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Slap on the wrist: can new wearables help tackle problem drinking?New technology is helping alcoholics and casual drinkers alike monitor and manage their consumption -
From the favelas: the rise of rooftop solar projects in BrazilNew 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 app doctors to big data: five ways tech will shape healthcareFrom video conferencing your GP to tracking viral outbreaks of disease, a panel of experts shared insights into the changing face of healthcare -
China's anti-pollution tech is booming, but it can't make dirty air go awayAir 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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Mushrooms, whales and hurricanes: how bio-inspiration boosts energy efficiencyAs bio-inspired engineering comes into its own, we take a look at the innovative technologies using nature as a blueprint
spotlight on renewables
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The streets were paved with algae: a greener material?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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Can bladeless wind turbines mute opposition?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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The way we live now: the rise of the energy-producing homeDesign projects across the world are experimenting with new ways to generate energy through the built environment. Elizabeth Braw reports
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How renewables can come to the rescue in disaster zonesUK 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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Seven things you need to know about sustainable smart technologyIn 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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Google-powered map helps fight deforestationGlobal 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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Six clean tech innovations you need to know aboutFrom 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 citiesThese ‘green’ vehicles may cut pollution but still rely on fossil fuels and do not end the inactivity causing our obesity crisis
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Government U-turn on renewables shows gas, oil and nuclear are still favouritesNow 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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Smartphones are a lifeline for homeless peopleFar from being an unnecessary extravagance, a mobile phone can help connect vulnerable people with vital support and combat social exclusion
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Eco-geeks hold open source alternative to UN climate talksA 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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Cutting the cable: Kangaroo Island eyes switch to 100% renewable energyAustralia’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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'Heaven's water': the launch of Amsterdam’s first rainwater beerA 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 basket weavers to salt farmers: the women leading a renewables revolutionFrom 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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Nerf guns, beds and beanbag areas: what makes a productive office?The design of offices might help us cope with the stresses of work, as technology blurs the lines between our personal and professional lives
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