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App assists private care for free
Nursing shortage has become a buzzword in Austria and Germany in recent years. It describes the current shortage of staff in care...

Editorial Team SDG3
Feb 17, 20232 min read


Electric and hydrogen tractors greatly increase efficiency
Together with German and Dutch companies, the university of Steinfurt (Germany) has developed an e-tractor. Solar panels ensure that the...

Editorial Team SDG9
Feb 16, 20232 min read


Mushrooms become meat
Meat alternatives are a true substitute for animal meat from an environmental standpoint. The majority of the present production methods,...

Editorial Team SDG12
Jan 27, 20233 min read


Getting home safely with a video call
"Viola Walk Home" offers global, 24/7 video call support to ensure safer journeys, easing fear and promoting mental well-being and equality worldwide.

Editorial Team SDG9
Jan 25, 20233 min read


Digital platform for sustainable timber trade
The timber business is dispersed, and knowledge of origin, quality, and working conditions is limited. Businesses who purchase lumber in...

Fazilullah Hidari
Jan 20, 20232 min read


Artificial intelligence detects rare diseases
The free Face2gene app uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition to diagnose rare diseases in children.

Daria Bilan
Jan 19, 20232 min read


Sugar strengthens batteries
Sweet things don't always have to do harm. At least this is true for batteries, as an Australian research team was able to impressively...

Editorial Team SDG7
Jan 12, 20232 min read


Dog excrement lights up streetlights
In England, a street lantern that is powered not by electricity but by dog poop has recently been causing a stir and keeping the streets cle

Joan Ubide
Jan 11, 20232 min read


High-tech walking stick for advanced navigation
250 million people worldwide are affected by a visual impairment. The aim is to make everyday life easier for these people with a...

Editorial Team SDG10
Jan 11, 20233 min read


Oyster project against water pollution
At the World Nature Summit in Montreal, there is a lot of talk about species conservation. Not far away, researchers and indigenous...

Editorial Team SDG9
Dec 31, 20223 min read


Researchers develop battery that doesn't lose capacity
An Australian-Japanese team tested a new electrode material with "unprecedented stability" in a solid-state battery One problem, even...

Editorial Team SDG9
Dec 30, 20222 min read


Sustainable architecture: paper houses
Paper and cardboard are increasingly becoming a building material. Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is a pioneer of the material and is...

Editorial Team SDG11
Dec 27, 20222 min read


Scientists invented a quick solution to remove plastic from water
Researchers at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) developed a magnetic powder, which removes microplastics from water in just...

Editorial Team SDG14
Dec 20, 20222 min read


From searching to reality – new trees planted by search engine
Refoorest was created to contribute to the goal of planting 1200 billion trees by 2030 to tackle the environmental crisis and achieve the...

Fazilullah Hidari
Nov 22, 20222 min read


Broken solar panels turned into valuable raw materials
Broken solar panels are being turned into valuable raw materials by an American company called Solar Cycle, which are ideal for producing ad

Joan Ubide
Nov 8, 20222 min read


Basalt rock dust used to permanently reduce the world's carbon cycle
Agriculture-tech startup is using basalt rock dust as fertilizer as an innovative approach to not only absorb carbon but permanently...

Editorial Team SDG16
Nov 4, 20222 min read


Film production company sets a sign for sustainable filming
Mark Downes, a Political Science graduate with a Masters in Cultural Studies and Film Production, founded Green Eyed Monster Films "to...

Editorial Team SDG9
Nov 1, 20222 min read


An app helps rural patients reach out to doctors in time
A mobile application called "Caare" was created by Chandramouli Samatham, an MBA graduate from Ireland, in an effort to deliver prompt medic

Daria Bilan
Oct 22, 20222 min read


New business turns unrecyclable plastics into sustainable material
Consumer brand owners were receiving assistance from consulting firm B-Green to reduce waste going to landfills, but the brands'...

Editorial Team SDG9
Oct 19, 20223 min read


Big Tech creates alliance to reduce climate emissions from smartphones, laptops and speakers
Tech giants unite with the Carbon Trust to cut emissions from connected devices, advancing net zero goals and supporting global sustainability efforts.

Editorial Team SDG9
Sep 29, 20223 min read


New award created for boosting innovation and technology in eye health
Incentivizing innovation and technology for the care of the most frequent visual health problems in Mexico are the main objectives of the...

Editorial Team SDG3
Sep 15, 20222 min read


Businesses unite for a more sustainable packaging
All of the multipacks of soft drinks and water sold by Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Coca-Cola in the Netherlands, and Vrumona will no longer have pl

Joan Ubide
Sep 6, 20222 min read


How the need of the dry season became an idea for a bier brewing business
When WaterAid began a new project in her community, Josephine took advantage of having access to clean water by starting her own...

Editorial Team SDG6
Sep 5, 20223 min read


Automatic rubbish removers for ports and coasts
2015, Palma Mallorca, Spain: Australian surfers, sailors, boatbuilders, and ocean lovers Pete Ceglinski and Andrew Turton were working on bo

Joan Ubide
Sep 1, 20222 min read
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