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Laye Samb moves minds through illustration
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21 Apr 16
Senegalese artist Laye Samb takes a satirical and sometimes dark look at everyday life in Africa.
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Livia: A high tech solution to menstrual pain
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21 Apr 16
A US-based company launched a campaign to crowdfund a high tech off-switch for menstrual pain.
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Skyfarm could be the future of urban agriculture
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20 Apr 16
Stirk Harbour + Partners’ vertical farming tower poses a solution to the global food crisis.
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MOSSMANIA takes over the interior space
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20 Apr 16
Italian brand brings furry foliage into their product designs
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Allan Amato explores the naked form in SLIP: Naked In Your Own Words
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20 Apr 16
The nude form inspires awe, lust, empathy, envy, anger says photographer Allan Amato.
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Thai architects develop a building typology for disaster-resistant schools
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19 Apr 16
Vin Varavarn Architects, a Bangkok-based firm, developed a new architectural typology for earthquake resistant schools.
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Illustrator Carla Latsky doesn't like to pigeonhole her craft
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19 Apr 16
South African illustrator Carla Latsky is addicted to the details. Her work, which is infused with nostalgia, is created in a variety of mediums.
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Artist’s small studio is a canvas for her surreal worlds
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19 Apr 16
JeeYoung Lee taps into her dreams and memories to create enchanting worlds in her studio.
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Microbots absorb pollutants from industrial wastewater
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18 Apr 16
New nanotechnology innovation addresses heavy metal contamination of natural water sources.
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Off-grid library encourages education in remote Tanzania
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18 Apr 16
Humanitarian architect Patricia Erimescu designed an off-grid library built with recycled and locally sourced materials.
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Art as a tool for integration in India
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18 Apr 16
The Aravani Art Project’s painted murals work to integrate India’s transgender community.
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Electric fork simulates salty taste in food
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15 Apr 16
Japanese researcher develops a fork that adds a salty taste to sodium-free food.
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Illustrations show the twists and turns of modern society
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14 Apr 16
Polish illustrator Igor Morski uses mixed media and photo manipulation to explore the ills of the world.
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PIXO changes the way we use our tablets
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14 Apr 16
Oscar Diaz designs a solution for an everyday tech-related problem we didn’t even know we had.
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Innovative origami material paves the way for shape-shifting architecture
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14 Apr 16
Foldable material designed by Harvard engineers can change its shape, size, and volume.
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Moeketsi Lebakeng’s minimal illustrations pay tribute to Africa’s women
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13 Apr 16
Moeketsi Lebakeng uses illustration to celebrate his everyday heroes – African women.
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Standing wheelchair developed to improve the reach and mobility of a paraplegic person
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13 Apr 16
Rehabilitation team designs an adjustable wheelchair to help paraplegic people be more productive in daily activities.
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Water, energy, and internet all in one system
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13 Apr 16
The Watly system aims to bring the necessities to the developing world using one device.
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Korean artist explores “hysteria” in mixed media paintings
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13 Apr 16
Confronted with something terrifying, the characters in Yeom Ji-Hee’s work must face their fears.
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TippyTalk: Tech that bridges the gap between the disabled and their caregivers
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12 Apr 16
Rob Laffan created an app that helps his autistic daughter communicate from anywhere at anytime.
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The UK’s first transparent solar bus shelter
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12 Apr 16
Energy-generating bus shelter sets the standard for solar glass infrastructure in city spaces.
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Eco-friendly trap designed to stop spread of virus-carrying mosquitoes
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12 Apr 16
An innovation made from old car tyres helps contain mosquito-related virus outbreaks in Guatemala.
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The Kofe Club Collection: Uniquely Nigerian furniture
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11 Apr 16
Product designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello believes small-scale operations can lead to unique, Nigerian designs.
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Campaign reconnects refugees with their moms
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11 Apr 16
Refugee Phones turns commercial radio into personal media for refugees to contact their mothers.
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