Tag: Websummit

A robot could make old clothes fashionable again. With unused and depreciated work materials or equipment, however, things are a little harder. Still, functional objects are worth something. Which is why a French startup is providing companies with platforms for reuse. Listed on an internal online portal, employees can loan these objects or exchange them for something else. Points...

A sensor system makes brackish water fit for consumption at all times. In Holland, a startup has developed a smart device to monitor water stored in reservoirs. Sensors measure water quality and consumption while an algorithm analyses the data. If the quality is compromised, unusual amounts of water are taken or the fill level is low, tank owners are...

A new film knows when food goes off. Now, a startup from Hungary has come up with a solution for companies and their biological waste. Instead of winding up on the rubbish tip and creating greenhouse gases, the waste can be composted on site. It's done by a device resembling a mini kettle barbecue. Employees are incentivised to use the...

Tempura leftovers can be repurposed. But glass-fibre reinforced plastics, used for boats, cars and wind turbines, have always been trickier to recycle. Until now. A Swiss-based startup cuts pieces into 1.5 x 2 metre units, before separating the glass-fibre structures from the resin in their oxygen-free reactor. By applying heat the resin is converted into gas. Some of it...

The trading of biological waste between companies is good for the environment. But promoting the circular economy is just as important in the private sector. Enter a Romanian non-profit startup and its marketplace, developed to reduce waste from everyday objects while doing good. Participating partner firms provide their employees with the opportunity to sell used items to colleagues. Proceeds...

A flexible bracelet harvests electricity through body heat. Now, a Swedish-based startup has developed flexible, customisable solar cells that convert indoor and outdoor light into electricity. Enabling e-book readers, headphones and keyboards to run without batteries. The solar cells comprise a titanium dioxide layer coated with light-absorbing dye and the maximum intake under different lighting conditions is defined by...

In the US young parents can get help to finish their degrees, while Canada’s Indigenous peoples are also receiving more support. But what about communities that don’t have access to school buildings or the internet? Thanks to a Swiss startup and their mobile box, any space can become a learning environment. Organisations or colleges create their content on internet-based...

Emotional intelligence can be enhanced. On social media, however, hate-filled comments are on the rise. That’s why a Slovakian startup is helping businesses and organisations remove hateful, inappropriate and conspiracy-driven comments. The work is carried out by an AI system, except when it’s less than 95% percent sure. Then cases are passed to a human moderator. Because machines don’t...