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Bacteria may light up the future. Glowee, a start-up company based in Paris, France, is developing bioluminescent lights to illuminate shop fronts and street signs.
The most wonderful time of the year is just about here, whether we’re ready or not — but what the Earth is definitely not ready for is the impact the holiday season has on it.
“Safety is the biggest barrier for people who don't cycle,” British entrepreneur Emily Brooke tells Forbes. “You could be lit up like a Christmas tree, but if you’re caught in a vehicle's blind spot you can't be seen.”
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As We Are Now (AW:AN)
Anette Miwa Dimmen has often wondered why the best quality fabrics and materials are rarely used in the most popular retail products for women. She realised that the link between innovation, design and branding that connects a smart product with modern women in a real way is often missing.
Sandra Tobler: Bringing a New Perspective to Cybersecurity Landscape
Although Sandra comes from an entrepreneurial family, leading her own company in a landscape of constantly evolving and emerging threats was never on her radar. In 2016, Sandra’s hunt for passion and her fascination to help build a new generation of IT providers that focus (a lot more) on user-centric design and change processes led her to co-found Futurae Technologies.
Finalist 2019 East Asia
Online leather goods repair service that reduces environmental waste and boosts income for artisanal cobblers.
On Your Bike
Startups Magazine speaks to two cycle-tech startups, Beryl and JIVR, working on solutions to tackle urban congestion and pollution.
People Stopped Valuing The Services Of Good Cobblers, Preferring To Throw Shoes Out And Go And Buy A New Pair Instead
A busy entrepreneur-about-town in her 30s, Claire Yan was tired of damaging her heels in Shanghai’s urban jungle and not having access to a decent shoe repair service. Where once you could have found a little cobbler’s shop in every neighbourhood, today Shanghai’s high commercial rents and gargantuan shopping malls have forced older artisans out, replaced by fashion boutiques and… shoe shops! With China’s expanding economy, the market has shifted to a more consumerist approach. “People stopped valuing the services of good cobblers, preferring to throw shoes out and buy a new pair instead,” says Claire
Daphna Nissenbaum: A Disruptive Leader for a Good Cause
In an interview with Insights Success, Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO and Co-Founder of TIPA®, elaborates on her impeccable approach on giving back to society through innovative technology. Today, the world is in need of avid leaders who take initiative in offering services to create a better society to live in, and Daphna is a perfect example.
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5Q’s With Shontay Lundy, Founder of Cadence Black Girl Sunscreen
I met Shontay Lundy through a quick DM! She is beautiful and smart, most of all an advocate for sun-care. Yes, sun-care for women of colour. I live for summer and it’s so important to protect my maturing melanin.
Food Waste Warrior Tessa Clarke Shares Her Favourite Ecological Tech Innovations
Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of the food-sharing app Olio, serves up her favourite innovations in Vogue's September issue.
Inside The Advisory Company Run By Women, For Women
Fulcrum Capital is an investment advisory company led by three women who share the same goals — to deliver investment returns to clients while making a difference in the lives of women and girls.
Kahmune Founder Jamela Acheampong Created A ‘nude’ Shoe For All Skin Tones
The idea for Jamela A. Acheampong’s U.K.-based nude shoewear brand Kahmune was birthed out of her own futile search to find clothing and shoes to match her darker skin tone.
Woman to Watch: Ann-Christine Langselius
Ann-Christine Langselius launched Miraculum to help protect people, buildings, materials and forests from fire damage using sustainable products.
The Future Of Femcare Products Is Here With Planera’s Certified Flushable And Biodegradable Sanitary Pads
Living sustainably is difficult and confusing. Being a conscious consumer comes with a variety of challenges - from trying to reduce household energy use, to consider...
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