The UN has produced a video game, called Reset Earth, designed to educate young people about the need to protect the ozone layer. The game is set in a dystopian…
A new project in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, is building schools using 3D printing technology. A new, 3D-printed school can be built in under a week with less waste and lower carbon…
Through reduced costs, resource use, and carbon footprints, a report from Accenture and Dassault Systèmes suggests that Virtual Twins could unlock $1.3 trillion in economic value and save 7.5 Gt…
A new fully digital service enables any entrepreneur in Benin to create and register a business on their mobile phone and receive official incorporation within two hours. The ease and…
Ai-Da, brainchild of art dealer Aidan Meller, is the world’s first ‘ultra-realistic humanoid artist’. She is designed to draw what she sees with an in-built camera in her eye and…
The world’s first fruit picking robot has been developed in collaboration with Hall Hunter, one of Britain’s main berry growers and suppliers for Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose. Creation…
A team from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has developed a new AI model that can predict the likelihood of a woman…
Facebook has announced plans to operate its own digital currency – the Libra – from 2020. It will be a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, but far more stable as it will…
After permission from regulators, Stanford Medical School is now testing an AI system to diagnose eye disease without ever accessing any personal details. The app utilizes technology from Oasis labs,…
Apple has employed a team of engineers and academics – and a robot – to develop innovative recycling solutions in a material recovery lab based in Austin, Texas. The initiative aims…
A new method of growing microalgae for animal feed has been trialled in Iceland’s Hellisheidi geothermal park. This method uses LED light, briny water, and CO2 concentrated air as an…
Taobao, the world’s largest e-commerce website, has announced plans to help areas in poverty by equipping 1,000 farmers from 100 rural counties to become live-stream hosts. The marketplace is increasingly…
