2015 Archive

Hydricity is the solar solution to round-the-clock power generation

Design Frontiers • 18 Dec 15

Researchers have designed a concept to solve a major problem facing solar power generation. >
World's first underwater hotel to kickstart the "inner space" tourism industry

Design Frontiers • 15 Dec 15

This 12-room, $20 million hotel will be nestled underwater. It provides a whole new meaning to "sleeping with the fishes". >
Scientists create the world’s first painkiller patch

Design Frontiers • 11 Dec 15

Taking painkillers orally can be damaging. This transparent patch was made to treat pain at the source. >
Immersive holographic rooms are on Amazon’s to-do list

Design Frontiers • 8 Dec 15

Amazon’s future projects could involve holograms for immersive, interactive uses. >
The MadiDrop is a cheap and easy water purification tablet

Design Frontiers • 8 Dec 15

The MadiDrop, made of ceramic infused with copper or silver, is a cheap and simple water purification tablet for use in the global south. >
New form of carbon could lead to new technologies

Design Frontiers • 4 Dec 15

Researchers have discovered Q-carbon, an inexpensive material that could be used in new tech. >
AMIE: The next generation in off-the-grid living

Design Frontiers • 1 Dec 15

This off-the-grid shelter is 3D-printed and powered by a mobile power source. >
Tiger worms run this toilet

Design Frontiers • 30 Nov 15

The Tiger Worm Toilet treats both liquid and solid waste using composting worms that digest the waste. >
Electronic plants breakthrough could lead to more innovations

Design Frontiers • 24 Nov 15

A Swedish research team have created analog and digital electronic systems inside a living rose. >
Artificial neurons able to learn human language

Design Frontiers • 17 Nov 15

ANNABELL, a new cognitive model, is able to learn language organically, without the need for pre-coded responses. >
These classrooms are designed to help children with ADHD focus

Design Frontiers • 16 Nov 15

Israeli architect Lior Ben-Sheetrit designed an innovative classroom to assist children with ADHD to focus and learn better. >
Soft robots are the way of the future

Design Frontiers • 13 Nov 15

A 3-D-printed robotic hand made out of silicone rubber does what its predecessors can’t – handle objects as delicate as an egg. >
Transparent solar panels: Any surface could be a power source

Design Frontiers • 10 Nov 15

Researchers are developing a completely transparent solar panel and it’s set to be a game-changer. >
Sun tracking cell inspired by ancient Japanese art

Design Frontiers • 6 Nov 15

Researchers have tapped into the past to find solutions to energy problems in the modern world. >
Healthcare wearable provides stats at a glance

Design Frontiers • 4 Nov 15

Vivi makes it possible for a surgeon to check a patient’s vitals without looking away. >
VizSnap: Facilitating photography for the blind

Design Frontiers • 3 Nov 15

The visually impaired take photos too, says Dustin Adams, the designer of VizSnap. >
Ants inspire the super material of the future

Design Frontiers • 30 Oct 15

A 10-year study into the properties of fire ants has put researchers on a path to a self-healing material. >
An app designed to help refugees locate missing family

Design Frontiers • 30 Oct 15

Refunite is a free platform with an anonymous database of more than 405,000 users and an estimated 1 500 family reunions. >
Virtual landscape could predict Alzheimer’s disease years before onset

Design Frontiers • 27 Oct 15

Scientists in Germany claim to have found a way to detect Alzheimer’s disease using a virtual maze. >
A wearable translates sign language into English

Design Frontiers • 23 Oct 15

Researchers are working on a high-tech wearable to bridge the gap between the deaf and those who don’t understand sign language. >
Teen scientist's device harvests the ocean's untapped energy

Design Frontiers • 20 Oct 15

A 15-year-old scientist designed a low-cost device that harvests the ocean's energy to provide power to the developing world. >
This talking robot could be the future of smartphones

Design Frontiers • 16 Oct 15

Japanese tech company Sharp have designed a 19 centimetre talking, dancing, waving smartphone-robot. >
Scientists have come up with a design for a real life forcefield

Design Frontiers • 13 Oct 15

Researchers at defence company Boeing are working on a futuristic cloaking device to protect vehicles against the hidden battlefield killer: shockwaves. >
Mushroom power could enhance smartphones, electric cars and more

Design Frontiers • 6 Oct 15

The ability of the Portobello mushroom to make things better has extended beyond food and into technology. >

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