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We’ve seen how this schoolgirl’s invention could stimulate crop growth. Cultivating plants in the desert is a different ball game - but this robot might just help. Developed by students at the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, the 20cm long device moves autonomously through the desert on legs from a 3D printer. Spurred on by a battery powered...

Be yourself, everyone else is already taken - Oscar Wilde. For people from the LGBTIQ+ community, this can be easier said than done. Especially in the workplace. According to studies, a third of LGBTIQ+ workers feel discriminated against, while a fifth feel their career opportunities are limited. Now, for the first time, a German company known for its work with...

Orange, they say, gives off positive vibes. Likewise, plants react to colour and can even be strengthened at night by UV light. A schoolboy from England has developed a lighting system aimed at improving crop growth. After experimenting with different colours, the 12 year-old discovered that the optimum mix was 80% red and 20% blue. Next he programmed a...

Unfolding pasta saves on packaging, a sensor can reduce our electricity use for hot water. Now, a CO2 neutral startup from Toronto is making savings with its waterless concentrates for head and body. The female founders' innovation is for all genders and comes in neutral packaging from recycled paper. The three-times concentrated, cruelty-free and plant-based pastes are free from...

A dripping tap can keep us awake at night. But it’s a first world problem. Sea nomads may have their hearts set on this. And now a startup from the Netherlands has invented a pump that purifies water directly at its source. Pathogens of diseases such as hepatitis, cholera and diarrhoea are eliminated by a multistage, WHO-approved ultrafiltration process,...

A zipper can give our shoes an easy makeover. And if our cell phone battery is running low, this might help. Meanwhile in Australia, students from Sydney University have developed a DIY-insole using mushroom spores to treat foot-related health issues at home. The innovation comes in a simple kit, with a cardboard model for the base structure, quick-growing mushroom...

At birthday parties it’s candles, at Christmas time it’s lights. This December, the city of Madrid is giving people with visual and intellectual disabilities the chance to enjoy the magic of Christmas. A research team from Carlos University has developed an app which stores 31 yuletide visiting points. Once the tracking system is activated, users can choose one of...