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Harvard’s squishy autonomous robot
Design Frontiers
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29 Aug 16
With no electronics, this revolutionary 3D printed robot moves with the help of a chemical reaction.
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Artistry for the departed: The fantastic coffins of Ghana
Design News
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29 Aug 16
Inspired by the traditions of Ghana's Ga people, these custom-made coffins send the deceased off in imaginative style.
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AdrenaCard: the epinephrine auto-injector that fits in your pocket
Design News
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29 Aug 16
Student duo develop a sleek new way for patients to self-administer life-saving medicine.
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OLO turns smartphones into portable 3D printers
Design News
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26 Aug 16
Anyone with a smartphone can digitally fabricate objects with this 3D-printing device.
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IDENTITY: The prosthetic replacements for fingerprint authentication
Next Generation
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26 Aug 16
Design student creates rubber fingertips to better protect your privacy.
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Robotic lifeguard designed for rapid rescue and recovery
Design News
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26 Aug 16
Remote-controlled buoy becomes a tool for quick and efficient sea rescue.
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Living Gadgets: What if organisms can become disposable design components?
Design Frontiers
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26 Aug 16
Studio José de la O contemplates the possibilities of genetically modified life forms made suitable for human convenience and comfort.
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A visual journey into Central America’s gang violence
Design News
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25 Aug 16
Photojournalist Donna De Cesare documents the impact of a 30-year struggle in Central America.
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XCollektiv: Resisting gentrification through art
Design News
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25 Aug 16
The controversial ‘Wanted’ series continues to both galvanize and provoke.
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Tired running shoes turned into slippers for school children
Design News
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25 Aug 16
GreenSole collects old trainers and transforms them into new shoes for rural kids.
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Noma: A temporary place called home
Design News
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24 Aug 16
Filmmaker Pablo Pinedo Bóveda’s Noma looks at the struggles of a South African slum community.
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Phlur: The new fragrance brand with socially conscious appeal
Product Spotlight
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24 Aug 16
Eric Korman believes the cologne industry should start taking ethical responsibility.
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Kosovo’s visually arresting road to the Olympics
Design Frontiers
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24 Aug 16
These images capture the Kosovo Olympic team as they prepare to make history.
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A bamboo city built for communal living
Design News
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24 Aug 16
Penda explores the idea of a sustainable urban village made out of bamboo and rope.
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Christi du Toit’s ping-pong approach to illustration
Design News
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24 Aug 16
We spoke to South African illustrator Christi du Toit about honing your craft in a competitive industry.
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The Hangman: transcending expectations of the armed struggle
Design News
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23 Aug 16
Directed by SA filmmaker Zwelethu Radebe, “The Hangman” tells the story of a black warder faced with an impossible choice.
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The Jolt Sensor: detecting concussions in young athletes
Design News
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23 Aug 16
This thumb-sized, wearable sensor is making sport safer.
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China opens record-breaking transparent bridge
Design News
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23 Aug 16
The Hunan province is now home to the longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge in the world.
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Catch an autonomous flying drone to work
Design Frontiers
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23 Aug 16
Airbus shares plans to develop autonomous flying vehicles in response to land-based traffic congestion.
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BuggyAir: A mobile air pollution tracker
Design News
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22 Aug 16
This air pollution testing kit helps parents make informed decisions about the type of environments they expose their children to.
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Buhle Ngaba’s The Girl Without A Sound
Design Frontiers
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22 Aug 16
Meet the young actress encouraging little girls to own their voice.
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Shoey Shoes made entirely from waste materials
Design News
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22 Aug 16
Student looks into using material offcuts to create a sustainable range of children’s shoes.
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Mapping poverty: getting relief to developing areas
Design News
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22 Aug 16
These researchers are using mapping technology to find the world’s poorest areas.
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Interior designer Seugnet Herbst challenges the ordinary
Design News
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19 Aug 16
2016 Emerging Creative Seugnet Herbst challenges ordinary aspects of interior design.
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Boombox champions nomadic retail spaces
Design News
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19 Aug 16
A startup platform that gives emerging businesses access to a public market.
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Tiny device uses sunlight to disinfect water
Design News
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18 Aug 16
Researchers at Stanford University created a tiny device that purifies water in minutes.
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Saving the planet with art supplies
Design News
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18 Aug 16
The startup turning air pollution into ink.
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The creative collective disrupting SA's National Arts Festival
Design News
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18 Aug 16
The 10 Day Men are shaking things up in Grahamstown.
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Students create seaweed-based yarn to tackle fashion industry pollution
Design News
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18 Aug 16
BioEsters is a bio-based material that presents a sustainable yarn alternative for designers.
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Photographer Ofoe Amegavie captures the beauty of Ghana’s iconic festivals
Design News
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17 Aug 16
Photographer Ofoe Amegavie tells the vivid stories of Ghana’s traditional festivals in an ongoing series.
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