A sustainable and scalable gas fermentation technology transforms CO2 from industrial emissions into a single cell protein for animal nutrition. Gardening is proven to be healthful and joyful, but as more of us discover the joys of working in the garden for the first time, some basic knowledge about plants, landscaping and soil is required to get started. What, where and when should you plant, for instance? These were some of the core questions co-founder of the start-up Draw Me A Garden (DMAG), Florent De Salaberry, realised were standing in the way of more people digging in to the subject. Many people want to garden, but lots of us just don't have the expertise or confidence to begin,' said the French tech entrepreneur.

R&D is critical in the world of healthcare, but it is also tricky; progress is slow, and further progress is hampered by the way different researchers and drug developers work in silos, data is kept secret, locked away from the rest of the world. Can AI in healthcare come to the rescue? Vas Narasimhan, CEO at Novartis, recently warned of a problem finding new data. In an interview with Bloomberg, he said that this lack of data has in part caused his initial enthusiasm for AI to turn more cautious. This may yet prove to be the single biggest hurdle in applying AI in healthcare to help find cures to new diseases, extend life, and improve the quality of life.