At a glance
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At a glance 2 min
Pretty Plastic: a unique and innovative cladding material made from recycled PVC
Pretty Plastic, a young Dutch company, designs unique and sophisticated tiles that are easy on the eye. The best bit? They’re made from 100% recycled PVC building materials such as window frames, down...
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SeaBubbles flying boats: urban transportation with zero emissions
Zero waves, zero emissions, zero noise — that was Alain Thébault’s vision when he first invented the Sea Bubble back in 2017. This small electric water taxi is “somewhere between a car, a boat and a p...
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Fairbuds XL: durable, repairable headphones
Dutch company Fairphone was the first brand to market eco-friendly smartphones. Now, it has just launched Fairbuds XL, a sustainable, modular and repairable pair of headphones....
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SurgiField, cutting-edge surgical equipment for any location
To enable doctors to perform life-saving surgery in the midst of war zones and other extreme or hostile situations, SurgiBox Inc—a technology start-up based in Cambridge, Massachusetts—has created Sur...
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Helio: safe drinking water for all
At a time when over 2 billion people across the globe have no access to drinking water, two friends have developed an ingenious solution that uses solar energy to transform any source of water into sa...
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Rolling out flexible and self-adhesive solar films in the port of Barcelona
Since the start of the year, the port of Barcelona has been fitted with flexible solar panels, an innovative installation carried out by the German start-up Heliatek....
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A refrigerator made with 70% recycled plastics
Electrolux has launched a new range of fridges and freezers on the European market under its premium brand AEG, featuring innovative cooling technology that keeps food fresher for longer, thereby redu...
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Samsung Galaxy S23: sustainability at the heart of performance
Designed to be more environmentally friendly, all three versions of the new Samsung Galaxy S23 are made from 80% recycled plastic (20% from fishing nets) and 22% recycled glass....
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Towards new recycled and recyclable wind turbine blades
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has unveiled a process for recycling epoxy resin wind turbine blades. It does not require any change in the design or material composition of the blades and cou...