March 2016 Archive

Nature already has a solution to water contamination

Design News • 22 Mar 16

Researchers look into an ancient Native American method of purifying water with cactus goo. >
Portable water purification for developing nations

Design Frontiers • 22 Mar 16

LifeStraw is a portable and affordable water purification tool for people in developing countries. >
WaterWheel: A rolling solution in rural India

Design News • 22 Mar 16

Wello Water’s WaterWheel lifts the physical burden of water collection in rural India. >
A faster, cheaper way to filter water using graphene

Design Frontiers • 22 Mar 16

Scientists have created a graphene-based water filter that could be a solution to the water crisis. >
CrowdVoice: An archive of social unrest from around the world

Design News • 21 Mar 16

Esra’a Al Shafei’s online platform curates user-generated content from protests around the world. >
Virtual reality used for drug rehabilitation

Design News • 21 Mar 16

Programme at the University of Houston treats drug and alcohol addiction with immersive VR scenarios. >
Doctors Without Borders trials 3D printing and VR technology to design field hospitals

Design News • 18 Mar 16

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) are trialling the use of virtual reality and 3D printing in the design process of their field hospitals. >
Electric-assisted handcycle prototype proposed as low-cost wheelchair in Bangladesh

Design News • 18 Mar 16

Researchers design a solar-powered vehicle as a possible upgrade of the widespread manual wheelchair. >
Turning cemeteries into forests

Design Frontiers • 18 Mar 16

The new Bios Urn and tree incubator has created a way to commemorate the dead by planting a tree. >
Pigeon Air Patrol reports London’s air quality to tweeters

Design News • 17 Mar 16

Plume Labs sends a fleet of racing pigeons into the sky to monitor London’s pollution index. >
The "A" speaker: A solution to noise pollution

Design News • 17 Mar 16

The "A" speaker is like listening to headphones without the headphones. >
Bicycle path doubles as solar panel

Product Spotlight • 17 Mar 16

Solar panels fitted into bike path generate more electricity than expected. >
The Dutch e-bike powered by solar energy

Design Frontiers • 17 Mar 16

The Dutch Solar Bike's sleek design is thanks to specially designed solar panels. >
A movement to clean-up and beautify the city of Bhopal

Design News • 17 Mar 16

Bhopal I-Clean Team is a spot-fixing programme started by a group of locals who are determined to tidy up their city. >
Kampala's street children rehabilitated through music and art

Design News • 17 Mar 16

M-Lisada is an orphanage in Uganda that empowers Kampala's street children through art. >
A tiny, smart patch could replace insulin shots for diabetes sufferers

Design Frontiers • 16 Mar 16

A painless patch could mean that millions of diabetes sufferers no longer have to inject themselves to correct their insulin levels. >
Welcome to Germany is a cellphone app for refugees

Design Frontiers • 16 Mar 16

A smart application provides migrants with much-needed information about life in Germany. >
Clever cooking hacks to combat wasteful food habits

Design News • 16 Mar 16

SpoonLed is a video and event series that shows millennials how to make the most out of their food waste. >
Ugandan community hall crafted out of basic materials

Design News • 16 Mar 16

Natural light and locally-sourced materials bring the late Ross Langdon’s design to life. >
Fashion house Mille Collines celebrates all things Africa

Design News • 15 Mar 16

The recent Mille Collines show at AFI MBFW Joburg takes an elegant and contemporary look at ubiquitous African curios. >
Interactive installations turn Toronto's beaches into winter destinations

Design Frontiers • 15 Mar 16

Toronto’s beach goers are encouraged to hit the seaside throughout the year. >
Auto-focus specs adapts lenses to near and farsighted vision

Design News • 15 Mar 16

Deep Optics’ omnifocals automatically adjust focus, providing the wearer with improved vision. >
Newly discovered enzyme could change the way we recycle plastic

Design News • 15 Mar 16

Kyoto University researchers are able to cultivate an enzyme that can break down plastic into harmless chemicals. >
Township: Photographs depicting life after South African apartheid

Design News • 15 Mar 16

Anne Rearick’s work documents the lives of people faced with economic hardship, poverty and racism. >

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