
See moreSalus.Coop imagines a world where citizens control their health data. The future of our health depends largely on the...
See moreSolar Sister is bringing solar lighting to hard-to-reach communities in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. Women are disproportionately impacted by...
See more“We believe that technology and renewable energy will not be enough to save us. And that for once, we should...
See moreFeeling weird about being served by robot staff? What if your humanoid waiter was creating employment opportunities for flesh-and-bone workers...
See moreTo stay ahead in an increasingly automated world, we’ll need to be more human than ever. You’ve probably heard the...
See moreSoftware freedom activism meets environmentalism in Bogotá. Like anybody else, Antonio Vanegas likes to breathe clean air in his...
See moreThe best built-in odour sensor? It’s sitting on your face. Did you know that around the world, odour pollution...
See more“Your eyes will be of no help. So close them, sharpen your hearing and your blade… And embark on an...
See moreThe community-powered organisation keeps over 8 thousand Black women gamers safe online and advocates for diversity, inclusion and equity in...
See moreGames for Change is the world’s largest community dedicated to the intersection of games and social impact, empowering game creators...
See moreThis educational video game highlights the importance of preserving ecosystems, caring for local fauna, and fighting urban speculation. Would...
See moreEnter a safe magical space where you can explore your feelings. Hear the stories of people who’ve been where you...
See moreThis living breathing playground harnesses the power of play to generate clean air in one of Europe’s most polluted cities....
See moreWe hope you’re enjoying this holiday season! Whether you’re a fan of mulled wine and sweaters or a Santa hat...
See moreDear explorers, It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that the 3rd edition of Fixing the Future Festival...
See moreEcologist, research professor and world-renowned alien expert Montserrat Vilà joins us to discuss the fascinating story of what’s hiding in...
See more💬 “A city is more than a place in space, it is a drama in time.” – Patrick Geddes The...
See more“We know we’re in the middle of an extinction crisis but we still know remarkably little about which species live...
See moreMeet the forensic scientists tackling the illegal timber trade. Scouring the world of wood in search of clues, solving crimes,...
See moreThe World Bee Project is using Artificial Intelligence and computing technology to understand the local challenges facing bees across the...
See moreThe Drones for Whale Research programme is on a mission to democratise whale science through cheap and non-invasive technology. ...
See moreAgriledger is turning the supply chain upside down. Now, smallholder mango farmers in Haiti can sell their produce directly in...
See more🔴 “We are not alone in the universe. The irrational thing is to believe that we are.” – Juan Insua Mars...
See more15 things that have given me joy as Editor of Atlas of the Future Yes, it’s officially time for me...
See moreThe combination of laser and ozone technologies allows Jeanologia to finish a pair of jeans using just a glass of...
See moreAfrica’s first space for democratic technology has now produced over twenty 3D printers made from e-waste. Over one billion...
See morePrecious Plastic is on a mission to boost recycling by helping everyone start their own local plastic workshop. A...
See moreImagine being able to grow and make almost anything. Well, you can. That’s what this ‘Fab’ global initiative is...
See moreA new circular model of housing entirely created with reusable and recyclable materials has taken form in Italy thanks to...
See moreA Kenyan entrepreneur has taken discarded plastic and turned it into bricks that can hold twice the weight of concrete...
See moreEver travelled by poo power, perhaps even your own? These buses are powered by the fuel of the future. ...
See moreIn Colombia, sustainable affordable homes are being built on solid grounds... coffee grounds. We love a project that solves...
See moreFancy fabricating your own beehive in 30 minutes? A buzzy giant hive of makers and beekeepers have come together in...
See moreNeed a distraction? Lots of people are turning to the world’s leading citizen science platform to help scientists without leaving...
See moreNature is the new gold! Save your local forest and earn money with this new stock exchange for biodiversity. ...
See moreTickr’s app allows users to invest as little as £5 in companies expanding access to education, clean water, renewable energy...
See moreWave power is being harnessed to grow beautiful artificial coral reefs for coastal protection and marine life. Coastlines and...
See moreThis fun social video-sharing platform built for young creators makes daily actions easy in the ultimate competition to save the...
See moreThe global sextech industry is huge and growing. If there was ever a time to want more pleasure, it’s during lockdown,...
See moreA self-trained robotics engineer is sparking creativity and accelerating science learning in Africa – with a strong focus on rural...
See moreGet ready to enter a new dimension for medical imaging as the world's only accurate and interactive 3D holograms equip...
See moreA pioneering virtual rehab platform is combining VR, gaming and motion capture to help make therapy fun. Virtual reality...
See moreWearables, medical devices, AI and data come together in this lightweight exoskeleton for robot rehab. And it's been tested by former...
See moreWelcome to the future of recycling. A waste-sorting AI robot that can tell a Coke bottle from a Pepsi one? It...
See moreForget Google! Ecosia is a search engine that uses profits to fund reforestation projects in the world's most threatened biodiversity...
See moreIf a tree falls in the forest, and there's nobody around to hear, does it make a sound? It does when the trees have electronic...
See moreA drone company saving lives in Ghana and Rwanda has become a lesson in using autonomous drones as a tool for social...
See moreJust one step can be an insurmountable obstacle for wheelchair users. And this is where Wheelmap comes into play: the crowdsourcing...
See moreIn the least mechanised place on earth, tractors and farming machinery are expensive. This agritech app connects smallholder farmers to tractor owners...
See moreThe Internet is broken. But we can fix it with an alternative collection of open, fair and safe alternatives. For...
See moreRain might be rare in the Moroccan desert, but there is no shortage of mist. Thanks to North Africa's largest fog...
See moreWater is getting the digital treatment. Within a network of innovative control towers in Spain, people are coming together with...
See moreMany students ponder what they will do after university, but fewer find that passion and follow it to the point...
See moreImagine if voting was more representative of what people really wanted? That‘s exactly what is happening in Argentina thanks to these...
See moreIn an organic farm in an ancient city in Galilee, a materials scientist is reversing environmental damage using the green...
See moreAn innovative system of huge yellow floodgates is blocking the Adriatic Sea to hold back the tide, inspired by Moses parting the...
See moreIs there water on Mars? This technology was designed to tell us, but now it’s being used to see leaks...
See moreWhat links Arcade Fire, lab-grown chicken burgers, the rare white Arabian oryx, masks made from plastic waste and the circular economy?...
See moreA startup in India is using AI to address the growing urban problems of water loss and pollution, by predicting...
See moreCome rain or shine, knowing weather patterns is pure gold when it comes to food security. But in the tropics, you...
See moreA counter reads: '1,130,106,730' litres served and counting.' That’s over a billion litres of pure drinking water for the most...
See moreImagine going from 30 to 80 years old in ten minutes by slipping on an age simulation suit and going...
See moreTogether we can fix our broken politics. Sortition Foundation want to create a real democracy of the people, by the people, and for the...
See moreLet us transport you to central Chile to a small farm tucked way in the coastal hills. This is a story...
See moreTake a virtual walk through space and time with a walking audio book that tells a new story of the...
See moreCan words posted to social media suggest where a genocide might happen? This rumour police in Kenya fights misinformation with...
See more“The way you get a better world is, you don’t put up with substandard anything.” – Joe Strummer, The Clash...
See moreIn São Paulo, people are using the Cataki app to swipe right on cleaner streets, protecting the environment, and improving...
See moreSilver Sharers is a sharing scheme with a heart that matches homeowners over-50 in London with flatmates, providing long-term and...
See more"I marvel at the talent of youth in impossible situations and their potential to move things.”– Martin Fernando Jakobsen Can...
See more"Whoever you are, wherever you are, you only have to know one thing. You can learn anything." That's the motto...
See moreThe Save The Chicken app is providing a digital solution to the very analogue chicken mortalities happening in Africa. Early...
See moreFive years have passed since Berlin-based Vincent Zimmer and Markus Kressler launched Kiron Open Higher Education, the first online university...
See moreSome clothes become our office staples or Saturday night favourites – but, increasingly, some only ever have a place in our...
See moreThis collective online platform can make a difference for rare disease patients and their families. Rare diseases amount to...
See moreNo, not edible clothes – but even better. MycoTEX are creating custom-made clothing from mushrooms, that produce zero waste and...
See moreWhen does fashion look like magic? When the fibres it’s made from are created not from animals, plants or plastics...
See moreWhile mobile phones bring huge benefits – such as accessibility to information, ability to set up mobile payments and help...
See moreDespite being born over a thousand years before the invention of the computer, Saint Isidore of Seville is considered the ‘Patron Saint...
See moreImagine if you could donate clean air to the city simply by buying a ring or set of cufflinks? But...
See moreAs in every design endeavour, it all started with a problem. In fact, two of them. The first encountered problem...
See moreThe Littery is Latvia’s answer to reducing the man-made problem of litter waste with the most global of incentives: money....
See moreRepair has always been a noble profession, but our increasing obsession with newer, better, faster means we have stopped fixing...
See more“Storytelling is the most powerful tool that we can give to kids." Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cineastas del Futuro...
See moreWant a world with cleaner air? Try on this coat for size. Aldo Sollazzo and the team at WEARPURE.tech have created a...
See moreMost farmers in advanced economies take advantage of a wealth of agricultural information services to support farm management and increase...
See moreToni Massanés has been wondering what makes things good throughout his career – and has been finding answers at the...
See more"The world needs 70 percent more food right now and there are two ways to address that: deforest to create...
See moreCurrently only 30% of roles in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are held by women. In...
See moreDownload the app, lend your eyes to solve tasks big and small, and help blind and partially sighted people lead...
See moreThe April morning sun beats down on Kontagora, a lively market town in central Nigeria. Generators hum as milling machines...
See moreGames can transform how we live, work and play. This UN programme proves how people of all backgrounds and ages can show...
See more"Our mission is to end the sixth mass extinction. Humans have driven it and humans have the power to reverse it."...
See moreIf life gives you good lemons, pass them to your neighbour... Globally over one third of all the food we...
See moreA powerful mini-computer ‘teaching assistant’ is revolutionising Latin American education and can help bridge the pedagogical divide between the world’s...
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