innovation Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:27:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png innovation Archives - Positive News 32 32 Flat-pack washing machine spins a fairer future https://www.positive.news/society/flat-pack-washing-machine-spins-a-fairer-future/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:26:48 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=554172 A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid washing machine

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]]> Three good things: designs born out of love https://www.positive.news/society/designs-born-out-of-love/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 08:46:15 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=489129 These lifechanging designs are all inspired by the challenges faced by a loved one

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]]> The waste-busters: six European companies on a mission to design out waste https://www.positive.news/economics/six-companies-on-a-mission-to-design-out-waste/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:56:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=477833 Some ingenious ideas are vying for the Green Alley Award this year

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]]> Indigenous communities get tech and training on vital early warning systems https://www.positive.news/society/indigenous-communities-rainforest-citizen-scientists/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:01:45 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=474878 Indigenous peoples are being mustered as citizen scientists in some of the world’s most remote rainforests

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]]> Debunking junk: 10 years of rethinking rubbish https://www.positive.news/environment/green-alley-award-10-years-of-rethinking-rubbish/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:46:06 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=471920 Some horizon-expanding companies have won plaudits from the Green Alley Award in its 10 years to date, altering how we think of waste

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]]> Three good things: transformative educational projects https://www.positive.news/society/big-change-transformative-educational-projects/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:40:44 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=468847 Projects to support young people with visual impairments, tackle food insecurity and help address climate anxiety will share a £1m prize

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]]> The eye-popping new school designed by its pupils https://www.positive.news/society/education/the-eye-popping-new-school-designed-by-its-pupils/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 08:00:43 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=430856 What happens when you let children design their school? For clues look to Madrid, where this fantastical property has opened

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]]> Why are scientists creating a bank for human poo? https://www.positive.news/science/why-are-scientists-launching-a-bank-for-human-poo/ Mon, 10 Apr 2023 10:14:04 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=430452 You may have heard about the seed vault that preserves crops. Now scientists are launching one for poo. Here’s why

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]]> Beyond meat: three pioneering alternative proteins https://www.positive.news/environment/food/three-good-things-startups-reinventing-foodchain/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:14:21 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=424038 Protein made from thin air? Slaughter-free chicken? It might sound too good to be true, but it’s coming to a dinner table near you

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]]> Women made: Africa’s electric motorbike revolution https://www.positive.news/environment/women-made-africas-electric-motorbike-revolution/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:11:07 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=423484 Smut-belching motorbikes are a big driver of pollution in Africa. The race to get them off the road just stepped up a gear

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