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This is the fastest human-powered vehicle on Earth

Aerovelo, a Canadian tech firm recently broke the world record with its human-powered, egg-shaped Eta bike. >
Transforming algae into plastic

This company is turning toxic algae blooms into a valuable resource. >
One man’s trash is another’s heirloom tomato gazpacho

From dumpster to dinner table, Salvage Supperclub challenges the way we think of ugly food. >
Ugly produce for a better world

That wonky-looking vegetable in your pantry could be the key to solving world-hunger. >
Fodder: the pop up dining experience that turns eating into an agricultural act

Can we connect with the animals we consume by being fed their feed? >
Border City: An integrated plan to trash the US, Mexico border debate

Border City is an ambitious plan to rid the United States and Mexico of its divides. >
This rooftop farm changes the way we think of agriculture

Brooklyn-based urban agricultural pioneers Gotham Green built the world's largest rooftop farm. >
Snapchat enters the wearable tech market with ‘Spectacles’

Can the social media app succeed where giants like Google Glass have failed? >
Cáustico: Speculating the future of water access

What happens to society if drinking water becomes our most lucrative resource? >
Student-designed bottle cap could save drought-stricken California millions of litres of water

The ‘Cap the Tap’ campaign is a simple way to curtail water wastage from household taps. >
Raising East New York: The effect of poverty on the family unit

Social documentary photographer Phyllis Dooney challenges the stereotype of the deadbeat dad. >
New energy material harnesses both sunlight and wind

Eight Georgia Institute of Technology engineers pioneered a new type of hybrid textile that can harvest energy from two sources: the sun and wind. >
The Bradley Element: A watch for the visually-impaired

Eone’s striking timepiece indicates the time by touch alone. >
The International Space Orchestra takes to the stage

The ISO’s upcoming event, featuring renowned ethereal band Sigur Rós, is around the corner. >
Yogita Agrawal on design for impact in India

Design Indaba Global Graduate Yogita Agrawal shares two of her projects: a wearable that uses human movement to power a light and a soap pen to improve hygiene. >
Photo project reveals our impact on the Wild West

The “romance” of the Wild West has partly been lost to fracking, mining and agriculture. >
Wool shoes to save the environment

Introducing Allbirds: the comfortable, eco-friendly sneaker. >
High school student builds app to help kids make friends

Introducing an app to help navigate the unnerving world of high school lunch breaks. >
Cooling technology poised for revolution

This North Carolina startup aims to overhaul temperature control with solid-state chips. >
Small tech powers wearables with body heat

This new device created by researchers at North Carolina State University is a step toward ditching batteries forever. >
Rebirth Garments: Fashion for all bodies and abilities

These garments are non-conforming and accessible to people of any gender, size and ability. >
Keep your glasses in place with Nerdwax

This Tennessee startup is making slippery spectacle frames a thing of the past. >
Replantable: The start-up striving to make an urban farmer out of anyone

See the novel solution to maintaining fresh produce without garden space. >
Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030: Stanford’s ongoing study

The University of Stanford assembled thinkers to measure the future ripples of AI – and their first full report has been issued. >

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