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Mastodon: a gateway drug for activism? 🧐
Since I joined Mastodon in November 2022, I've gone from armchair ponderer to local activist. Coincidence? I think not.
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7 reality shows that could help save the world (yes, really)
Reality shows could made it easier for people visualize a better world that works for everyone – and inspire them to help make that vision a reality.
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NTU Sustainability Challenge 2023
NTU is looking for solutions in energy efficiency, water use reduction, and sustainable user behaviour. Submissions close August 18.
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Open Innovation Platform Call 20: $1.65M in Cash Prizes
Challenges include calls for greater energy efficiency and sustainability in manufacturing and a waste-to-resource marketplace to support a circular economy. Submissions close August 11.
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Awesome Opportunities
Are you a problem-solving business or innovator looking for funding to develop your world-improving idea? Check out this regularly updated list of sites that feature innovation challenges offering cash prizes plus other opportunities.
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The Government of Canada's Innovation Challenges have entered the quantum realm
Deadline for submissions is August 3rd.
biomaterials
Germany gives €5 M to female-founded start-up making plant-based bioplastic
The company sources its plant material from agricultural waste and aims to replace several thousand metric tons of plastic a year.
Transportation
Check out BMW's new battery-powered hydrofoil watercraft
Some are calling the "most futuristic boat ever."
Energy
Scientists figure out way to make solar cells more efficient
The advancements in solar-cell technology in the past few years have been nothing short of amazing. It will be interesting to see where the tech will be 10 years from now...