Mogees, the latest in interactive surface technology and design, creates music with just a small device and your phone. >

HÔTEL TRAVAIL is a new workspace concept for freelancers and nomadic employees by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Shay Raviv. >

Design studio Architecture and Vision is bringing clean water to rural Ethiopia with its Warka Water project. >

The introduction of a solar powered water purification system sparked a new economy in a remote Mexican village. >

A 10-year study into the properties of fire ants has put researchers on a path to a self-healing material. >

Refunite is a free platform with an anonymous database of more than 405,000 users and an estimated 1 500 family reunions. >

In the second instalment of our photo series focusing on master artisans, we look at the hands of the makers. Today we look at an orthopaedic surgeon. >

A new Eco-friendly waterless toilet system designed by a university professor is set to prevent illnesses caused by human waste. >

The Roots Up project aims to improve poor living conditions for the Gondar farming community in the Ethiopian highlands. >

This inventor's flashlight is powered by body heat and is expected to be a step towards living without batteries. >