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Spotted: Globally, agriculture generates around 1.3 to 2.1 billion tons of waste annually. Improperly managed, runoff from this waste leads to water and soil pollution, and burning the waste causes air pollution. To help combat this, Global Cerah uses black soldier fly larvae to recycle agri-waste into valuable feeds and fertilisers. The system starts with […]
Spotted: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest (and growing) global health concerns, with drug-resistant infections predicted to be responsible for two million deaths a year by 2050. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of California San Diego believe they may have a solution that could tackle […]
Spotted: Coffee is one of the most popular drinks worldwide, with Danes alone going through almost four billion cups of it every year. But, because only about one per cent of the coffee bean is actually used in the brewing process, all this coffee drinking also results in a huge amount of waste, which typically […]
Spotted: Africa contains some of the world’s fastest-urbanising regions. The global share of African urban residents is projected to grow from 11.3 per cent in 2010 to 20.2 per cent by 2050. This growth brings more opportunities for education, healthcare, and jobs. At the same time, waste management infrastructure Is struggling to keep it, leading […]
The next time you’re in a large public building like a library or leisure centre, pause to consider all the energy it takes to keep you at a comfortable temperature with access to hot water when you go to the bathroom. It may not be something you’ve thought about, but it’s a huge undertaking – […]
Spotted: Researchers recently found that we will need to remove around eight billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere every year by mid-century – around four times our current rate of removal – to meet 1.5 degrees Celsius Paris Agreement targets. Oceans are our planet’s largest natural carbon sink, but without help, they cannot keep […]
Spotted: Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the dangers and wastefulness of fast fashion, but that isn’t slowing the volume of clothes that get sent to landfill. The world currently generates 92 million tonnes of textile waste a year, and that’s likely to reach 134 million by 2030. What if we could turn that waste […]
Spotted: It’s estimated that 10 to 47 per cent of the Amazon rainforest could be at risk of collapsing by 2050 because of environmental and human-related stresses like logging, mining, and oil drilling. Deforestation from these activities, coupled with climate change, is warming and drying the region, putting entire ecosystems under threat. Now, the Amazon […]
Next week (beginning the 18th November) is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week. Overseen by the World Health Organization (WHO), this global campaign is intended to raise awareness of what the WHO calls “one of the top global public health and development threats.” To mark the occasion, we’re delving into our innovation library to highlight some of […]
Spotted: Emergency clinical settings such as operating rooms and intensive-care units are often fast-paced, stressful environments where human errors sometimes occur. Globally, medication errors, whether that’s mislabelling a syringe or selecting the wrong vial, account for over half of the overall preventable harm in medical care. Could AI help to limit these oversights? Although there […]