3D printers number among the most sophisticated technological machines today. But would you have guessed that you can actually build one yourself using nothing but e-waste? No? Then take a look at “W.Afate”, the first open-source upcycling e-printer from Togo.
How does vision loss – partial or complete – affect a person's ability to communicate using a mobile device? The Blindshell app offers a range of options designed to simplify smartphone use for the visually impaired.
Recycling construction waste and reviving traditional building techniques: Shams Ard studio showcases what local and sustainable architecture can mean in Palestine.
Designer shoes that double as seed banks: Too many old, worn-out shoes end up in our landfills. OAT Shoes has created a biodegradable sneaker that sprouts into lovely flowers when planted.
Many praise big data as the panacea for more efficiency, security, transparency and improving communities in large cities. To date this universal remedy has been rather abstract. The applications developed by Berlin start-up Ally demonstrate the concrete advantages of big data for citizens.
The Spanish initiative n'UNDO is bringing the classics of modern architecture back to life. It seeks to integrate sustainable space and urban architecture into local city planning.
