Tag: #E3

Leftover food can be shared among neighbours. Now, a startup from Australia has developed a modular system to provide electricity for remote communities in Africa and Asia. Building conventional power grids is expensive there. Which is why solar panels installed on the roofs of individual houses are meshed to create a larger network. A special control component developed for...

Grandparents make great friends and an intergenerational exchange can be beneficial to all involved. With this in mind, a Swiss startup has recently started a platform which brings together students and senior citizens. The former are always searching for low-cost accommodation solutions; the latter to avoid feelings of isolation and make use of extra space. Those with a spare...