July 2016 Archive

MapSwipe is a smartphone application used to crowdsource information about previously undiscovered crisis zones. >

With the Lunchbox, donating to a good cause is as easy as tapping a device. >

Writer, filmmaker and photographer Lidudumalingani Mqombothi says his work is about the little people. >

"Wake up, This is Joburg" is a series of 10 books that tells the stories of the peculiar urban inhabitants of Johannesburg. >

Thread Artists’ Residency and Cultural Centre fosters creativity and enterprise in a remote village in Senegal. >

This vaginal ring could dramatically reduce the risk of HIV in women. >

The uLites shelter can house large numbers of people and vehicles in times of crisis. >

Hunger affects almost 795-million people worldwide. Finding smart ways to reduce excessive levels of food waste has now become a priority not a nice-to-have. >

After years of research, students create first demo of a pedestrian bridge made from flax and hemp fibres. >

The Coolfinity is a fridge that is specifically designed to handle power outages, keeping vital medicines like vaccines at their optimal storage temperatures. >

Egyptian photographer Nourhan Refaat Maayouf has won the 2016 Barclays L’Atelier prize for an image which shows a masked and muted couple. >