Each week, we scour the worlds of innovation, tech for good and social impact to bring you seven of our top stories…
- The Independent reports that tech-savvy Ukrainians are teaming up on websites and apps to help people fleeing the war, getting rides away from the frontline and finding safe places to stay.
- The BBC’s People Fixing the World podcast speaks with the inventor of a flat-pack solar water heater that could reduce emissions and improve the quality of life for millions of people.
- Nesta Challenges’ Tris Dyson explores how challenge prizes could be used to unlock innovation in everything from clean energy to dementia care.
- Researchers warn that the Amazon rainforest is reaching a “tipping point” where it will be unable to recover from the damage caused by logging, fires and drought.
- VC investment in companies tackling climate change has increased by 62% in the 100 days since COP26 according to new findings from Tech Nation.
- As global fuel prices surge, sales in Tesla’s electric vehicles have jumped.
- Children undergoing treatment at Sheffield Children’s Hospital are being entertained and soothed by a gaggle of robot companions.
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