Mobility & Transport
An aeroplane powered by friction
The Eather One uses triboelectric nanogenerators located on its wings and fuselage to provide clean energy.
Sustainability Innovations
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Science
Researchers explore using caterpillars to help reduce plastic waste
Researchers are working to discover how the waxworm manages to thrive from eating plastic bags.
Fashion & Beauty
Dissolvable thread simplifies textile recycling
The thread breaks down in high temperatures, making it much easier for designers to reuse materials.
Mobility & Transport
Cargo box solar panel for vehicles provides off-grid power
A sustainable method for powering devices provided to campers and remote travellers.
Agriculture & Energy
Fish food to be ‘brewed’ from methane
An Indian biotech startup has developed a way to convert the carbon in methane into proteins, in a process similar to fermentation.
Science
A desalination pump inspired by the mangrove
By studying the way the mangrove desalinates water naturally, researchers have developed a new type of desalinator.
Fashion & Beauty
AI-powered platform provides traceability in the fashion industry
ViJi enables businesses to trace the sustainability of their production and design chain while providing transparency information to consumers.
Nonprofit & Social Cause
Mapping app tracks water and sanitation problems
A mobile app allows development officials and city workers to track problems with water, hygiene and sanitation.
Agriculture & Energy
Researchers develop fast-charging, bendable energy storage
The system has potential to be used as a portable power supply for electric vehicles, phones and wearable tech.
Food & Drink
French app combats food waste through community and information
Meal Canteen arranges the planning of meals and offers nutritional information to reduce food waste in communal eating environments.
Science
AI-solutions company creates bioreactors to optimise algae growth and carbon sequestration
The bioreactors are 400 per cent more effective at absorbing CO2 than trees and are designed to be hooked up to large polluters.
Property & Construction
Digital-embodied carbon calculator helps to reduce industry emissions
Companies across several industries have come together to create the first free tool that allows for supply chain specific analysis of embodied carbon data.