2016 Archive

Smart scooters that run on swappable batteries

Design Frontiers • 20 Jan 16

Gogoro Smartscooters are the world's first and only scooter that run on batteries that you can exchange when yours is flat. >
Wesley van Eeden: Surf city creative

Design Frontiers • 19 Jan 16

Durban-based creative Wesley van Eeden has created his own voice and message through his hip, character-based art. >
Dutch children could soon be riding wind turbines

Design Frontiers • 19 Jan 16

Extreme eco-thrills are within reach of Dutch locals at a wind turbine amusement park where guests will go on rides that incorporate wind turbines. >
Qivivo smart thermostats builds temperature profile for it's users

Design Frontiers • 18 Jan 16

Paris-based 5.5 designstudio have designed a minimal-looking thermostat that learns about its user's behaviours and optimises home energy usage. >
A video game becomes memoir about a family fighting cancer

Design Frontiers • 18 Jan 16

“That Dragon, Cancer” is an interactive narrative about Joel Green and his battle with cancer. >
Poo pill designed to combat obesity

Design Frontiers • 15 Jan 16

Scientists at a United States hospital are using a freeze-dried pill made of faecal matter to treat obesity. >
Capture Mobility turns airflow from passing cars into electricty

Design Frontiers • 15 Jan 16

An alternative wind turbine that generates green energy and removes air pollution on highways. >
Flying solar farm generates energy around the clock

Design Frontiers • 12 Jan 16

Solar balloons generate energy where clouds cannot interfere with their efficiency. >
Space habitation could begin with a village on the moon

Design Frontiers • 7 Jan 16

The ESA plans to send huge 3D printers to space to build a village on the moon. >
Researchers pursue biologically produced furniture

Design Frontiers • 5 Jan 16

Low-tech, low-energy and pollution-free, Mycoform could usher in a new era of biodegradable architecture. >

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