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World Solve is a public institutional repository for identifying real unresolved problems across science, society, health, governance, economics, and local systems. Each entry is intended to be citable, inspectable, and actionable.
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Develop affordable, durable coatings, roofs, walls, and textiles that reduce indoor heat without high energy use or toxic material tradeoffs.
economics-resources
asia
india
heat
robust
materials
passive
cooling
extreme
develop
affordable
durable
coatings
society-governance
climate-environment
systems
designs
high
open
United States, North America
Develop accessible multidimensional diagnostics and treatments for chronic pain that reduce reliance on addictive medications while avoiding dismissal of patient suffering.
health-biology
north-america
united-states
chronic
pain
understanding
treating
opioid
dependence
develop
accessible
multidimensional
diagnostics
global-unspecified
philosophy-ethics
whether
haven
mathematics-logic
open
Canada, North America
Develop accurate sensors, sampling methods, building diagnostics, and remediation guidance for homes, schools, and workplaces.
health-biology
north-america
canada
low-cost
tools
detecting
indoor
mold
health
risks
develop
accurate
sensors
methods
low
climate-environment
cost
society-governance
open
United States, North America
Create standards, repositories, incentives, training, and connectivity solutions that allow scientists outside elite institutions to access and contribute reproducible data.
society-governance
north-america
united-states
data
institutions
making
research
reusable
low-resource
create
standards
repositories
incentives
economics-resources
systems
public
technology-computing
climate-environment
Develop lower-waste consumables, chemical substitution, energy-efficient equipment, and procurement systems without compromising scientific rigor.
climate-environment
europe
germany
reducing
environmental
footprint
laboratory
research
develop
lower-waste
consumables
chemical
substitution
systems
society-governance
technology-computing
procurement
economics-resources
Create discovery, trial, manufacturing, stockpiling, and access systems for drugs effective across viral families with pandemic potential.
health-biology
pandemic
developing
broad-spectrum
antivirals
next
create
discovery
trial
manufacturing
stockpiling
systems
technology-computing
economics-resources
society-governance
global-unspecified
mobility
ensuring
Develop strains, feedstocks, reactors, safety protocols, and business models that can produce nutritious proteins without depending on costly imported inputs.
society-governance
asia
india
affordable
precision
fermentation
low-resource
food
systems
develop
strains
feedstocks
reactors
climate-environment
safety
ensuring
low
resource
open
United States, North America
Establish reliable exposure measurement, causal evidence, biological mechanisms, and practical interventions for microplastics in food, water, and air.
mathematics-logic
north-america
united-states
exposure
understanding
long-term
effects
microplastic
health
establish
reliable
measurement
causal
climate-environment
global-unspecified
health-biology
whether
society-governance
open
United Kingdom, Europe
Develop privacy-respecting tools that help detect progression and treatment response in Parkinson's, epilepsy, dementia, and other disorders outside specialist centers.
mathematics-logic
europe
united-kingdom
disorders
low-cost
monitoring
neurological
everyday
settings
develop
privacy-respecting
tools
help
health-biology
global-unspecified
whether
philosophy-ethics
way
Create validated organoid, organ-on-chip, computational, and regulatory approaches that better predict human outcomes while reducing animal use.
society-governance
animal
human
scalable
alternatives
testing
complex
biology
create
validated
organoid
ethical
philosophy-ethics
systems
reducing
protocols
long
methods
Develop equitable clinical, laboratory, telemedicine, and data-sharing pathways that shorten diagnostic odysseys without requiring centralized high-cost sequencing.
health-biology
asia
india
rapid
diagnosis
rare
diseases
countries
genomic
infrastructure
develop
equitable
clinical
global-unspecified
don
have
philosophy-ethics
determine
open
United States, North America
Build usable security, governance, maintenance, and incident-response practices for community-owned networks operated with limited technical staff.
society-governance
north-america
united-states
networks
securing
community
wireless
underserved
areas
build
usable
security
governance
rural
public
service
global-unspecified
economics-resources
Develop lightweight methods to protect AI deployed in vehicles, farms, factories, clinics, and sensors from extraction, poisoning, and malicious updates.
society-governance
preventing
model
theft
tampering
edge
systems
develop
lightweight
methods
protect
technology-computing
climate-environment
quantifying
economics-resources
ensuring
safety
Secure identity, transaction authorization, audit trails, public verification, and dispute mechanisms for land registries targeted by organized fraud.
technology-computing
africa
ghana
fraud
reducing
digital
land-registry
systems
secure
identity
transaction
authorization
audit
society-governance
public
institutions
land
global-unspecified
Develop shared services, workforce pathways, procurement support, tabletop exercises, and affordable tooling for municipalities responsible for essential services.
local-regional
africa
kenya
building
cyber
capacity
local
governments
services
develop
shared
workforce
pathways
technology-computing
society-governance
public
african
global-unspecified
Create interoperable authentication systems for disaster alerts delivered through mobile networks, radio, social platforms, and public displays.
society-governance
asia
japan
alerts
verifying
emergency
against
spoofing
misinformation
create
interoperable
authentication
systems
public
technology-computing
reliable
global-unspecified
quantum
Develop minimization, encryption, governance, redress, and deletion frameworks because compromised biometrics cannot be reset like passwords.
society-governance
asia
india
protecting
biometric
databases
irreversible
compromise
develop
minimization
encryption
governance
redress
frameworks
use
responsible
managing
ensuring
open
Brazil, South America
Develop low-burden reporting, threat-sharing, insurance, legal, and recovery systems so small firms disclose attacks without fear of ruinous consequences.
technology-computing
south-america
brazil
reporting
small
improving
cyber
incident
businesses
develop
low-burden
threat-sharing
insurance
climate-environment
global-unspecified
society-governance
systems
economics-resources
Create update, authentication, safety, and procurement standards for connected diagnostics and monitoring devices used in homes and clinics.
health-biology
asia
china
devices
securing
low-cost
medical
outside
hospitals
create
update
authentication
safety
technology-computing
global-unspecified
philosophy-ethics
whether
mathematics-logic
Develop early intervention, platform accountability, youth support, and research methods that reduce recruitment without criminalizing vulnerable communities.
economics-resources
recruitment
preventing
online
violent
exploitation
networks
develop
early
intervention
platform
safe
low
social-civic-problems
communities
quantum
public
