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Photographer Loes Heerink captures the beauty of Vietnam’s street trade
Design Frontiers
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15 Nov 16
‘Vendors From Above’ - a collection of aerial shots of the vivid hawkers of Hanoi.
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Smart streetlights powered by pedestrian footsteps
Design Frontiers
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15 Nov 16
Clean-tech startup EnGoPlanet harnesses kinetic energy to potentially power cities around the world.
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Athi-Patra Ruga debuts new performance piece at Performa 17 Biennale in New York
Design Frontiers
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16 Nov 16
Dismantling the myth of the ‘Rainbow Nation’ through performance art.
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Turning the tables with the Internet of Things
Design Frontiers
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16 Nov 16
We use technology to experiment, test and customise our experiences. But what if it was the other way around?
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This USB stick doubles as an HIV testing kit
Design Frontiers
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17 Nov 16
Scientists based in the UK have developed a USB device that can quickly and accurately determine one's HIV status.
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‘The Crying Forest’: a striking reminder of the forces ravaging the Amazon
Design Frontiers
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17 Nov 16
Philippe Echaroux’s artistic protest against the destruction of the rainforest.
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Pneumatic dome turns London park into a community haven
Design Frontiers
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18 Nov 16
Madrid-based firm DOSIS creates inflatable, reconfigurable public space.
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The Ethical Dilemma of Self-Driving Cars
Design Frontiers
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25 Nov 16
Researchers speculate on the murky decision-making aptitude of AI vehicles.
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New stick on patch uses sweat to monitor your health
Design Frontiers
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25 Nov 16
The soft, flexible skin patch that can inspect your perspiration while you work out.
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Innovative capsule achieves long-term drug delivery
Design Frontiers
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25 Nov 16
This drug capsule offers an alternative to daily doses of medication
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Me, Myself and You is a board game to help Autistic adults make friends
Design Frontiers
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28 Nov 16
The multiplayer board game designed to facilitate social connections between those on the spectrum.
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These mirrored placards give peaceful protesters a means of protection
Design Frontiers
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29 Nov 16
Nikolas Bentel’s reflective protest signs for the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters.
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Bridging the gaps between human & machine
Design Frontiers
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30 Nov 16
The division between tech & biology seems more blurred now than ever before. How will this intensifying trend evolve?
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Vincent Callebaut’s eco-skyscraper takes shape in Taipei
Design Frontiers
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1 Dec 16
The green building imitates the processes of natural ecosystems.
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Smart street furniture for a safer city
Design Frontiers
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1 Dec 16
Combatting air and noise pollution with Simply Grid.
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Shabby Shabby Apartments by Raumlabor
Design Frontiers
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6 Dec 16
An artistic critique on Germany’s growing housing crisis hits the streets of Munich.
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Design your own drone
Design Frontiers
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6 Dec 16
A new MIT system allows users to customise their drones based on specific needs.
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3D printed cat tongue inspires Georgia Tech scientists
Design Frontiers
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7 Dec 16
The remarkably capable felines have another lesson in efficiency for their humans.
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Watch FKA twigs’ hypnotic documentary, ‘Baltimore Dance Project’
Design Frontiers
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9 Dec 16
"When things are difficult, art always flourishes."
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The Dementia Simulator by Di Peng
Design Frontiers
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13 Dec 16
This Central Saint Martins grad harnesses the power of empathy.
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An eccentric range of tools for the Guerilla Gardener
Design Frontiers
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14 Dec 16
Vanessa Harden’s brass jewellery range blurs the line between tool and accessory.
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'Lost In The World' sheds light on South Africa’s corrective rape problem
Design Frontiers
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15 Dec 16
The short film is a landmark in the advent of queer, African cinema.
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An interview with Ulfah Davids – the First Lady of Twobop
Design Frontiers
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15 Dec 16
In conversation with the designer behind the brand’s very first women’s collection.
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Teepee-like complex serves as a haven for Japan's elderly
Design Frontiers
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16 Dec 16
Issei Suma's whimsical structures provide a calming environment for the retired.
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