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3D-printed maps are a tactile solution for visually impaired students

Creative Work • 7 Dec 16

A team of researchers, teachers and students are helping the blind feel their way around. >
3D printed cat tongue inspires Georgia Tech scientists

Creative Work • 7 Dec 16

The remarkably capable felines have another lesson in efficiency for their humans. >
Biografica: Don't fear failure

Interviews • Duration: 00:02:30 • 7 Dec 16

Spanish design studio Biografica create motion graphics and editorial design using paper cutouts, clay, play doh and other real objects. >
Design your own drone

Creative Work • 6 Dec 16

A new MIT system allows users to customise their drones based on specific needs. >
Nifemi Marcus-Bello: Affordable furniture for urban Nigerians

Interviews • Duration: 00:02:31 • 6 Dec 16

Product designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello works with local processes and artisans in Lagos to make affordable, lightweight furniture for aspiring, urban Nigerians. >
The dummy's guide to cricket fondue

Creative Work • 6 Dec 16

Would we be more willing to eat insects if the recipes came with specially designed cutlery and cooking utensils? >
Shabby Shabby Apartments by Raumlabor

Creative Work • 6 Dec 16

An artistic critique on Germany’s growing housing crisis hits the streets of Munich. >
Student designs hardware for our emotions

Creative Work • 6 Dec 16

Opening up with the help of Tools for Therapy. >
WonderSphere: The bedside field trip

Creative Work • 5 Dec 16

This hands-on product lets hospitalised kids get their hands dirty. >
The Honey just doesn’t quit

Creative Work • 5 Dec 16

Photographer Kgomotso Neto Tleane and art director Rendani Nemakhavhani celebrate one year as an iconic creative duo. >
A Microsoft app to help the colour blind better see their world

Creative Work • 5 Dec 16

‘Colour Binoculars’ makes life simpler for those with the condition to distinguish between colours. >
Can plants talk to each other?

Creative Work • Duration: 02.43 • 5 Dec 16

Richard Karban explains the subtle ways that plants talk and even defend each other. >
Makeba: Wanna dance?

Creative Work • 2 Dec 16

Featuring South African artist Karabo Poppy Moletsane and the street artist R1, plus a pantsula crew from Soweto, check out this awesome music video by Jain. >
Charging up developing nations with solar energy

Creative Work • 2 Dec 16

Morocco, Singapore & India are investing heavily in the abundant power of the sun. >
Karboxx: Playing with shadows and light

Creative Work • 2 Dec 16

Combining cutting-edge technologies with unconventional materials. >
Poo power

Creative Work • 2 Dec 16

Why waste shouldn't go to waste >
Kalahari Bushmen: Photographs that celebrate culture

Creative Work • 1 Dec 16

Photographer Chanel Sophia Oosthuizen presents a series of images that capture the profoundly peaceful life of the Kalahari bushmen. >
Michael Elegbedé: The taste of Nigeria

Interviews • Duration: 00:05:09 • 1 Dec 16

Nigerian chef Michael Elegbedé is opening a restaurant in Lagos that tells the stories of Nigeria through unique flavours and local ingredients. >
Smart street furniture for a safer city

Creative Work • 1 Dec 16

Combatting air and noise pollution with Simply Grid. >
Change a life with just one swipe!

Creative Work • 1 Dec 16

Radi-Aid hilariously shows us that not all campaigns are created equal. >
Vincent Callebaut’s eco-skyscraper takes shape in Taipei

Creative Work • 1 Dec 16

The green building imitates the processes of natural ecosystems. >
Redefining solar power from architectural eyesore to civic monument

Creative Work • 1 Dec 16

Frederik Deschuytter questions: Why would we install solar power tech in remote places when the sun also shines in the city? >
Moving from health care to self-care

Creative Work • 30 Nov 16

Cubigo is leading the transformation of care when it comes to the ageing, one of the most vulnerable communities. >
Bridging the gaps between human & machine

Creative Work • 30 Nov 16

The division between tech & biology seems more blurred now than ever before. How will this intensifying trend evolve? >

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