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Technology Zimbabwe

14. November 2020

Looking for Unused Land to Farm on? Check Your Phone!

Farmers in Zimbabwe now have a new app to make the search for land in an easier and cheaper way. Through their smartphones, they can learn all they need to know about vacant plots all around the country.

Health Australia

10. November 2020

Paralyzed Patients Write Text Messages With Their Eyes After Wireless Implant

A small device can wirelessly restore the transmission of brain impulses of paralysed patients, allowing them to complete tasks such as texting, shopping and online banking.

Technology Pakistan

9. November 2020

Refugees Revisit Their Childhood Home Thanks to Virtual Reality

A project aims to reconnect 75 Pakistani survivors of the Partition of India with their childhood homes through virtual reality, thanks to the help of volunteers in India and Pakistan.

Technology USA

5. November 2020

As Batteries Drop in Price, Electric Cars Get Cheaper Too

Tesla intends to sell an electric car for no more than $25,000, and the American electric vehicle manufacturer plans on putting it on the market in 2023.

Technology USA

4. November 2020

Drone Swarms Plant Tree Seeds After Forest Fires

A startup’s heavy-lift drone swarms have been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration in the USA to take part in the reforestation efforts in California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.

Technology Sweden

2. November 2020

Stuff Old Clothes into this Machine, Get New Clothes after 5 Hours

The Swedish giant retailer H&M has developed ‘looop’, the world’s first in-store machine that disassembles old clothes and assembles new ones in about five hours, using neither water nor chemicals.

Technology Indonesia

28. October 2020

“Invisible” No More: Communities Can Update Maps Themselves, Thanks to Open Source App

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, open source tools like OpenStreetMap contributed to pinpoint more than 1,100 handwashing stations across Indonesia, and reach vulnerable populations to effectively help them.

Technology USA

27. October 2020

Windows Made of Wood Instead of Glass Help Reduce Carbon Footprint

American scientists have found a way to produce see-through glass made from sustainable tree products, thus reducing the loss of energy caused by window made of glass.

Technology USA

24. October 2020

Honey Made without the Help of Bees to Protect Wild Bees

American researchers are working on making honey identical to the original product but without any help from any honeybees, partly to address the issue caused by honey production: the impact honeybees have on biodiversity.

Technology Italy

13. October 2020

This New Bionic Hand Brings Back 90% of Movements of a Lost “Real” Hand

Italian researchers have developed Hannes, an anthropomorphic, poly-articulated prosthetic hand and wrist that can restore up to 90% of functionality for people who underwent upper-limb amputations.