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See moreDystopian science fiction movie Ready Player One (2018) showcased a futuristic world where it’s possible to live life in virtual reality, meeting...
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See more"We know that 'ethical' can mean very different things to different people. But for us, it's broadly about pursuing sustainability...
See moreBackpacks with integrated school desks; modular tiles and twisty joints; pop up recycling trailers; and even a child’s rocker –...
See moreIt was during a brainstorming session with the Chelsea fire brigade that British inventor and engineer Yusuf Muhammad learned that...
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See moreWho doesn't want to discover new planets? With Exoplanet Explorers, citizen scientists search for exoplanets, the planets around other stars. One...
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See moreA lack of wheelchair accessibility makes it hard for disabled people to maintain independence. That’s why a group of ten...
See more“In the 20th century, we learned to read, so we could read to learn. Now, we’re learning to make so...
See more"The more parasites you find, the more data you contribute to fighting the disease." MalariaSpot allows gaming time to be...
See moreA simple but effective solution to tackling ocean waste, the Seabin Project was created by two surfers, Pete Ceglinski and Andrew...
See moreThere’s a growing unease about the use of behavioural advertising: technologies that track and learn about our online behaviour in...
See moreGround control to major impact! dashboard.earth wants you to feel good while helping the planet – and be rewarded while...
See moreIn the UK, buildings, transport and energy account for over two thirds of our carbon dioxide emissions. What if there...
See moreIn Pakistan, an award-winning startup is redefining special education with augmented reality games that are cheap, efficient, measurable and accessible for everyone....
See moreOn paper it looks weird: A three day congress dedicated to technology and innovation taking place in the heart of...
See moreIn old Norse mythology the Aesir are the principal gods of the pantheon. In present day Hong Kong AESIR are serious games for social inclusion....
See moreGirl bikers, transgender activists, divorcee entrepreneurs and female cricket journalists; this digital platform shows you a different side of Pakistan....
See moreOne person’s toxic e-waste dump is another’s treasure workshop. That's why a Ghana-based architect duo have launched AMP (Agbogbloshie Makerspace...
See moreThe aquaponics game is fun, and now Aquapioneers wants to show Barcelona that it's also easy to harvest fish and grow food without...
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See moreMillions of amputees worldwide live with the loss of a limb, especially in developing countries that don’t often have access...
See moreModern life feels like it can race out of control and it's hard to create positive change alone – but...
See moreDo you know what an open source restaurant is? Located in Barcelona's Poblenou’s 22@ neighborhood, Leka is the first of its...
See moreIn 2010, Sir Andre Geim and Kostya Novosolev won the Nobel Prize in Physics for successfully isolating graphene – a...
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See more“The ice caps are melting, Leonard. In the future, swimming won’t be optional!” So says the inept genius Sheldon...
See moreIt’s predicted that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans. Not content to sit back...
See moreOpen Motors (formerly OSVehicle) is an example of a distributed 21st century design. Their purpose is to democratise mobility – by enabling...
See moreDocumentary filmmaker Stalin K Padma is convinced that the lack of diversity in India’s mainstream media results in large swathes...
See moreIn the late 18th century a small group of remarkable friends met at a house outside Birmingham, UK, got blind drunk...
See moreWho would have thought at the start of 2017 that Bitcoin would increase 20-fold? Since it became the first decentralised digital currency released...
See moreScott Nelson wants to fully embed a a resource-based economy inside existing market capitalism, just by issuing credit to people...
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See moreCuriscope's Virtuali-Tee is a t-shirt with guts. The ‘smart’ garment projects biology onto children in order to teach them about anatomy. Described by...
See moreThe Media Trust believes in the power to change lives through, as the name suggests... media. Whether working to help...
See moreLanguage is a tricky thing: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and numerous irregularities and inconsistencies. If that’s not enough, regional differences and...
See moreSubmitted by you: Actual News reimagines the way we find, consume, interact with, pay for and follow up on news...
See moreSubmitted by you: Coming out of Zug, Switzerland (dubbed 'Crypto Valley'), ShapeShift’s goal is ‘to be the fastest, most private...
See moreSubmitted by you: The Estonians have a long history of trying new things in digital, and blockchain is no exception....
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See moreThis isn't clickbait: an electrical engineer based in South Africa has designed an automated locker system that allows people with chronic conditions to...
See moreLocated in Bermondsey, London inside an old school and made from recycled salvage from a local theatre company, decommissioned bio...
See moreJust as the Atlas mission is to 'Democratise the Future', littleBits is on a mission to 'Democratise Hardware' by empowering everyone –...
See moreWith 26 billion trees currently burned down annually and only 15 billion replanted, we need millions of trees to combat the effects of...
See moreLife used to pause with the setting sun in the bleak Azraq refugee camp in Jordan's remote and harsh desert. But...
See moreAtlas of the Future has partnered with Red Bull Amaphiko to share each other's stories. The global platform enables, connects and inspires social...
See moreRivers move. Fires occur. Cities grow. Forests shrink. Icecaps melt. Ecosystems change. That's why Robbie Schingler founded Planet, with the mission...
See moreBy now we all know that indestructible plastic is bad for the planet. A massive amount ends up in our oceans...
See moreTrying to find the perfect love match is never easy. We might trawl through Tinder or OKCupid, looking for the...
See moreWe've had vultures with GoPro cameras strapped to their heads and pigeons with backpacks. Always ones to follow the crowd, now it's...
See moreIf Antoni Gaudí were around today he would surely relish the advances 3D printing technologies are bringing to architecture, art...
See moreWithin a hidden mad professor's lab in Berlin-Kreuzberg, one team is on a mission to feed a rapidly expanding population,...
See moreIf there’s one political topic that has dominated our collective social consciousness in the last decade, it’s terrorism. Terrorism and...
See moreProviding pure creativity in a digital world, Barcelona-based creative symposium OFFF is more than a design festival with unbridled Fs. It's a...
See moreRobots and humans are working together to save water, enhance agriculture and make wine lovers very, very happy. An estimated...
See moreAround 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the ocean every year – killing over a million seabirds, hundreds of thousands...
See moreFilming movies wastes huge amounts of energy. That's why the Academy Award-nominated Hive Lighting wants to help Hollywood turn the lights of...
See moreTrainee pilots get flight simulators and now medical students get 3D printed artificial organs that can be poked, prodded and...
See moreSubmitted by you: Tecla is a switch-wheelchair interface suitable for anyone who can’t easily use a smartphone, tablet or computer....
See moreTwo Afghan refugees are raising global awareness of a neglected topic: landmines. There are 110 million landmines worldwide – and every day ten...
See moreSatellite Archeology is all about perspective. From the outer edges of the planet’s atmosphere, where sky meets space, the view...
See moreIt started in a shed. Indeed, the shed is still there, in Peter Dearman’s backyard, which you can find in...
See moreDo you know where your handbag or tuna comes from? Every product tells a story. And knowing more about where products...
See moreWhat if your business didn’t have to buy any lamps or lights and could just pay for the light you...
See moreSubmitted by you: There is a world of untapped opportunities to make our everyday life more sustainable. It’s the world...
See moreGrowing up in Brazil, Luciana Oliveira was often exposed to the reality of the hardworking waste picker at an early...
See moreDuring Christmas 2003, computer scientist Frédéric Mazzella couldn’t get from Paris to his family home a few hours away. He...
See moreMobile Internet is rapidly becoming a primary source of knowledge for rural populations in developing countries. But not every one...
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See moreTo shine a spotlight on the lack of data, on 14 September 2016, the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,...
See moreSubmitted by you: Travel around India and you’ll spot Nishant Bioenergy’s earth stoves in restaurants, hostels, kitchens, corporate canteens, religious places, dhaba (roadside...
See moreSubmitted by you: Neighbourly is a social network that support old fashioned neighbourliness in a digital age by connecting local community and...
See moreFor decades, the high prices of computers has prevented most of the world’s population from being able to buy PCs...
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See moreCan an airplane fly all around the world without using a drop of fuel? Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg proved...
See moreNearly one quarter of the world’s population live in off-grid communities. Without access to electricity, households grind to a halt after sunset. Work is limited,...
See moreWith rice being a major staple of diet in Japan, agriculture is a massively important industry. Japanese IT firm OPTiM and Saga University...
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See moreEvery day, sites like Netflix, Spotify and Flipboard tap into the power of data to provide recommendations that make life ‘easier’,...
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