August 2016 Archive

Solar Express: The futuristic space transit concept

Design Frontiers • 31 Aug 16

Montréal’s Imaginactive has put forth a design idea that would bring remote parts of the cosmos within closer human reach. >
Harvard’s squishy autonomous robot

Design Frontiers • 29 Aug 16

With no electronics, this revolutionary 3D printed robot moves with the help of a chemical reaction. >
Living Gadgets: What if organisms can become disposable design components?

Design Frontiers • 26 Aug 16

Studio José de la O contemplates the possibilities of genetically modified life forms made suitable for human convenience and comfort. >
Kosovo’s visually arresting road to the Olympics

Design Frontiers • 24 Aug 16

These images capture the Kosovo Olympic team as they prepare to make history. >
Catch an autonomous flying drone to work

Design Frontiers • 23 Aug 16

Airbus shares plans to develop autonomous flying vehicles in response to land-based traffic congestion. >
Buhle Ngaba’s The Girl Without A Sound

Design Frontiers • 22 Aug 16

Meet the young actress encouraging little girls to own their voice. >
No Man’s Sky: The videogame that conceives galaxies

Design Frontiers • Duration: 5:53 • 19 Aug 16

The 2016 offering of Hello Games is pushing the possibilities of open-world gameplay to new stratospheres. >
Project Florence: Opening communication with plant life

Design Frontiers • Duration: 2:21 • 18 Aug 16

Helene Steiner works to expand communication with plants. The resulting dialogue is bizarre and intriguing. >
Sustaining the memory of the ‘Black Mamba’

Design Frontiers • 16 Aug 16

Cryus Kabiru’s roadster fixation leads to imaginative and nostalgic sculptures. >
In the pipeline: The new underwater motorways of Norway

Design Frontiers • Duration: 0:55 • 16 Aug 16

These submerged floating tubes may be the first step into trans-Atlantic road connections. >
DuoSkin: Tattoo-like devices print tech on skin

Design Frontiers • 16 Aug 16

Using gold leaf metal, MIT researchers are placing customised, tattoo-like interfaces directly onto the skin of the user. >
Meet the girls of Malaville

Design Frontiers • 12 Aug 16

Model and businesswoman Mala Bryan’s debut doll collection is black girl magic. >
Interactive dynamic video is a game changer for Pokémon Go, VR and more

Design Frontiers • 11 Aug 16

Pokémon Go combines augmented reality and the real world, but this tech could take it a step further. >
The clothing designed to sense unseen pollution

Design Frontiers • 5 Aug 16

In collaboration with UK scientists, artist Kasia Molga created garments that are able to measure the surrounding air quality. >
6 ways we could change mobility and transport in the city

Design Frontiers • 5 Aug 16

From sensory deprivation clouds to government enforced carpooling, here are the ways design can address the challenges of transport. >

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