July 2016 Archive

Kiara Nirghin won the Google Science Fair Community Impact Award for her innovative creation of a super absorbent biodegradable polymer made from orange peels. >

SolarSkin, a Sistine Solar product offers colour-matched photovoltaic panels in an artful way and retains its revolutionary technologies in renewable energy. >

Coolar is a carbon-neutral solar-powered refrigerator specifically geared towards preserving vaccines and critical medical supplies. >

Waterfront dairy farm presents a sustainable approach to food production in cities. >

CoffeeFlour creates jobs and builds communities by repurposing discarded coffee waste. >

Artist Amy Karle’s Regenerative Reliquary is an open-source biotech project showcasing a human hand grown out of stem cells. >

Thread Artists’ Residency and Cultural Centre fosters creativity and enterprise in a remote village in Senegal. >

The Visionary Kitchen, a volunteer organisation, hosts weekly free dinners for up to 10 guests from foods that have reached their sell-by-date. >

Italian company WASP starts 3D printing its first housing model with 40-feet-tall printing machine. >

Working with women in rural Guatemala, Wakami is a design-driven organisation that sells over $1-million in products to over 20 countries. >

The Wudu Water Saver, designed by London-based product designer Ahmed Salah, reduces the amount of water and energy used in traditional Wudu cleansing. >