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Technology Indonesia

20. February 2020

Students Built Gaming App That May Help Save Indonesia’s Forests

In an aim to protect forests and indigenous peoples, six hundred students have helped pilot an Indonesian crowdsourcing app that turns mapping land across the archipelago into games comparable to Pokemon Go.

Technology UAE

19. February 2020

Artistic Drone Shots Make World Pay Attention to Slums

A South African photographer's drone shots of the world’s biggest slums – including South Africa’s Cape Town revealing luxurious homes on one side and tin-roof shelters on the other – are encouraging change by putting a spotlight on the inequalities of urban housing.

Technology Jordan

23. January 2020

3D-Printer Makes New Arms and Hands for War Victims – Cheaper and Better

A Reconstructive Surgery Hospital in Amman, Jordan is now providing victims of war with prosthetic arms and hands – manufactured by a 3D printer.

Technology USA

22. January 2020

It’s Alive! New Organic Bricks Reproduce, Could Replace Concrete

A new “living concrete” has been developed at the University of Colorado in Boulder, USA, paving the way for a sustainable low-carbon alternative to the traditional water, sand and cement mix.

Environment UAE

20. January 2020

Meet the Ghaf Tree: Comes from Arabia, Might Travel the World

Rashid Al Ghurair, an Emirati entrepreneur, is using drones to plant one million drought-tolerant Ghaf trees across the United Arab Emirates over the next two years. The end goal: utilizing tech to tackle climate-affected wildfires across the globe.

Technology Japan

13. January 2020

“City of the Future” with Wooden Houses, Robots and E-Cars – and Built by a Car Company

The world's largest car company, Toyota, unveiled a project to build the “city of the future” in Japan, consisting of mostly-wooden buildings, zero-emission vehicles and solar power.

Technology Norway

7. January 2020

Norway Races Ahead in E-Car Share, May Likely Reach 50% This Year

Tesla sold more cars in Norway in 2019 than ever before: 18,798 of them. This pushed the Nordic country’s share of electric car sales to jump up from 31% in 2018 to a record-breaking 42% the following year.

Health Honduras

5. January 2020

Fight Against Deadly Dengue Fever in Honduras Picks up Speed With Tech

A medical charity is using high-tech mapping tools and a mobile phone app to help Honduras tackle its worst mosquito-borne disease outbreak: dengue fever.

Technology USA

2. January 2020

No Mining, No Poison: Researchers Develop Battery of the Future

A battery designed by researchers in IBM Research’s Battery Lab is opening a new door to the electronics industry: unlike lithium-ion, the new alternative is non-toxic, and does not involve mining.

Technology Dominica

29. December 2019

Solar Panels for Dominica: Now at Least There Will Be Power After the Next Disaster Storm

A French group is equipping health centers in Dominica with removable solar panels and battery storage systems to help them be better prepared to save lives when the next disaster storm hits the little Caribbean island.