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Harvesting Water From the Air in Addis Ababa

The WarkaWater would bring fresh water to rural communities.
Leslie Baehr
Oct 22, 2014 2 min read

Steven Johnson Interviews Bill Gates

On optimism, ideas, and grand challenges.
Matt Locke
Oct 22, 2014 40 sec read

Ship Your Package With Pellets Made Of Fungi

Packing material made from mushrooms is better that styrofoam–and not just because it's biodegradeable.
Rachel Nuwer
Oct 22, 2014 2 min read
A thermometer.

Jiggliness–The New Scientific Way to Measure Temperature

It might sound strange, but movement is the secret to the most accurate temperature readings available.
Tom Whipple
Oct 22, 2014 2 min read

Returning Sight to Millions of People Around the World With One App

Around 180 million people around the world are blind or have vision impairments–making portable, cheap eye exams incredibly important.
Rachel Nuwer
Oct 20, 2014 2 min read

The Global Network of DIY Tear Gas Masks

Activists across the world are using social media to share homebrew instructions for staying safe at protests.
Alice Bell
Oct 20, 2014 4 min read
A wall mural of a dense wood, painted on the side of a brick building. A man stands in front of it, admiring it.

Transforming London into a Giant Park

By connecting the idea of a national park and a city, might we productively transform how we see both?
Alice Bell
Oct 17, 2014 3 min read
A man stands looking into his smartphone in a dustry unpaved street.

Refugee Camps: Surprising Hotbeds of Innovation

Stories of innovation play a significant role in these camps, just as they do practically anywhere else.
Ken Banks
Oct 17, 2014 3 min read
Salads growing under purple LED lights in a hydroponic urban farm.

Zero Food Miles at the MIT CityFARM

The next generation of truly green buildings should look–and taste–good enough to eat.
Mark Harris
Oct 16, 2014 1 min read
A man wears a prosthetic robotic glove, and with that he holds an electric drill.

Better Than Biology–Underwater Hands and More

For the first time, divers will be able to pick up delicate undersea creatures or retrieve fragile objects from sunken wrecks.
David Hambling
Oct 16, 2014 3 min read
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