Smartphone survey to help Australia’s endangered frogs
Biologists in Australia are appealing for members of the public to record the croaks and calls of the country's native frog population with a smartphone app designed especially for the task. As Stuart ...
Smart label helping beat counterfeiters
China-based company WaliMai has developed RFID-based anti-counterfeit labels that are fixed to a product to let consumers know for certain that it is genuine. Matthew Stock reports.
Futureproof, What’s the big idea?
This episode is from Portugal. Matt Gooderick heads to Web Summit to catch up with Facebook and Microsoft to talk trends, gaming and sustainability. Plus, we go beyond the summit to find out why Lisbo ...
Edible glass made from seaweed to curb plastic plague
Indonesian start-up Evoware, which makes edible cups from farmed seaweed free of chemicals, is relying on its biodegradable alternative to plastic packaging to reduce contamination of the environment, ...
Simple water test could prevent crippling bone disease
A fast colour-changing test that detects fluoride in drinking water could help prevent the crippling bone disease skeletal fluorosis in developing countries, say UK researchers. Jim Drury has more.