The Financial Times is looking for 50 ideas that have the potential to change the world, tackling challenges in five different fields.
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Nature
The natural world has always been a source of both opportunity and threat. What technologies offer the greatest promise to address risks from natural disasters, such as tsunamis, earthquakes, flooding and drought? We are looking for techniques that harness all aspects of our environment — from space to the deep oceans — to solve a particular problem for humanity.
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