Detours
New York City-based MPOWERD’s Luci lantern could be an efficient, low-cost, and environmentally sustainable alternative lighting solution to millions of people living off the grid.
After developing a sensor to measure IED explosions in the battlefield, BlackBox Biometrics is turning its sights on concussions in sports.
For half a century, the Sandy River was manicured in an effort to mitigate flooding risks. Now, scientists are working to restore its wilderness.
Portland is a bike-rider’s paradise. But city planners still rely on rudimentary methods to map how bikers make their way around the city. Now, the Oregon Department of Transportation is turning to Strava to get accurate data and make cycling safer.
In 2012, Hurricane Sandy destroyed homes, wasted businesses, flooded tunnels, and submerged subways. The storm brought tens of thousands of lives to a halt, and revealed New York City’s vulnerabilities to severe climate conditions and rising waters.
A retired New York firefighter invents a safer, smarter, and sturdier hydrant
HandUp connects donors with those in need
Ride the wind
Ordinary people are installing security cameras in high-crime cities to help police, but is it working?
How the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species plans to save endangered wildcats
A 25-acre pit won’t stop growing — and it’s threatening a Louisiana town
A Pittsburgh-area steel town fights for clear skies
A sensor from Dr. Ivan Poupyrev makes musical instruments out of everything
Understaffed and with few resources, Detroit-area firefighters battle a plague of abandoned, burning buildings
i3 Detroit is building a community of Motor City makers
In a city blighted by unemployment, a dwindling population, and a dysfunctional government, one company hopes for a renaissance
A Kansas City startup offers an alternative to factory farming
