2017
Springwise
2017
February
- Nobel prize-winning wonder material using in clothing
- Remote controlled lifesaver helps keep rescue crews safe
- French catering company hires refugee chefs
- Personalized jewelry design with new image app
- Luxury car subscription service available for NYC drivers
- On-demand courier service for South African shoppers
- App takes guesswork out of name brand creation
- Solar-powered, electronic voting machine prevents election fraud in Nigeria
- Service makes it easy to use Uber without a smartphone
- Laser-engraved fresh produce eliminates need for plastic stickers
- Dumpster diving made easier with food donation points
- App alerts consumer to discounted food near expiry date
- Solar powered water purifier is inexpensive and efficient
- Solar-powered mobile bank available for Nigerians
- Waterproof windbreaker transforms into insulated parka
- Communities in arid regions gather potable water from fog
- Pizza lovers rejoice! Pizza wedding registry now available!
- Drone pollinators could help relieve overburdened bees
- Fake cottonwood tree generates wind-powered electricity
- UK supermarket debuts delivery trucks fuelled by food waste
- Boutique hotel opens with a no-front-desk invisible service
- Ink-free rewritable paper can be used 80 times
- Linked phones encrypt sex tapes, require consent to view
- French retirees build ecological cooperative housing
- Education startup helps refugees earn university degree
- DIY vertical garden helps feed local communities
- Real-time in-store data improves customer service
- Dubai introduces electric passenger drone taxi service
- Internet giant introduces new video conferencing service
- Virtual reality shows children what to expect before MRI
- Date management platform sends flowers, ends panic of forgetting
- Planetarium runs simulated forest relaxation sessions
- 3D printed, smart, modular home is fully powered by solar
January
- Smart fork counteracts tremors and limited mobility
- Japan introduces toilet paper for smartphones
- Double-roofed homes collect rainwater, cool interiors
- Paris hospitals use big data to predict admissions
- Wine club uses new-design bottle for postal deliveries
- Standard toys adapted for children with disabilities
- Customized, accessible hotel rooms win design award
- Mobile banking app for Middle East migrant workers
- 3D printed bone reconstruction for landmine survivors
- Lockers provide help and security for homeless people
- Global returns platform saves retailers time and money
- Smart keyboard app monitors typing, predicts emotion
- Polish drivers can now lease pay-as-you-drive cars
- Dyslexic captcha raises awareness of the disorder
- All-terrain wheelchair designed for developing countries
- Home sharing service for empty nesters and baby boomers
- Old clothing to be turned into airplane biofuel
- Two-click email newsletter subscription manager
- Social robot teaches children a foreign language
- Light emitting, interactive tiles bring walls to life
- Canadian ski resort now has ski-through ATM
- Billboard coughs when it detects cigarette smoke
- Fitbit for cows helps Pakistan farmers keep herds healthy
- Ambulances in Sweden can now hijack in-car radios
- Crowdsourced interior decorating ideas and virtual redesigns via app
- LGBT people in China appease parents and employers
- Smart beer tap speeds up service and improves efficiency
- Mobile app uses light sensor to diagnose malaria
- Boston street vendor carts customizable for all weather
- Pay for anything with credit card loyalty points
- Inflatable egg carton promotes cage-free eggs
- Citizens give feedback on city development via Tinder-style app
- Yogurt company providing mobile coupons via TV ad
- Locals and refugees work together in new Dutch ideas hub