An ergonomic carpet-weaving loom that discourages the use of child labor and an environmentally friendly toilet system that can turn waste into fertilizer were two of the ideas honored Wednesday for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anne Field covers impact entrepreneurship and impact investing. Over two-thirds of the world lacks access to sewered toilets, ...

Around the world, there are 2.3 billion people who live without access to safe and clean toilet facilities. Unfortunately, this can lead to a host of diseases, thanks to unsanitary conditions. To ...

Regular medical check-ups from your doctor could be soon replaced by visits to the bathroom, thanks to the smart toilets, designed by Science Walden design team at UNIST. This smart toilet system is ...

Traditional flush toilets aren’t an option in many parts of the world, but neither is leaving people with unsafe and unhygenic choices. Now, one company is piloting a new loo that’s waterless, ...

Waterless toilet regulation will be front and center at a meeting next week in at the Healy Senior Research Center in Redway. According to Carolyn Hawkins, a supervising environmental health ...

Public toilets are generally pretty crappy, but researchers have built one at a university in South Korea that might make it fun to drop in, drop trou' and drop anchor. Not only does it look like a ...

A brand new outdoor laboratory has been recently launched at UNIST and this is expected to convert human waste into renewable energy sources, and possible to a monetary value. Nestled in the center of ...