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Zambia's Barefeet enriches the lives of street kids with theatre
Art, theatre, and music at Barefeet give Zambia's street kids a chance to explore their creativity in a safe environment.
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World Hunger Month advert illustrated by 250 children
1000 drawings, created by 250 impoverished children, inspired KFC Add Hope’s new advert.
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Google gets 1 billion Indians connected
Train stations in India are set to provide one billion users with internet access.
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Toby Allen's illustrations show us what mental illnesses look like
UK Illustrator Toby Allen uses her talents to give the unseen monsters of mental illness a face.
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Free Electric: A bicycle that generates free, clean energy
Manoj Bhargava's Free Electric hybrid bike could impact billions of people who’ve lived their lives off the grid.
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Build, modify, and customise your smartphone
The RePhone is the next generation of customisable technology that lets users build, hack, and modify a smartphone.
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Guy Martin captures the turmoil of the Egyptian revolt
World-renowned photographer Guy Martin documented the beauty, violence and pride that accompanied the 2011 Egyptian uprising.
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Innovative alarm systems for SA’s most dangerous slums
This new alarm system relies on the dedication of the community in one of South Africa’s toughest informal settlements.
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Mushroom power could enhance smartphones, electric cars and more
The ability of the Portobello mushroom to make things better has extended beyond food and into technology.
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Hand Over: Radwa Rostom's answer to Egypt's slum problem
The Hand Over initiative aims to rid Cairo of its slums using eco-friendly, human-centred design.
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The wind turbine gets a smart tech makeover
Beauty, tech, and renewable energy generation combine to give the wind turbine a much-needed makeover.
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Origami-inspired dress fits at every stage of pregnancy
Designers have come up with a wearable flexible enough to expand with its pregnant user.
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Tempescope: A box of rain, clouds or sun in your living room
The Tempescope physically creates weather conditions, letting users share the sky from anywhere in the world.
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Vienna gives same-sex love the green light
Same-sex couples in the place of the ordinary traffic light figure are becoming a permanent fixture in European cities.
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The Travellers: Ireland’s nomads struggle to find a place in the modern world
A German documentary photographer documented the daily life of a Traveller family, Irelands forgotten minority group.
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Virtual reality experience sends viewers into Zdzislaw Beksinski’s paintings
This Polish studio is pioneering virtual reality art with Zdzislaw Beksinski’s surreal paintings.
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Fold, share, and connect with this high-tech bicycle
Designed in Argentina, the Gi FlyBike gives the daily bicycle commute a tech overhaul.
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Dr Imoh Okon’s drug resistance test kit revolutionises cancer treatment
Dr Imoh Okon’s tech innovation could be the difference between life and death for cancer sufferers.
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This compact device treats chronic heart disease without surgery
A company in the United States has designed the first ever catheter-based heart pump to treat chronic heart disease.
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Lifting the veil on children born of rape
Photographer Patricia Willocq challenges the perception of men as weapons of war while empowering survivors of rape.
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Autonomous tree-planting robot to tackle forest restoration
Two university students embarked on a labour of love to create an independent tree-planting robot.
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Exclusive: Haroon Gunn-Salie on provoking reactions with History After Apartheid
Artist Haroon Gunn-Salie addresses racial transformation and social economic justice with disembodied colonial figures.
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Poland's renowned animator Bartek Kulas breaks into feature film
Bartek Kulas’ hauntingly beautiful creations make their way to feature film.
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Could drones be the answer to shortages in rural Africa?
Foster + Partners plan to overcome rural Africa's infrastructure weaknesses using a drone delivery system.
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