September 2015 Archive

Autonomous tree-planting robot to tackle forest restoration

Design Frontiers • 29 Sep 15

Two university students embarked on a labour of love to create an independent tree-planting robot. >
Could drones be the answer to shortages in rural Africa?

Design Frontiers • 25 Sep 15

Foster + Partners plan to overcome rural Africa's infrastructure weaknesses using a drone delivery system. >
When style calls, the real Crystal Birch stands up

Design Frontiers • 23 Sep 15

South African stylist and milliner Crystal Birch adds an eccentric and brilliant touch to every project. >
Personalised 3D replicas allow doctors to take surgical practice runs

Design Frontiers • 22 Sep 15

Could a 3D-printed model of a patient’s heart make organ surgery easier, safer and faster? >
The Global Apollo Program: Making renewable energy cheaper than coal

Design Frontiers • 18 Sep 15

The Global Apollo Program aims to assemble the greatest scientific minds to tackle renewable energy development. >
Heart-In-A-Box: The device set to revolutionise transplant surgery

Design Frontiers • 15 Sep 15

A medical device company has created a box capable of keeping organs alive long after removal from the body. >
Redesigning the human body

Design Frontiers • 11 Sep 15

Bigger is not always better, says artist Arne Hendricks, calling for the downsizing of the human race. >
Koe Koe, Myanmar's first health app, is going to revolutionise healthcare in the country

Design Frontiers • 8 Sep 15

Koe Koe Tech founder Michael Lwin says he is going to fix Myanmar's healthcare with this comprehensive mobile app. >
A fleet of bicycles are cleaning up the densely populated and polluted city of Lagos

Design Frontiers • 7 Sep 15

Wecyclers, a fleet of low-cost tricycles, offers a convenient recycling service to densely populated, low-income Lagosian neighbourhoods. >
The CimaVax vaccine is Cuba's most recent gift to cancer treatment

Design Frontiers • 4 Sep 15

The Centre of Molecular Immunology in Cuba is making great strides in cancer research with a new vaccine. >
Cuba's energy revolution is powered by sugar

Design Frontiers • 1 Sep 15

The communist island of Cuba uses biofuel from sugarcane in order to meet its energy demands. >

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