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Vidhi Mehta posits that Post/Biotics can establish a global database that will help scientists find substances that could hold the potential for new antibiotics

An American design student has developed an app that encourages users to do one good deed a day.

Celebrate designs that address serious modern challenges, this year's INDEX Awards winners include clean energy batteries and a language learning app.

Juabar leases solar-powered charging stations to rural Tanzanians to provide electricity and create sustainable micro-businesses.

A young team of architects is finding a place for age-old building techniques in contemporary architecture.

Overflowing with Malian refugees and in need of classrooms, sandbags made for the most logical and durable building material for a school at Mbera refugee camp.

New information service puts Indian communities in touch with local scrap dealers.

As lead designer at Design without Borders, Svein Gunnar Kjøde’s job revolves around creating human-centred design with meaningful social impact.