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The award-winning student design that could help save marine animals
An innovative invention that helps wildlife recover from oil spills.
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Wool shoes to save the environment
Introducing Allbirds: the comfortable, eco-friendly sneaker.
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High school student builds app to help kids make friends
Introducing an app to help navigate the unnerving world of high school lunch breaks.
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SuperMeat: The cultured chicken meat of the future
This startup envisions a world where we can enjoy real meat without the guilty conscience.
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This engineering student’s invention could revolutionise the renewable energy sector
Lancaster University’s Abigail Carson invents innovative power storage solution.
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The Other Side of Palestine by Brian Megens
This photography series aims to present a different picture of life in the West Bank.
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British student designs vaccine transportation kit that could save millions
Introducing the Isobar, an ammonia absorption-based refrigerator for vaccines.
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IZ Collection: Stylish attire for the mobility impaired
See the adaptable fashion range designed specifically for wheelchair users.
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Keep your glasses in place with Nerdwax
This Tennessee startup is making slippery spectacle frames a thing of the past.
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Replantable: The start-up striving to make an urban farmer out of anyone
See the novel solution to maintaining fresh produce without garden space.
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BoneAid: An innovative approach to healing bone fractures
These Taiwanese students have designed an adaptable splint to aid in medical care during disaster relief efforts.
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Indian scientists create device to collect solar energy more efficiently
This new CSIR development may pose a solution to land restraints and solar energy production in India.
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S’CoolBeans: the “stealth-health” sandwich spread
Students develop nutritious alternative to Nutella in South Africa.
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Waste Not: Aliza Eliazarov turns trash food into works of art
This photographer is highlighting the global food crisis with her images of salvaged food.
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Body Love: The adult colouring book challenging how we see our bodies
This Canadian artist is championing body positivity.
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Mapping the invisible world of microbes with bees
How insects are helping a team of scientists and designers understand our microbial surroundings.
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Reimagining feminism on Bitch Planet
The patriarchy becomes a literal prison in this refreshing, feminist comic series.
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Breeze Yoko unveils latest work 'Boniswa'
The Johannesburg-based street artist's latest work is a tribute to the black girl child.
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Oneware: The one-hand only kitchenware
Singaporean Industrial Design student creates a range of utensils to aid those with disabilities in the kitchen.
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AdrenaCard: the epinephrine auto-injector that fits in your pocket
Student duo develop a sleek new way for patients to self-administer life-saving medicine.
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IDENTITY: The prosthetic replacements for fingerprint authentication
Design student creates rubber fingertips to better protect your privacy.
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XCollektiv: Resisting gentrification through art
The controversial ‘Wanted’ series continues to both galvanize and provoke.
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Kosovo’s visually arresting road to the Olympics
These images capture the Kosovo Olympic team as they prepare to make history.
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The Jolt Sensor: detecting concussions in young athletes
This thumb-sized, wearable sensor is making sport safer.
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