Tag: #96

Overseas goods could soon be delivered cleanly by ship; while food waste plays a decisive role in the skies. Now, a Munich-based startup is looking to help people reach their destinations without spending hours changing trains. For the design of their small aircraft, which can hold 9 passengers plus crew, the team took inspiration from gliders. The batteries for...

Thanks to a Nigerian startup, women there can enjoy a more active social life. Sometimes it’s the little things that make the difference. A team from the USA, for instance, examined the impact a single hashtag has had on Hollywood’s annual Academy Awards. Since 1929, it is predominantly white men who have been nominated for or won awards; women,...

Paper made from banana plants protect potatoes from pathogens. An important development for a Swedish design studio, which has produced a curved juice bottle made from a potato starch-based material. It dissolves in water after use and can also be eaten or composted. Thanks to a double-sided, biodegradable coating, the bottle can withstand liquid contents. Once empty, the material...

A spray could provide Parkinson’s patients with faster, more targeted help. Treating internal wounds is often expensive, however, as biological material must be implanted as part of the recovery process. Which is why a research team in Sydney has developed a thin robotic arm with an integrated 3D printer. Due to flexible hydraulics, the arm can be operated like...

New schools are being built from old plastic; new chipboard from the waste from cocoa crops. Now, two graduates from Denver University want to do something about the 80 million used tyres residing nearby. They have reversed the thermoplastic process by which rubber is made into synthetic plastic. During the so-called devulcanization process, toxins and sulphur components are broken...

Used chewing gum can be transformed into skateboard wheels. Beaches, meanwhile, benefit from crushed used glass. Broken surfboards left by the sea are less hip, however. Therefore, a Welsh designer has developed a surfboard that serves as a breeding ground for corals in its second life. The skeleton is 3D-printed from biodegradable material, and filled with fungal spores and...