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Monitoring the fish population could prevent overfishing. Where industrial fishing is concerned, however, there is still room for improvement. Using satellite images and vessel GPS trackers, a US-based non-profit organisation collated 2 million gigabytes of data spanning the years 2017-2021. Data harnessed, in turn, to train an artificial intelligence that could map vessel activities and offshore infrastructure such as...

Black people can connect with the African diaspora on their travels. But meeting like minds abroad is just as important for the LGBTIQ+ community. Which is why a Berlin-based startup is helping its members find private overnight accommodation in a friendly environment. Users must have an invitation to access the team’s app, or have submitted a short application. A...

Sustainable paper can be produced from fallen leaves, while new furniture can be 3D printed with the help of sawdust. Now, a startup from Serbia is focusing its attention on a different waste product, using bark from trees to manufacture bioplastics. The team buys the typically incinerated bark from timber companies. It is ground to a fine powder, before...

Innovative pacemakers imitate our respiratory patterns. But most device batteries still need replacing. Enter a research team from China which has hit upon an apparently inexhaustible supply of electricity. Using biocompatible materials, the team created a cathode from highly porous gold and an alloy comprising sodium, gallium and tin for the anode. Both react with the oxygen present in...

Creatives can transform their stories into games or compose music on smartphones and share it on their socials. The most well-known AI chatbots are trained using data that software firms find on the internet - even if creatives haven't consented to its use. Reason enough for a US-based organisation to try and make things more equitable. Their method? To...

Some loudspeakers purify the air while playing back tunes. But it seems that analogue sound can also make for a cleaner planet. Using mainly sugarcane (and starch as a binding agent), a British startup has succeeded in creating a bioplastic for LPs. It can be pressed like traditional, petroleum-based PVC, yet lower production temperatures reduce energy usage by 15%....