2017 Archive

The MIT Cheetah: A bio-inspired robot that could save lives in the future

Design Frontiers • 12 Jan 17

This quadrupedal robot could one day become a valuable first responder in situations that are hazardous to humans. >
All Dutch trains now run on wind energy

Design Frontiers • 12 Jan 17

The European country has reached its goal a little earlier than planned. >
A lightweight material that is 10 times stronger than steel

Design Frontiers • 13 Jan 17

MIT researchers created 3-D printed forms of graphene that are ten times stronger than steel >
A Ritual of Exile by Poulomi Basu

Design Frontiers • 17 Jan 17

Inside the patriarchal, centuries-old Nepalese ritual. >
Daniel Ting Chong teams up with PUMA on this exclusive collection

Design Frontiers • 13 Feb 17

The artistic sneaker range pays tribute to African cultures. >
“The Wake Up Call” by Nazlee Arbee

Design Frontiers • 15 Feb 17

Directed by Anunaka, the music video/short film is a visually compelling call to action. >
The UAE says the first Martian city could look like this…

Design Frontiers • 20 Feb 17

The UAE's space project made their intentions clear this week, giving us a glimpse into their aspirations to colonise Mars. >
3D printing skin cells directly onto burn wounds

Design Frontiers • 20 Feb 17

Scientists are increasingly creative in their experimentation with 3D printers. >
A constellation of shoe-box satellites for better farming in Africa

Design Frontiers • 22 Feb 17

These shoe-box size satellites are improving the productivity of some of the most impoverished farmers in the world. >
Future technologies: Ideas that are changing our world

Design Frontiers • 22 Feb 17

At Design Indaba Conference 2017, we've gathered the greatest minds in the tech industries. From the founder of Airbnb to MIT fellows, the best grads and more. >
The Sounds of Nightscape: Part 2

Design Frontiers • 1 Mar 17

Missed out on the first night? There are still two more days of Nightscape left. >
The Sounds of Nightscape: Part 3

Design Frontiers • 2 Mar 17

The final act of our inaugural musical celebration has arrived. >
Things we learnt from Kate Moross

Design Frontiers • 2 Mar 17

It’s better to have a hole in your team than an asshole. >
SONOP primary school gets a solar powered upgrade

Design Frontiers • 6 Mar 17

Design Indaba partnered with SolarWorld Africa (Pty) Ltd and On Track to give this school a sustainable update. >
Recharging Mount Olivella with thousands of trees

Design Frontiers • 7 Mar 17

This ambitious art intervention breathes new life into a devastated area. >
Remembering Chinese Photographer Ren Hang

Design Frontiers • 9 Mar 17

The 29-year old provocateur leaves behind an awe-inspiring body of work. >
Permanent Alien focuses on stories from the Asian American diaspora

Design Frontiers • 14 Mar 17

“What if we made a comic featuring people who looked like us for people who look like us?” >
A step closer to stretchable, soft electronics

Design Frontiers • 14 Mar 17

Stanford University researchers use a soup additive to create the next generation of flexible electronics. >
The Iota Project: blending bespoke furniture creation with social upliftment

Design Frontiers • 17 Mar 17

These beautiful handmade objects are creating jobs for unemployed women. >
MOLD: A focus on the future of food

Design Frontiers • 22 Mar 17

This new independent publication focusses on the future of food and how design can help feed a hungry planet. >
Cape Town moves to become Africa’s first truly digital city

Design Frontiers • 27 Mar 17

This city’s creatives are set to be among the biggest winners in the drive to become the most digitally connected hub in Africa. >
New Mars explorer inspired by origami

Design Frontiers • 31 Mar 17

It can tuck, fold and crawl. >
Shrimps made solely from plants taking plates by storm

Design Frontiers • 5 Apr 17

Shrimps from plants - impossible? Not so much. Thanks to one of the leaders in plant-based seafood New Wave Foods, this is now a culinary reality. >
A 3D-printed grotto designed by algorithms

Design Frontiers • 6 Apr 17

The future of architecture explored. >

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