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Full indulgence

Mobile mushroom farms help save on delivery channels and packaging. Now, to reduce the millions of disposable cups used daily, a startup from Melbourne has developed a tasty alternative to conventional takeaway tea and coffee. Their edible cups are reminiscent of ice-cream cones. They are made from local oats, grain and rye plus coconut oil, sugar and salt. Once...

Enhanced belonging

Modern maps show the location of former land borders. But worldwide, as many as 10 million people are classified as stateless. Now, a female founder from Munich without official nationality is aiming to change all that with her non-profit-organisation. Having no personal identification or passport makes everything tricky, not just travel. People can be stateless for a variety of...

Combined impact

A breakfast omelette made from sweet lupins? That’s possible. Now, a German research team is upping the ante with a sustainable palm oil substitute, which could also be used to produce vegan cheese. The main ingredient is corn scraps, mixed with a single-celled fungal strain. Fermenting the combination produces an oil which is almost identical in composition to palm...

Airy access

Covering California's canal system with solar panels will save on valuable water resources. A Tunisian startup, meanwhile, has developed a solar-powered device that turns wet air into water. In high-humidity areas where clean drinking water is scarce, the firm's metre-high machine could produce up to 30 litres per day. First, air is sucked into the machine's head before being...

Accelerating addition

Waste heat from houses or hot water pipes can be converted into electricity. Fermenting food waste is already used to produce hydrogen. Now, an American research team has accelerated the process by adding yeast. Their patented method can produce hydrogen as a clean fuel source within 18-24 hours instead of the usual several days, while also eliminating the risk...

Beat it!

A simple phone call can improve our mood. AI mixes music for the jukebox. Now, thanks to the new app of an Icelandic startup, music lovers have the ability to produce their own tracks. A user-friendly interface allows beats and recorded vocals to be arranged at the touch of a button. These sequences can be automatically looped - that...

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