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A robot helps children with limited visibility join in conversations. An app enables users with low vision to navigate city streets. And now a startup in Romania has developed a mobility headset for blind people that works without an internet connection or maps. Integrated camera sensors continually scan a radius of up to four metres. An AI analyses 90...

Thanks to a dating app, single parents can find both the right partner and the right babysitter. Young parents in the US, however, can get help during their studies through a charitable organisation. Its scholarship programme provides not only emotional support, tutoring and a schooling allowance, but also helps scholars’ children prepare for nursery. With a commitment to establishing...

When combined, microorganisms and corn stover make a palm-oil alternative, while fermented sugarcane can be used to fry food. Japanese food, meanwhile, is often fried in batter: per restaurant, some 5kg of tempura dishes are left uneaten every day. The leftovers can catch fire if exposed to oxygen, and are thus mixed with water and refrigerated until discarded. But...

Wasabi is good for memory cells, and curcumin an effective alternative to chemical antacids. Honey from the Manuka bush has long been hailed by the Maori community for its anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties. And now a university research team in California has discovered that the liquid gold can help fight breast cancer. Particularly in cases where cancer cell growth...

A Japanese startup is helping people see more clearly. But for people with limited hearing, following conversations can be a challenge. A battery-free hearing aid would be helpful. Now, a Boston-based startup is working on an alternative, creating glasses that use augmented reality to bring more clarity to conversations. Two microphones integrated into the frames continuously record what the...

Cuts help tape stick better and sustainable glue is even stronger underwater. Now, an Austrian-based research team is looking to skip the adhesive stage with two patent-pending techniques for joining wood and other materials. For more complex objects, a polymer composite is applied directly onto wood using 3D-printing. The material flows into the wood pores, the wood fibres become...