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This episode is about Bloodlink. An online service tailored to reduce blood wastage by ensuring optimal usage of donated blood before it expires. Actually, we can call Bloodlink the Ebay for blood.

Can a bed make a difference? In this episode we look at Ubuntu, who're saving lives by designing beds.

Weather forecasting is difficult. In tropical climates even more so. Enter Ignitia: a forecasting service developed specifically for tropical climates, which can have a big impact on local farming - in some cases it can double yields. Better forecasting creates greater food security and can lead to big financial improvement for many small-scale farmers in tropical regions. All because of a smarter weather model.

Imagine a future without laundry? It might not seem too far off as Vipul Bansal and his team have developed a self cleaning textile. But it’s not all about avoiding the laundry; in this episode we explore how Light Active Textiles may impact the world.

Around the world, street addressing is irregular and incomplete; finding an address and communicating it to others is still an imperfect science. In this episode, we look at what3words - a service that provides three word addresses to the entire world.