Diversity & Ethics

Hand-picked and positive examples on how to make the world a better place

Online integration

Diversity & Ethics Niall - December 5, 2025

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...

Reading the room

Diversity & Ethics Niall - November 21, 2025

An app is inspiring children to read books. But as a non-profit organisation in the US has shown, books are also highly valuable in...

Bypassing conduct

Diversity & Ethics Niall - November 7, 2025

Some test animals do get a happy ending after all. Better still, a US research team wants to ensure animal testing can be bypassed...

Sparking signs

Diversity & Ethics Niall - October 24, 2025

A smart pen deciphers Braille characters. But participating fully in digital life remains a challenge for those with no or limited vision. Enter a...

Disguised proof

Diversity & Ethics Niall - October 10, 2025

A tattoo can help protect people from sexual assault. Whereas a non-profit organisation in Berlin is focusing on how to combat gender-based violence within...

Respectful learning

Diversity & Ethics Niall - September 26, 2025

Placeholders can protect personal data from AI chatbots. So-called large language models provide the basis for established AI systems. Many of these were trained...

Protective find

Diversity & Ethics Niall - September 12, 2025

A simple system could protect cars from unauthorised entry. Log-ins, passwords and, most recently, passkeys, do the same job for email or other online...

Distinguished decision

Diversity & Ethics Niall - August 29, 2025

It’s important to safeguard children against improper content online. Students in Indonesia, meanwhile, have focused on how people with Down’s Syndrome or Fragile X...

Style it out

Diversity & Ethics Niall - July 18, 2025

When it comes to hair extensions, environmentally-friendly alternatives are available. Sustainability is also a key theme for an education programme in Washington D.C., which...

Stay in play

Diversity & Ethics Niall - July 4, 2025

Smart glasses can protect blind people from collisions. Dogs are not immune to losing their sight either. Which is why Texas-based students are focusing...

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