A New Plastic Alternative
Solubag’s founders want to emulate the feel of single-use plastic bags while leaving no trace.
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Safe Spaces for Users
Project Solidify, a collaborative two-year-long effort started by the European Forum for Urban Security, aims to assist in the implementation and sustainability of supervised injection sites throughout Europe.
Forest Restoration for Fuel
Supported by the nonprofit US Endowment for Forestry & Communities, Restoration Fuels will turn wood scraps into a substitute for coal, potentially providing energy, jobs, and even environmental benefits.
Capturing Emissions for Fish Food
NovoNutrients uses bacteria to convert CO2 and other industrial emissions into fish food.
Developing a More Diverse AI
AI4ALL’s summer programs for high schoolers aim to increase diversity in the growing field of artificial intelligence.
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Retailing with Heart
At Panera Cares cafés, there’s a donation box where customers pay on the honor system.
Antipoverty Apps
mPowering has created an app that awards goods and services to individuals facing extreme poverty when they make beneficial choices.
Stopping Child Porn
Computer imaging technology gets put to work to fight child porn fast—five-millisecond-fast.
Curling Up with E-Readers
Worldreader.org is using electronic reading devices to catalyze a new culture of global literacy.
Trawling for Trash
An EU Fisheries Commission Project pays fisherman to remove plastic debris from the Mediterranean Sea.