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Teenager Azza Faiad is pioneering an inexpensive way to turn plastic waste into biofuel. >

Italian architecture company, Studio Albori, looks at “reuse and improvisation” in building with its Makeshift installation at Chicago Architecture Biennial. >

The Hand Over initiative aims to rid Cairo of its slums using eco-friendly, human-centred design. >

Tech entrepreneur Luis von Ahn has found two ingenious ways to help computers and humans collaborate where neither could succeed alone. >

Beauty, tech, and renewable energy generation combine to give the wind turbine a much-needed makeover. >

The recent launch of Addis Metro is a move by the Ethiopian government to cure the country's commuting headache. >

Indian graphic designer and illustrator Furqan Jawed celebrates the crazy conversations he overhears with "A Poster Everyday". >

New Zealand typeface designer Kris Sowersby gives us the lowdown on New Zealand's public flag redesign, a process which hasn't involved any designers. >

The Tempescope physically creates weather conditions, letting users share the sky from anywhere in the world. >

Same-sex couples in the place of the ordinary traffic light figure are becoming a permanent fixture in European cities. >

Multidiscipinary group The NEST Collective is releasing a book that contains the stories they collected from the film "Stories of Our Lives". >

A German documentary photographer documented the daily life of a Traveller family, Irelands forgotten minority group. >

This Polish studio is pioneering virtual reality art with Zdzislaw Beksinski’s surreal paintings. >

Farmers in Kenya are turning away from maize and looking toward silk farming. It is less susceptible to erratic weather and ensures a steady income. >

Researchers at the University of Alexandria in Egypt have created a low-cost desalinate technology that filters salty water, making it drinkable in minutes. >

The Trinity turbine by Janulus is a lightweight, portable wind turbine means you can generate electricity wherever you go. >

A company in the United States has designed the first ever catheter-based heart pump to treat chronic heart disease. >

A bikini made from super-absorbent material could be used to help clear pollutants out of the oceans. >

Photographer Patricia Willocq challenges the perception of men as weapons of war while empowering survivors of rape. >

A group of young South African creatives were briefed with creating a visual exhibition that looks at jeans culture in South Africa for global brand G-Star RAW. >

The Polish innovators at uBirds have designed unique smart straps to transform your analogue watch into a smartwatch and fitness tracker. >

Inspired by the silver bag inside of a wine box, the Wat’bag pouch prevents drinkable water stored in reused jerry cans from becoming contaminated. >

FundiBots, a Uganda-based organisation is using robotics training in schools to inspire young Ugandans to be the designers, makers and innovators of the future. >

Bartek Kulas’ hauntingly beautiful creations make their way to feature film. >