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Heavenly purification

Fresh air, also when cycling, keeps us healthy. Now, an engineering student from India has founded a startup so that his compatriots can benefit too. The 23-year-old has invented a machine which absorbs the harmful elements of smog, such as black carbon, and captures them in a large container. The human-sized devices cost less than a new mobile phone...

Giving credit

Traditionally, men looked after the family’s finances. But a new US debit card startup aimed specifically at women is changing all that. The startup forwards money to the card user for a purchase, whereupon the amount is automatically withdrawn from the buyer’s account and reported to the relevant credit bureau. Successively, the client’s credit history is built up, a...

Wash this space

When it comes to chores, household appliances do most of the hard yards. Now, a UK-based startup is making our laundry habits a whole lot more environmentally-friendly. By re-using the water from previous washes their laundry service uses up to 60% less water on a standard wash. In addition, the company’s advanced water filtration technology removes 95% of microfibres...

Elevated recognition

A faulty ceiling light is easy to spot, and all you need to change it is a ladder. With wind turbines, however, it isn’t quite so easy to see what’s wrong, and maintenance takes place at vertigo-inducing heights. Usually, anyway. Now a startup from Bristol is changing all that. Its self-piloting drones inspect wind turbines from the air, taking...

Superior self-check

Increasingly, modern technology allows us to take control of our health. This platform for menopausal women is a good example. Now, a 36-year-old woman from Tennessee has developed an app, which helps detect early-stage breast cancer. The American fell ill with cancer herself and knows the importance of regular self-examination. The app contains precise instructions for scanning breasts and...

Step by step

Some days we’re on our feet from morning until night without a break. Energy we could be using, according to a 14-year-old teenager from Texas. His invention captures energy generated from walking, which can then be used to charge mobile devices. He developed an insert which can be placed inside shoe soles thanks to zipper technology. Next he installed...

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