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The new blueprint

How engineering and design is solving billion-dollar challenges

  • Michael Graham at his seaweed farm in Monterey Bay. ‘This is like a backyard farm where you can sell your goods at a farmer’s market.’

    Meet the new US entrepreneurs farming seaweed for food and fuel

    As the world grows and the climate changes, there’s been fresh interest in seaweed – and a new breed of farmers are exploring how best to harness the humble plant’s benefits
  • Under sea mining

    Robots to mine the ocean floor: the risks and rewards of deep-sea mining – video

  • Under sea mining

    Can deep-sea mining avoid the environmental mistakes of mining on land?

  • California has collected more than $4bn that is set aside for programs that reduce carbon pollution.

    Climate goals: inside California's effort to overhaul its ambitious emissions plan

    In the wake of Trump’s Paris withdrawal, California is taking the lead to fight emissions – and it’s rethinking how to get more out of its cap-and-trade program
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    How experts use weather data to improve forecasts, saving lives and money – video

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    Weather system revamp hopes to bring sunshine to US economy

  • The polluted Tiete river in Pirapora do Bom Jesus, 40km north-east of Sao Paulo in Brazil. It is estimated that a single fleece jacket can release a million fibers in a single washing.

    Will clothes companies do the right thing to reduce microfiber pollution?

    Synthetic fibers are polluting the world’s oceans – but a new report shows how apparel companies have been far too slow to respond. Can they change their ways?
  • Watchdog Bans Online Junk Food Adverts Aimed At Children<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: A selection of confectionary and chocolates are seen on a newsagent shelf on December 8, 2016 in London, England. The Committee on Advertising Practice has announced a ban on online advertisements for food and drinks with a high fat, salt or sugar content. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

    Cutting out sugar: are mushrooms the answer to healthier chocolate?

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    Designer sugar is here – but just what are we sacrificing for healthier sweets?

  • Donut brand Dunkin’ Donuts prepares for the opening of the first store in Amsterdam, on March 22, 2017. The Dunkin’ Donuts store will open on March 23rd, seventeen years after the last brandstore closed in the Netherlands. / AFP PHOTO / www.anpfoto.nl AND ANP / Remko de Waal / Netherlands OUTREMKO DE WAAL/AFP/Getty Images

    Quiz: how well do you know the sugar business?

  • Yellow file folder and heap of design drawings are on the table. Business still-life.. Image shot 2009. Exact date unknown.<br>BCWWNN Yellow file folder and heap of design drawings are on the table. Business still-life.. Image shot 2009. Exact date unknown.

    The New Blueprint: how the power of design can change our lives

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