Dog rescue units watch over Italian beaches
In Italy, 350 canines from the Italian School of Water Rescue Dogs (Scuola Italiana Cani Salvataggio, or SICS) act as lifeguards and watch over 30 of the country’s busiest beaches.
Goats return to Dublin to fight fires
In Dublin, city planners hired goats to control weeds on the Howth’s Head peninsula. This creative initiative, which started last year after a fire occurred in the area, goes beyond protecting Ireland’s capital city.
Nigerian designer upcycles tyres into gorgeous furniture
Favour Oluma is a Nigerian entrepreneur who creates modern ottomans and coffee tables from old tyres through her company Retyredglam.
Social enterprise turns the forgotten food of the Sahel into quality foods
Sahara Sahel Foods is a social enterprise based in Niger that turns the fruits, seeds and leaves of Sahel’s wild trees into quality foods.
Praan sucks air pollution to use it as raw material
While studying engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the US, Angad Daryani designed a device that captures the pollution from the air so we can turn it into something else.
This company harnesses solar power to solve the water crisis
Solar Water PLC created an affordable and sustainable desalination system that produces fresh water from sea water on an industrial scale without causing any emissions.
ELU, an Egyptian robot that creates water from thin air
Mahmoud Elkoumy, a mechatronics engineer from Egypt, built ELU, a robot that converts humidity from the air into drinkable water.
Smart Wheelchair Bro climbs stairs and navigates all terrains
The Swiss company Scewo designed Bro, an innovative wheelchair that allows people to navigate virtually all terrains and even climb stairs.
World’s first 3D printed school changes the face of education in Madagascar
In Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, Thinking Hutspartnered with architectural design agency Studio Mortazavi and Finnish company Hyperion Robotics to create the world’s first 3D-printed school.
GrowStream revolutionizes irrigation in the face of global warming
The company Responsive Drip Irrigation (RDI) invented an irrigation system that communicates directly with plants to provide them with what they need exactly.