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Researchers pursue biologically produced furniture

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Product Design

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

5 Jan 16
Hydricity is the solar solution to round-the-clock power generation

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Researchers have designed a concept to solve a major problem facing solar power generation. >

18 Dec 15
World's first underwater hotel to kickstart the "inner space" tourism industry

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

This 12-room, $20 million hotel will be nestled underwater. It provides a whole new meaning to "sleeping with the fishes". >

15 Dec 15
Scientists create the world’s first painkiller patch

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Product Design

Taking painkillers orally can be damaging. This transparent patch was made to treat pain at the source. >

11 Dec 15
Immersive holographic rooms are on Amazon’s to-do list

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

Amazon’s future projects could involve holograms for immersive, interactive uses. >

8 Dec 15
The MadiDrop is a cheap and easy water purification tablet

Design Frontiers > Product Design

The MadiDrop, made of ceramic infused with copper or silver, is a cheap and simple water purification tablet for use in the global south. >

8 Dec 15
New form of carbon could lead to new technologies

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

Researchers have discovered Q-carbon, an inexpensive material that could be used in new tech. >

4 Dec 15
AMIE: The next generation in off-the-grid living

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

This off-the-grid shelter is 3D-printed and powered by a mobile power source. >

1 Dec 15
Tiger worms run this toilet

Design Frontiers > African Design / Design Activism / Urban & Landscape Design

The Tiger Worm Toilet treats both liquid and solid waste using composting worms that digest the waste. >

30 Nov 15
Electronic plants breakthrough could lead to more innovations

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

A Swedish research team have created analog and digital electronic systems inside a living rose. >

24 Nov 15
Tactum: Design 3D creations using light projection directly on the body

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Light projected onto the body becomes a straight-to-print design tool with Tactum. >

20 Nov 15
Artificial neurons able to learn human language

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Information Design

ANNABELL, a new cognitive model, is able to learn language organically, without the need for pre-coded responses. >

17 Nov 15
These classrooms are designed to help children with ADHD focus

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

Israeli architect Lior Ben-Sheetrit designed an innovative classroom to assist children with ADHD to focus and learn better. >

16 Nov 15
Soft robots are the way of the future

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

A 3-D-printed robotic hand made out of silicone rubber does what its predecessors can’t – handle objects as delicate as an egg. >

13 Nov 15
Transparent solar panels: Any surface could be a power source

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

Researchers are developing a completely transparent solar panel and it’s set to be a game-changer. >

10 Nov 15
Sun tracking cell inspired by ancient Japanese art

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Product Design

Researchers have tapped into the past to find solutions to energy problems in the modern world. >

6 Nov 15
Healthcare wearable provides stats at a glance

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Product Design

Vivi makes it possible for a surgeon to check a patient’s vitals without looking away. >

4 Nov 15
VizSnap: Facilitating photography for the blind

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Product Design

The visually impaired take photos too, says Dustin Adams, the designer of VizSnap. >

3 Nov 15
Ants inspire the super material of the future

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Product Design

A 10-year study into the properties of fire ants has put researchers on a path to a self-healing material. >

30 Oct 15
An app designed to help refugees locate missing family

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

Refunite is a free platform with an anonymous database of more than 405,000 users and an estimated 1 500 family reunions. >

30 Oct 15
Virtual landscape could predict Alzheimer’s disease years before onset

Design Frontiers > Interaction Design

Scientists in Germany claim to have found a way to detect Alzheimer’s disease using a virtual maze. >

27 Oct 15
A wearable translates sign language into English

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Product Design

Researchers are working on a high-tech wearable to bridge the gap between the deaf and those who don’t understand sign language. >

23 Oct 15
Teen scientist's device harvests the ocean's untapped energy

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

A 15-year-old scientist designed a low-cost device that harvests the ocean's energy to provide power to the developing world. >

20 Oct 15
This talking robot could be the future of smartphones

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Product Design

Japanese tech company Sharp have designed a 19 centimetre talking, dancing, waving smartphone-robot. >

16 Oct 15

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