Vaccinating Against Fires
LaderaTECH is developing a hydrogel to preventatively treat areas at high risk for wildfires.
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River Helpers
New research indicates that prawns offer an unlikely solution for an infectious disease in Senegal.
Language Justice
A network of crisis translators provides trauma-informed translation and interpretation services to immigrants, migrants, and refugees.
Tools for Survivorship
A new trauma-informed app provides victims of sexual violence access to confidential support and resources.
Farm to Table Corals
Over the last 30 years, half of all coral reefs have died, threatening marine species and people's livelihoods. To reverse this trend, Coral Vita uses a pioneering technique to grow coral in land-based farms up to 50 times faster than they grow naturally. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
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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.