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These days it’s easy to travel light. But as a Latvian startup has shown with its mini goods vehicle for urban environments, it isn’t always about getting away. Having started life as an off-road skateboard, the team’s new four-wheeled cargo scooter has a storage compartment - with or without a lid - placed in front of the handlebars. Allowing...

New wheelchairs can be controlled by head movements. Now, a Californian startup has developed a wearable ring to operate light switches, fans and air-conditioning units more easily. The ring uses infrared to communicate with an electric switch cover, placed over a rocker switch, at distances of up to 10m. Both ring and switch cover take an hour to charge. Low...

Oil slicks could be removed using sunflowers. As for potholes… In the world devised by a new British research team, they wouldn’t exist in the first place - because road surfaces would be able to mend cracks that appeared themselves. Reducing CO2 emissions generated through repair work. Using AI, the team studied the organic molecules contained in petroleum component...

Body-like models present new possibilities for testing medical products. But the road to market maturity is paved with long-term clinical studies into the efficacy and side effects of new medicines. Having products fail during testing is disheartening, destroying hopes of a cure and using up research funds. Which is why a London-based startup has developed a platform to examine...

Special bumpers on ships filter water while loudspeakers purify the air. Now a Romanian startup is combining air purification with a new marketing opportunity for firms. Its large-scale air filter stations for shopping centres, petrol stations or airports contain digital displays which companies can book through an online platform to advertise their brands. Cutting property owners’ costs for clean...

Video calls are easy with special cards. Meaning people who struggle with technology feel less isolated. Now an Australian startup's app is focusing on another group, enabling neurodivergent, chronically sick or disabled people to connect with those in similar situations. The first priority is safety. After entering personal information and interests into their profile (which can be made private)...