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The right outfit can help people relax. But comfort is also a must for those who wear prosthetic limbs. Enter a London-based startup which is aiming to ensure artificial and real body parts fit perfectly together. The team’s smart liner stems from a university project and is padded with an elastic silicone insert with embedded air chambers. The insert...

A digital pen can detect and translate Braille in real time. Now, a Swiss startup has developed smart glasses to help blind people or those with limited vision detect obstacles and move around safely. Two radar sensors in the frames, which run for six hours on a single charge, scan the area above chest-level. An algorithm then analyses the...

A thoughtful hiker turned citrus fruits into toilet paper. And, as a Sicilian founder has shown with her biodegradable yarn, oranges can play an additional role in the circular economy. Her juicy thought? Only 40% of the fruit gets used during the juicing process. The rest is rich in cellulose, which, thanks to the startup's patented process, can be...

Fluorescent agents and enzymes can combine to detect pancreatic cancer. In breast cancer diagnosis, butterflies could have a contribution to make, according to a San Diego research team. Key here: the morpho butterfly, home to microscopic structures in its wings which cause them to shimmer blue when exposed to light. Collagen fibres in stained biopsy tissue also respond to...

Smart waste sorting leads to more efficient recycling. But currently it’s more expensive to make polyester or nylon reusable than to manufacture them from scratch. Enter a London-based startup which has been developing bioactive agents for cost-neutral recycling. An AI searches for new combinations of amino acids and proteins which could split plastics into their chemical components under low...

Light switches can be controlled remotely thanks to a ring, while some glasses correct blind spots in wearers’ field of vision. All these innovations mean increased integration for people with specific disabilities. And now a Romanian startup is looking specifically at website access. An app designed for businesses constantly monitors their websites for accessibility issues and makes recommendations -...