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What if we can recreate and control lava?
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gt2P, a Chilean studio investigates the material properties of volcanic lava.
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6 Feb 17
Ivan Brown
Ivan Brown is an agriculture-minded industrial designer with a penchant for the bee.
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6 Feb 17
Ashlee Lloyd
A textile and lighting designer based in Cape Town, South Africa.
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6 Feb 17
New wind turbine mimics the hummingbird
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African Design
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Biomimicry is nature’s way of letting us know that it already has all the answers.
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24 Jan 17
All Dutch trains now run on wind energy
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Industrial Design
The European country has reached its goal a little earlier than planned.
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12 Jan 17
Sailing the Seine on a ferry powered by human energy
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Industrial Design
The latest eco-design from Carlo Ratti Associati takes human efficiency to the next level.
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21 Dec 16
Cleaning up outer space with Kounotori’s electrified tether
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Scientists are testing ways to clear up the new problem of space pollution.
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20 Dec 16
moladi
Unlock your business potential by solving a social problem. moladi creates jobs through shelter.
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9 Dec 16
Charging up developing nations with solar energy
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Urban & Landscape Design
Morocco, Singapore & India are investing heavily in the abundant power of the sun.
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2 Dec 16
Smart street furniture for a safer city
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Industrial Design
Combatting air and noise pollution with Simply Grid.
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1 Dec 16
Plastic Bottle Village
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Design Activism
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Take a look at the life of Robert Bezeau, the "plastic bottle architect".
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16 Nov 16
Smart streetlights powered by pedestrian footsteps
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Urban & Landscape Design
Clean-tech startup EnGoPlanet harnesses kinetic energy to potentially power cities around the world.
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15 Nov 16
Turning the violent side of nature into an energy source
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Japanese engineers turn their attention to the power of typhoons.
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15 Nov 16
Sunflare develops the world’s first stick-on solar paneling
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Industrial Design
The new ultra-thin solar wallpaper can be applied to just about anything.
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10 Nov 16
The magnetic ink that heals itself
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
Engineers developed electronic circuits that are able to recover from damage independently.
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9 Nov 16
A high-tech shopping cart for the homeless
Next Generation
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Design Thinking
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This tricked-out trolley aims to help secure the belongings of Canada’s nomadic homeless population.
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9 Nov 16
Harvard researchers develop world's first 3D-printed heart on a chip
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Could this development mean the beginning of the end of animal product testing? Harvard researchers have developed a tiny heart that is 3D-printed on a chip.
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3 Nov 16
MIT breaks new ground on the road to clean energy
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Scientists achieve the highest plasma pressure ever recorded.
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2 Nov 16
Student designed device to investigate the Arctic’s underwater environment
Design Frontiers
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Industrial Design
The DeepFreezeROV promises to expand our understanding of a world we can’t see.
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25 Oct 16
3D-bioprinted breast duct could minimise breast-cancer treatment
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
Modern 3D-printing tech allows scientists to reconsider how they treat cancer.
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19 Oct 16
US student designs prosthetic hand-hack to aid one-handed violin player
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Industrial Design
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3D printed prosthetic helps this aspiring violinist reach for her dream.
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18 Oct 16
Hyperloop concept could be the railway transport of tomorrow
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Take a look at SpaceX’s evolution of maglev trains.
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17 Oct 16
How to make roads work for you
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Solar Roadways, a US-based startup, imagines a world that is navigated by efficient, power-generating roads.
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11 Oct 16
Egloo: A simple, ecological alternative to electric heating
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This Italian student’s project offers electricity-free heating for the home.
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7 Oct 16
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