Behind the Breakthroughs

Interview inspired articles of climate tech solutions and how they come to fruition

Overcoming The Cocoa Crisis With Fermentation Of Waste

Overcoming the Cocoa Crisis With Fermentation of Waste Is there a scalable solution for the cocoa crisis that’s natural and low-cost? Written by Jose Manuel Salvador Lopez EDITED by ARIYANA RAYATT Scroll DowN 31 March 2025 The spot for the most popular flavour in the world goes to vanilla, but not far behind is chocolate. […]

Farm to Pharma: How Humans Manipulate Nature

From Farming to Pharma: How Humans Manipulate Nature  It is more integrated into our lives than you may think.  Written by ARIYANA rayatt Scroll DowN 23 January 2024 DNA is nature’s language. A language, which codes the instruction manual for every living thing. Just as each item in IKEA has its instruction manual, so does

Biology’s Art of Illumination

Biology’s Art of Illumination Lighting the Skies and Oceans with Bio-Designed Glow Sticks Written by Mehrad Moghtadaei EDITED by ARIYANA RAYATT Scroll DowN 16 December 2024 The music pulses, a collective heartbeat that binds the crowd. As night falls, you reach for your glow stick—a festival ritual as iconic as the music itself. You snap

Pilots belong on the Runway

Pilots belong on a runway What is the role of a designer in steering and driving the take-off of a new innovation? Written by clara nicholson EDITED by ARIYANA RAYATT Scroll DowN 27 November 2024 At this year’s London Fashion Week, next-generation innovators took the runway by storm. The Patrick McDowell SS25 show, titled “Portraits

Behind the Sparkle

The Science Behind the Sparkle: A Deep Dive What if the bright colours of nature could be replicated without harming the planet? Written By Ariyana Rayatt Scroll DowN 18 October 2024 Humanity has sought to replicate nature’s vibrant beauty, throughout history, often at a great environmental cost. What if the bright colours of nature could

From Roots To Soles And Back

Footwear concept artist Aisha Kuijk embodies nature’s approach, collaborating with major brands and innovators including Timberland, and Vivobarefoot, and pioneering material innovators, like Mycl, Bananatex and Woolmark to reimagine shoes so they might coexist with nature. In this piece, Aisha’s curious and energetic perspective guides us through the journey of designing footwear that feeds back into the earth, inviting us to see the potential for regenerative cycles in everyday objects.

Making beauty products from thin air

What if it was possible to make something out of air? It was this question which started the sustainability journey of scientist Dr Tiago Selão.