Europe is a continent of coffee drinkers and our need for a convenient caffeine kick has one very obvious negative side effect - the ever-growing mountain of discarded one-use coffee cups. In Germany at least, they might have come up with a solution. RECUP is a simple reusable coffee cup sharing system, and it's rolling out across the country. Read on

Cine'al, a nano technology company in Israel, has been looking to develop a highly absorbent material for nappies, tampons and paper towels, from jellyfish. Read on