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We are an award winning product design consultancy, we design connected products and instruments for pioneering technology companies.Are sustainable innovation and disruptive innovation mutually exclusive?Reading time 10 minsKey Points Sustainable innovation considers...

We are an award winning product design consultancy, we design connected products and instruments for pioneering technology companies.5 Green IoT innovations championing sustainabilityReading time 10 minsKey Points The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the...

Environmental monitoring and natural disaster managementReading time 8.5 minsKey Points Natural disasters dominated the world news for the first half of 2022, resulting in loss of lives, population displacement, ecosystem fragility, and economic disruption IoT and...

Can smart forests save themselves? Reading time 9 minsKey Points Forests continue to be endangered despite government pledges to decrease deforestation Smart Forests (aka Internet of Trees) are equipped with sensors to monitor their surroundings, detect threats, and...

IoT to deplastify oceans: Solution or exacerbation?Reading time 10 minsKey Points 88% of the ocean’s surface is covered in plastic waste. Plastic waste and pollution are forecast to double by 2040 IoT to deplastify oceans could be an effective and cost-efficient...

IoT in farming prevents insect population declineReading time 9 minsKey Points Insect populations are declining by as much as 50% in some areas due to climate change and intensive agriculture Widespread loss of insects will lead to species extinction, food insecurity,...

Can IoT and Biomimicry help with sustainable development?Reading time 9 minsKey Points 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) listed by the UN that should be met by 2030 in order to ensure security and prosperity Biomimicry is the design of products and systems based...

Could an IoT ecosystem for plastic make recycling work?Reading time 10 minsKey Points Less than 9% of the 300 million tonnes of plastic produced every year is actually recycled Governments and companies mislead consumers by greenwashing their policies/products - which...

Household waste, smart kitchen appliances, and desertification KEY POINTS Agricultural expansion leads to soil erosion and land degradation 70% of UK food wastage comes from households Smart kitchen appliances help consumers reduce food waste FridgeCam and smart...