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September 25, 2022
repurposing plastic or using recycled one in everything from household items to vehicles Engineers are turning single-use plastics such as PPE and Covid tests into hospital wards, cars and household [...Lessons from nature: bringing waste back into...
April 16, 2021
LOOKING BACK AT THE BEST OF DESIGN IN TIMES OF COVID-19 A recap of top stories from all over the world as picked by designers repost from What Design Can […]LOOKING BACK AT THE BEST OF DESIGN AND MAKING...
November 27, 2020
The group behind the Bluetooth standard wants to add COVID-19 exposure detection to wearable devices In an announcement back in August, the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) said that [&he...Bluetooth SIG wants to turn wearables into CO...
November 12, 2020
Maker Faire Rome will be totally digital! A unique platform to live the Maker Faire Rome experience 100% online! Discover it now and keep up with us: subscribe to our newsletter.Maker Faire Rome 2020 Make your (digital) Fai...
July 25, 2020
Makers European Commission is Calling for a in-residence programme. Submit by the 31st of july! Makers, European Commission is calling for you! Deadline is the 31st of July! Do not […]Makers European Commission is calling by 31st...
June 14, 2020
Like in many other industries, pandemic has created major disruption in the packaging sector We won’t go back to single-use plastic: the industry has much more to offer. by Barbara […]How is the COVID-19 crisis impacting the pack...
June 13, 2020
The pandemic is generating food insecurity Agri-food policies should choose appropriate instruments and incentives. by Ivo Demmers and Ruerd Ruben for Knowledge4Food It is clear that the COVI...Key challenges for post-COVID food systems
June 12, 2020
NEW PROJECT TO HELP PEOPLE SURVIVING COVID-19 ON THE STREETS Developed back in 2014, the Sheltersuit takes new life and travels to Africa to help people fighting the pandemic […]Shelterbag: the genius wearable to protect th...
June 6, 2020
A nine-year-old boy who helped to curb the spread of COVID-19, received a presidential award “Makers gonna make”, and this extremely young maker made, indeed: a nine-year-old Kenyan...Kenyan boy who made hand-washing machine awar...
June 4, 2020
Africa needs integrated responses to COVID-19 that build on countries’ existing strengths and resources Here is a solution for Kenya, based on young people, technology, and community healthcare ...How youth and technology can drive AfricaR...
