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A squid bacteria lighting solution
Design Frontiers
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29 Mar 16
The nocturnal Hawaiian bobtail squid uses bacteria to help it see in the dark and so can we.
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Buy one give one: A blanket drive from Cape Town
Design Frontiers
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28 Mar 16
Umbala blankets are designed and locally manufactured by a studio that donate a blanket to a baby in need for every blanket they sell.
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3D-printed vase collection upcycles plastic bottles
Design Frontiers
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28 Mar 16
DesignLibero’s 3D-printed vase collection brings beauty to the practice of upcycling.
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Pedestrian and bicycle tunnel opens underneath Amsterdam Central station
Design Frontiers
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25 Mar 16
A beautiful and advanced tunnel for cyclists and pedestrians has opened underneath Amsterdam.
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Osborne Macharia on how storytelling can change perceptions
Inside View
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24 Mar 16
The Kenyan photographer touches on the power of narrative photography with his series “Melanin-0”.
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Blurring the lines between art, architecture and design
Design Frontiers
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24 Mar 16
A design studio in Italy known for their anamorphic art have painted shape changing mural.
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Cape Town set to build its first blind-friendly outdoor park
Design News
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24 Mar 16
A park specially designed to accommodate those with impaired vision - the first of its kind in Cape Town.
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“Kenya’s League of Extravagant Grannies”
Design News
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23 Mar 16
Osborne Macharia’s latest photographic narrative tells the tale of three retired ministers jet-setting around Africa.
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Bel & Bel are the leaders in supra-cycling
Design Frontiers
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23 Mar 16
Spanish design studio Bel&Bel save objects from falling into disuse by redesigning their purpose.
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Bangladesh-based start-up boasts zero-waste fashion
Design News
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23 Mar 16
Upcycling, recycling and reinvestment are the principles of this eco-friendly fashion brand.
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Fontus self-filling water bottles
Design News
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22 Mar 16
Water bottles designed to harvest water from the air using an internal condensation system.
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Nature already has a solution to water contamination
Design News
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22 Mar 16
Researchers look into an ancient Native American method of purifying water with cactus goo.
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Portable water purification for developing nations
Design Frontiers
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22 Mar 16
LifeStraw is a portable and affordable water purification tool for people in developing countries.
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WaterWheel: A rolling solution in rural India
Design News
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22 Mar 16
Wello Water’s WaterWheel lifts the physical burden of water collection in rural India.
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A faster, cheaper way to filter water using graphene
Design Frontiers
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22 Mar 16
Scientists have created a graphene-based water filter that could be a solution to the water crisis.
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CrowdVoice: An archive of social unrest from around the world
Design News
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21 Mar 16
Esra’a Al Shafei’s online platform curates user-generated content from protests around the world.
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Virtual reality used for drug rehabilitation
Design News
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21 Mar 16
Programme at the University of Houston treats drug and alcohol addiction with immersive VR scenarios.
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Doctors Without Borders trials 3D printing and VR technology to design field hospitals
Design News
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18 Mar 16
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) are trialling the use of virtual reality and 3D printing in the design process of their field hospitals.
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Electric-assisted handcycle prototype proposed as low-cost wheelchair in Bangladesh
Design News
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18 Mar 16
Researchers design a solar-powered vehicle as a possible upgrade of the widespread manual wheelchair.
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Turning cemeteries into forests
Design Frontiers
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18 Mar 16
The new Bios Urn and tree incubator has created a way to commemorate the dead by planting a tree.
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The "A" speaker: A solution to noise pollution
Design News
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17 Mar 16
The "A" speaker is like listening to headphones without the headphones.
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Pigeon Air Patrol reports London’s air quality to tweeters
Design News
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17 Mar 16
Plume Labs sends a fleet of racing pigeons into the sky to monitor London’s pollution index.
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Bicycle path doubles as solar panel
Product Spotlight
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17 Mar 16
Solar panels fitted into bike path generate more electricity than expected.
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The Dutch e-bike powered by solar energy
Design Frontiers
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17 Mar 16
The Dutch Solar Bike's sleek design is thanks to specially designed solar panels.
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Kampala's street children rehabilitated through music and art
Design News
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17 Mar 16
M-Lisada is an orphanage in Uganda that empowers Kampala's street children through art.
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A movement to clean-up and beautify the city of Bhopal
Design News
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17 Mar 16
Bhopal I-Clean Team is a spot-fixing programme started by a group of locals who are determined to tidy up their city.
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A tiny, smart patch could replace insulin shots for diabetes sufferers
Design Frontiers
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16 Mar 16
A painless patch could mean that millions of diabetes sufferers no longer have to inject themselves to correct their insulin levels.
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Welcome to Germany is a cellphone app for refugees
Design Frontiers
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16 Mar 16
A smart application provides migrants with much-needed information about life in Germany.
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Clever cooking hacks to combat wasteful food habits
Design News
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16 Mar 16
SpoonLed is a video and event series that shows millennials how to make the most out of their food waste.
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Ugandan community hall crafted out of basic materials
Design News
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16 Mar 16
Natural light and locally-sourced materials bring the late Ross Langdon’s design to life.
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