technology and innovation hub
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New technology is helping alcoholics and casual drinkers alike monitor and manage their consumption
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New regulations open up an unexplored market for solar in heavily populated areas such as favelas, led by co-operatives, social startups and small businesses
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From video conferencing your GP to tracking viral outbreaks of disease, a panel of experts shared insights into the changing face of healthcare
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Air purifying technology may be a sticking plaster for China’s pollution but is it better than nothing for the country’s chronic problem?
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As bio-inspired engineering comes into its own, we take a look at the innovative technologies using nature as a blueprint
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A startup has invented a DNA analyzer that could potentially revolutionize healthcare in the developing world
spotlight on renewables
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Standard asphalt is energy- and resource-intensive and is blamed for failing roads. The race is on to develop sustainable alternatives like algae and cooking oil
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A more efficient and less intrusive wind turbine design has been welcomed by two of the UK industry’s biggest critics and government regulators
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Design projects across the world are experimenting with new ways to generate energy through the built environment. Elizabeth Braw reports
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UK entrepreneurs are showing how off-grid solar power and decentralised grids could save lives by bringing rapid relief to the world’s trouble spots. Jon Card reports
spotlight on smart technology
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In a recent live chat, a panel of experts joined readers online to discuss the future of smart machines and their effect on sustainability. Here’s what we learned
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Global Forest Watch, a mapping platform supported by Google, is using technology to keep a closer eye on the planet’s forests
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From robots that install insulation to platforms that stick to the surface of the sea to capture wave energy, here are some up and coming innovators to watch
blogs and comment
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Electric cars won't save our cities
Ian Walker and Gustav BösehansThese ‘green’ vehicles may cut pollution but still rely on fossil fuels and do not end the inactivity causing our obesity crisis -
Now is not the time to pull the plug on supporting renewable energy. A few years of vital subsidies cannot make up for a century of support for fossil fuels.
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Far from being an unnecessary extravagance, a mobile phone can help connect vulnerable people with vital support and combat social exclusion
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A grassroots alternative to the UN climate talks, POC21, has brought together designers and eco-geeks to dream up solutions for more sustainable living.
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Australia’s third-biggest island could combine wind, solar, PV and battery storage to fuel own electricity needs – and set a blueprint for the rest of the country
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A group of Dutch entrepreneurs has used their country’s wet weather as a business opportunity by creating a rainwater bitter
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From female basket weavers in Tanzania to the women farming salt in Gujarat, social enterprises are helping women become clean energy entrepreneurs
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The design of offices might help us cope with the stresses of work, as technology blurs the lines between our personal and professional lives
sustainability hubs
How a student's death highlighted our reliance on companies for health advice