Tag: Smart Green Innovation

New E-commerce Platform Offers A One-Stop-Shop for Aid and Emergency-Relief Supplies

Written by Annalisa Dorigo, 16-08-2016

For development practitioners in the field, one great challenge is finding suitable and timely emergency aid supplies that they can then dispatch to the areas of need. E-commerce platform the Level Market is addressing the issue head-on, thus helping aid organisations focus more of their time on delivering emergency supplies, rather than searching for them. Read on

Biodiversity

Recycling LEGO Style: ByFusion Presses Ocean Waste Into Plastic Building Blocks

Written by Marisa Pettit, 03-08-2016

We all know that there's a problem. And the solution, unfortunately, isn't going to be all that simple. But now there is hope! The huge amounts of plastic waste floating in the world's oceans is one of the most pressing evironmental challenges of this century. But now there's a new technology which takes that waste and turns it into something new, in an eco-friendly, low-emission and non-toxic way. Read on

Chances

Balloon Internet For All! (Provided You Have A Smartphone)

Written by Marisa Pettit, 06-07-2016

Everyone seems to be on the internet these days. But is that really true? Now even the world's most remote places are getting online, thanks to Google's Project Loon. Read on

Green Living

Call-a-bus: the End of the Bus Stop?

Written by Terri Kafyeke, 06-06-2016

German researchers are using a small town as a living lab to test a transportation system where buses come based on real-time demand. Read on

Energy

Bioo Lite – The Flower Pot That Will Charge Your Phone

Written by Marisa Pettit, 25-05-2016

How has a Spanish start-up managed to produce green energy, almost literally? And why do flower pots now have USB ports? Read on

Energy

TIMES Pieces: Talking Clean Tech and the Pioneer Spirit with Solar Impulse 2

Written by Anna Rees, 23-05-2016

To highlight our need to move away from fossil fuels, pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg last year set off on a round-the-world trip in a plane powered completely by solar energy, Solar Impulse 2. Their 35,000km journey has been smashing world records as well as perceptions about the possibilities of clean, renewable technologies. Read on

Urbanity

When Life Gives You Smog, Make Jewellery

Written by Terri Kafyeke, 19-05-2016

Dutch design team Studio Roosegaarde created a tower that sucks pollution right out of the air, creating a clean air zone even in the most polluted cities. The residues are then turned into high-end jewellery. Read on

Health

Thumbs Up! Sterile Box Is Our Favourite Project of the Month!

Written by Anna Rees, 29-04-2016

There are tonnes of good ideas that can change the world. Regular readers of RESET will already know of a few. Every month, we will choose one idea that stands out thanks to its impact and innovative approach. Our favourite project in April: Sterile Box. Read on

Biodiversity

Thumbs Up! Ocean Phoenix Project and SeaVax – Two of Our Favourite Projects of the Month!

Written by Anna Rees, 31-03-2016

Responsibility

Thumbs Up! Arriving in Berlin is Our Favourite Project of the Month!

Written by Anna Rees, 13-01-2016

Chances

Circle of 6: A Smartphone App That Prevents Sexual Violence

Written by Annalisa Dorigo, 22-09-2015

With one in four university students reporting sexual violence in the US, the issue of security in colleges has become a number one priority within education institutions across the country. Initiatives that seek to promote security on campuses and to ensure that student life is not tarred by preventable sexual violence have flourished. Read on