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A pop-up display could help those with limited vision access the digital world. Meanwhile, a Cologne-based startup is offering the German-speaking deaf community, who...

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In Africa, group buying is making fresh produce more affordable. Meanwhile, a new startup in Germany is aiming to provide warm meals to those...

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A frame for endotracheal tubes helps protect patients. Equally important: quickly staunching blood when wounds bleed profusely. Now, a Taiwanese startup is showing how...

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Thanks to nanotechnology the human eye can perceive its surroundings in the highest possible resolution. Now a Spanish startup is looking to nanotechnology to...

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Special glasses reduce age-related visual impairment. A healthy human eye can see with an astonishing resolution of 25,000 ppi, a density that no electronic...

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High-energy laser light detects illegal ivory products. Criminals, meanwhile, devote their energy to falsifying valuable objects such as passports. Now, a research team in...

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Batteries made from paper can be an environmentally-friendly source of electricity. Now, a Swiss startup is aiming to replace batteries used in small devices...

Gone forever

Rare components in batteries can be sustainably recovered. Recycling long-life materials such as PTFE still represents a challenge. But a research team in Japan...

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Wasabi supports memory and chilli has anti-inflammatory properties. Now a research team in Japan is taking a closer look at cardamom seeds. In a...

Triggering treatment

In London commuters can select their underground route based on air quality. Flats with mould also present a health risk for their inhabitants. Therefore,...

Relishing extension

Waste from wine production can be put to good use. But wine left in opened bottles is generally discarded after 3 days because of...

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