Responsible solutions

A new potato variety contains three genes that make it completely resistant to the late blight pathogen.

A device that uses infrared cameras to capture the surrounding area and signal any obstacles to vibrating pads.

A robot completed a surgery to join two ends of an intestine with results significantly better than humans.

A relative of the banana that grows in the Ethiopian Highlands could feed many millions in a warming world.

A flexible thermoelectric generator wraps around hot surfaces and converts wasted heat into electricity.

A carbon capture technology instantly turns carbon dioxide from the air into solid carbon.

A material that can efficiently store energy from ultraviolet light for at least four months at room temperature.

A method to make bricks out of fast-growing reishi mycelium, which is incredibly strong and biodegradable.

The world’s longest flexible battery is a rechargeable lithium-ion unit in the form of an ultra-long 460 feet long fiber.

A hydrogen-powered airplane with the same performance as a conventional midsize aircraft but with no carbon emissions.