Texas

Dress to impress

Adobe’s ever-changing digital dress gives fashion dynamism a whole new meaning. >
Star tech

Turn your smartphone into a telescope. >
Petal power

Snøhetta’s redesign of the Blanton Museum of Art in Texas includes lily-like canopies. >
Setting down roots

DRIFT’s LED-lit Tree of Ténéré finds a permanent home in Dallas, Texas >
Ekene Ijeoma deconstructs the US national anthem as a comment on mass imprisonment

In Deconstructed Anthems, he built a software that removes notes from the US national anthem at the same rate Americans have been imprisoned. >
This electricity generating yarn could change the face of wearable tech

The carbon nanotube yarn generates electricity with just a tug. >
Indie band, The XX, take you behind the scenes with new limited-edition photo book

Shot by photographer Alasdair McLellan, the photo book will only have one print run of 1000 copies. >
Virtual Reality App offers better clinical care to cancer patients

Oncomfort finds an innovative way to help cancer patients self-manage stress, anxiety and pain through evidence-based psychological interventions in VR. >
Vibrant art installation uplifts San Antonio airport

Gabriel Dawe completes his latest public art project. >
Phlur: The new fragrance brand with socially conscious appeal

Eric Korman believes the cologne industry should start taking ethical responsibility. >
American inventor uses 200-year-old technology to create a cutting-edge engine

By coupling one of NASA’s Stirling engines with electric hybrid technology, Josh MacDowell manages to drive a 100 kilometres on less than three litres of petrol >
A mobile sterilisation box for safe surgeries in rural areas

A sterile pod built into a modified container may be suitable for maternal and neonatal care, oral health care and post-disaster relief. >
Virtual reality used for drug rehabilitation

Programme at the University of Houston treats drug and alcohol addiction with immersive VR scenarios. >
Austin’s low-cost but effective pedestrian crossing system

A dangerous intersection in Texas gets a quick makeover thanks to resourceful urban planning. >
Flying ambulance drone proposed for time-sensitive emergencies

Argodesign’s ambulance quadcopter is designed to improve emergency response times in critical medical situations. >
VizSnap: Facilitating photography for the blind

The visually impaired take photos too, says Dustin Adams, the designer of VizSnap. >
A wearable translates sign language into English

Researchers are working on a high-tech wearable to bridge the gap between the deaf and those who don’t understand sign language. >
Knocki turns any surface into an all-purpose remote control

A new smart device allows you to perform everyday functions with a simple knock on a wall, table or door. >
DJ Stout on big hair, cowboy poets and planet Texas

The Austin-based graphic designer's work is an ode to cowboy country and the role of place in producing authentic design. >
DJ Stout on big hair, cowboy poets and planet Texas (trailer)

The Austin-based Pentagram partner and graphic designer says a sense of place is important for what graphic designers do. >
Surfing in the USA

DJ Stout has designed the layout and cover for a new coffee-table book that looks at the surfing culture in Texas. >
Graham Reynolds

Composer

Graham Reynolds is a composer from Austin, Texas. >

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