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Sundial installation 3D-printed with sheets of plastic
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10 May 16
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Contemporary sundial uses solar data to change shape according to the natural trajectory of the sun.
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Recent innovations in nanowire technology could lead to self-cooling clothing
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10 May 16
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A more flexible, environmentally sound, safer nanowire array has the potential to revolutionise occupations like fire fighting.
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Tanzanian street kids tell their stories through photography
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10 May 16
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By providing Tanzanian street kids with cameras and training, Club Sanaa has them tell their own stories.
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Interactive technology could change the way we play ping-pong
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9 May 16
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German designer Thomas Mayer helps players improve their ping-pong game with realtime performance visuals.
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Play Sea Hero Quest and help scientists understand dementia
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9 May 16
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Scientists and game developers have teamed up to create a game that contributes to Alzheimer’s research.
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Green Product: Wirework takes a contemporary twist on traditional crafts
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6 May 16
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The South African self-help project uses recycled materials to create functional art.
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The world’s first 3D-printed wheelchair that can be customised on an app
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6 May 16
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Layer is soon to launch its new 3D-printed wheelchair, made to fit each individual’s body and disability.
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A parachute that turns into a shelter for refugees or disaster victims
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6 May 16
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Portugal-based STUDIOMUDA design a prefabricated shelter that can be easily deployed out of an airplane.
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New York rec centre combines gaming and exercise
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6 May 16
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Interactive and high-intensity, this circuit-based gym changes the experience of exercise.
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Chimera IoT: a Kenyan startup designing smart homes
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5 May 16
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The recently established company adapts Western technology to African specific conditions.
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A self-healing biomaterial is the closest yet to mimicking human muscle
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5 May 16
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New biomaterial possesses extreme stretchability, self-healing and endurance properties; all revolutionary in the development of artificial skin and muscle.
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Traffic lights designed for distracted walkers
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5 May 16
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The German city of Augsburg installs pavement lights to ensure the safety of pedestrians distracted by their phones.
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Six documentaries that seek to drive change
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5 May 16
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Six documentary films will seek to make their mark at Good Pitch, an initiative that brings social change through cinematic arts.
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Cricket Shelter: A modular way to farm food
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5 May 16
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Terreform ONE’s latest contribution to hybrid architecture is a modular urban insect farm that promises to be a sustainable food hub.
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Bicycle system designed for heavy duty, urban cargo delivery
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4 May 16
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Carla Cargo is a zero-emission and more agile alternative to the traditional delivery van.
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Earthquake-resistant orphanage in Haiti is the start of a greater social initiative
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4 May 16
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Ti Kay Là was built to house, support and educate street children in Haiti who are living in extreme poverty and without shelter.
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The Muko furniture series is designed with kids in mind
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4 May 16
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Today’s kids spend more and more time seated. These chairs are designed to ensure their comfort.
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All Love Is Equal takes a fairytale approach to LGBTIQ relationships
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3 May 16
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All love is iconic and all love should be viewed as a fairytale, says LGBTIQ photographer Braden Summers.
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Slut-shaming: Changing minds through photography
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3 May 16
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Local photographer’s campaign to stop slut-shaming looks at the pain of the victim.
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Green Product: Harvest Cart is a solution to backyard farming
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3 May 16
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The small-scale harvesting cart makes collecting produce easier.
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Green Product: Citycropps virtually helps create a functional garden
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3 May 16
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Citycropps is an urban agricultural project that virtually assists app users as they cultivate their own organic gardens.
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Backpacks made from blankets
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2 May 16
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Sibusiso Mokhachane makes backpacks from blankets to celebrate his heritage and help the world unlearn African stereotypes.
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EVOLVE: Egypt’s local artists interpret Phobia
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2 May 16
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Cairo-based art project, EVOLVE calls local artists together to contemplate and share their digital interpretations of phobia.
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Child’s Cup Full: Toys and accessories handmade by refugees
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2 May 16
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Non-profit social enterprise Child’s Cup Full encourages women in the West Bank to be makers.
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Japan’s Kamakura Village pop-up eatery serves traditional fare in icy igloos for one month a year
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Katie Paterson’s Requiem will change the way you think about dust
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