July 2015 Archive

Portraits of Afghan women imprisoned for “moral” crimes

Design Frontiers • 1 Jul 15

Photographer Gabriela Maj gained direct access to female prisoners in Afghanistan after being overlooked by guards. >
Glasses enable doctors to see malignant cancer cells in the dark

Design Frontiers • 7 Jul 15

A Nigerian scientist working in the United States has won the prestigious St. Louis Award for his ground-breaking cancer-visualisation glasses. >
FoPo plans to feed the world with old fruit

Design Frontiers • 13 Jul 15

The FoPo Powdered Food project turns spoilt and unsellable produce into a nutritional powder that could help solve world hunger. >
Blitab enables blind people to browse the web with a responsive Braille display

Design Frontiers • 14 Jul 15

Blitab is the world’s first tactile tablet device for blind and visually impaired people, enabling them to browse the web on an innovative Braille screen. >
Nemo’s Garden: Growing fruit and vegetables under the sea

Design Frontiers • 21 Jul 15

Italian scuba-diving father and son have found a way to grow fresh food nearly 10 metres underwater in the sea. >
How the simple drinks coaster is saving lives

Design Frontiers • 21 Jul 15

The danger of being hit by a car while walking home at night has been radically reduced with a simple reinvention of a common bar accessory. >
BreastIT uses a glove and a cellphone app to detect cancer

Design Frontiers • 23 Jul 15

Three Ugandan IT graduates have developed a cellphone app that can diagnose breast cancer, helping prevent deaths by providing essential early detection. >
Does this milk smell bad to you?

Design Frontiers • 23 Jul 15

A lid that changes colour when milk is starting to spoil saves the family member nominated for the “sour milk” smell test. >
Hearing aids are enhanced by wearable technology

Design Frontiers • 24 Jul 15

Scientists have created hearing aids for the digital age, using wearable technology. >
These wearable structures contain living organisms and are designed for life on other planets

Design Frontiers • 28 Jul 15

Digital morphogenesis Neri Oxman has created a 3D printed wearable structure that hosts growing photosynthetic-organisms. >
Abandoned golf courses in Japan are being turned into solar energy fields

Design Frontiers • 28 Jul 15

Japanese technology company Kyocera are converting abandoned golf courses into huge solar energy fields. >
Look into your reflection and see your heart

Design Frontiers • 30 Jul 15

This new mirror can reflect the health of your heart; another medical innovation that is being developed for diagnosis at home. >
Kids' wheelchairs become giant paintbrushes

Design Frontiers • 31 Jul 15

An artist in the US has dedicated his life to creating art tools for children with disabilities. >

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