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Old smartphones turned into ‘tiny data centres’ to track marine life

For just €8, researchers are turning old smartphones into devices capable of tracking marine life and buses.

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The Slovenian innovator transforming microchip manufacturing

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Slovenian researcher Teja Potočnik has developed a platform to integrate nanomaterials into microchip manufacturing, cutting energy use and tackling the rising environmental footprint of data centres.

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Marie Perrin pioneers rare earth recycling

In partnership with European Patent Office

French-American chemist Marie Perrin has created a cleaner way to recycle rare earths, cutting toxic waste and supporting a circular economy for essential green technologies.

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The Colombian innovator turning air pollution into raw materials

In partnership with European Patent Office

Taking inspiration from human lungs, young Colombian inventor Mariana Pérez’s device removes air pollutants and turns them into biodegradable materials.

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Meet the inventors helping farmers keep fruit fresh longer

In partnership with European Patent Office

Drawing on their farming roots, Ugandan entrepreneurs Sandra Namboozo and Samuel Muyita have created a natural sachet that keeps fruit fresh for longer.

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How the Mashouf sisters are turning CO₂ into textiles

In partnership with European Patent Office

Neeka and Leila Mashouf have created a breakthrough enzymatic process that turns CO₂ into cellulose-based fibres for textiles and beyond, offering a sustainable alternative to conventional production.

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Paper-based devices offer a greener future for consumer electronics

In partnership with European Patent Office

Franziska Kerber has developed PAPE, a paper-based alternative to plastic casings in electronics that improves recyclability and supports fully circular product design.

Health news

Lithuanian scientists transform enzyme engineering with AI

In partnership with European Patent Office

Laurynas Karpus, Vykintas Jauniškis and Irmantas Rokaitis have developed an AI-based enzyme design tool that could revolutionise health, sustainability, and manufacturing.

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Multi-million pilot project leads Uzbekistan's digital transformation

A new generation of data centres is emerging – designed not just to handle the demands of AI, but to do it sustainably. And one of the boldest experiments is unfolding in an unexpected place: Uzbekistan.

Nutrition

Spanish innovators tackle food waste and safety with smart labels

In partnership with European Patent Office

Pilar Granado, Pablo Sosa Domínguez, and Luis Chimeno have created smart biodegradable labels that show food freshness in real time, helping cut waste and prevent food poisoning.

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The engineers cleaning up the high seas by trapping ship emissions

In partnership with European Patent Office

With a modular carbon capture system for ships, Alisha Fredriksson and Roujia Wen are helping decarbonise maritime transport – one pebble at a time.

Mobility

The Filipino engineer bringing sustainability to flight

In partnership with European Patent Office

Filipino engineer Mark Bantugon has created a biodegradable aircraft sealant from Pili tree resin, offering a safer, sustainable alternative to toxic adhesives.

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Young inventors honoured in Reykjavík for sustainability solutions

In partnership with European Patent Office

Ten young inventors were celebrated in Reykjavík for technologies that advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with top honours awarded for innovations in rare earth recycling, food preservation, and carbon capture.

Eco-Innovation

Seaweed packaging is shifting single-use plastic out of stadiums

Notpla is aiming to expand in Europe and displace 1 billion units of single-use plastic by 2030.

Green News

How climate resilience projects are paying off around the world

The 320 climate projects analysed were found to have potential yields of about €1 trillion in projected returns over a decade.

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These UK scientists are ‘growing colour’ using nature’s DNA codes

Colorifix successfully dyed greens and oranges this year, adding to a palette of pigments from nature.

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Positive environmental stories from 2025

Eco anxiety is very real, so we share this year's most uplifting stories to prove there’s hope for our climate.

Japan

Expo 2025 opens with Beethoven's 9th Symphony and futuristic exhibits

Expo 2025 opens in Japan, offering a vision of the future with participants from more than 160 countries and regions showcasing their futuristic exhibits amid a time of global divisions, tensions and wars.

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Osaka welcomes future society-themed World Expo 2025

This will be the second time the Japanese city is hosting the World Expo, having previously done so in 1970.

Eco-Innovation

World’s most powerful underwater turbines are coming to French coast

One of France's first commercial-scale tidal energy pilot projects, NH1 is due to supply thousands of locals with clean electricity.