The world situation is not rosy: war in Europe, environmental destruction, climate crisis. Sometimes everything seems desperate. But there is also reason for hope. Technology often plays a decisive role here. It helps resourceful people to realise ideas that make a difference. Because they provide sustainable answers to the challenges of our time. Or simply change the world for the better. This issue of Technoscope is dedicated to such clever solutions for tricky problems. And it's not always the really big ideas that make the biggest impact. Even small ideas, such as those that cross each and every one of our minds, can strike sparks!