The largest producer of aviation biofuels, Fulcrum BioEnergy aims to provide an alternative to petroleum by converting household garbage into jet fuel. >

Charlotte Slingsby’s wind-energy generator doesn’t need hectares of land and costly turbines: it only uses a sheet of plastic and clever design and engineering. >

The Museum of African Design (MOAD) has turned the idea of the "expert curator" on its head with its new exhibition, which is curated by a novice. >

Design students in Sao Paulo, Brazil have designed a milk container that radically reduces the costs of recycling traditional milk cartons. >

MOVE Systems have designed a food cart that aims to cut harmful emissions by 95 per cent, and they'll be populating the streets of New York soon. >

Young designers are using Mumbai's taxis to take art to the people with the Taxi Fabric project. >

Created by a South Korean start-up Dot, this Braille smart watch could help unlock the digital world for visually impaired people. >

With only four northern white rhinos left, this design-oriented solution may be the answer to the catastrophic decline of rhinos due to poaching. >

An artist in the US has dedicated his life to creating art tools for children with disabilities. >

Installation artist Elisabeth Buecher created this Tim Burton-inspired shower curtain that inflates into spikes to stop you using too much water. >

Royal College of Art graduate Barbara Peynot has created The Urban Nomad Home Kit – a coat that turns into a shelter, complete with a window and wallpaper. >