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Edible cutlery: Eat with it and then eat it
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21 Mar 16
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In an attempt to curb the amount of waste caused by disposable cutlery, Narayana Peesapati has invented cutlery you can eat.
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CrowdVoice: An archive of social unrest from around the world
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21 Mar 16
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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
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21 Mar 16
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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
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18 Mar 16
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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
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18 Mar 16
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Researchers design a solar-powered vehicle as a possible upgrade of the widespread manual wheelchair.
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The "A" speaker: A solution to noise pollution
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17 Mar 16
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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
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17 Mar 16
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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
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17 Mar 16
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Solar panels fitted into bike path generate more electricity than expected.
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Kampala's street children rehabilitated through music and art
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17 Mar 16
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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
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17 Mar 16
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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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Clever cooking hacks to combat wasteful food habits
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16 Mar 16
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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
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16 Mar 16
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Natural light and locally-sourced materials bring the late Ross Langdon’s design to life.
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An innovative way to extinguish a fire
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16 Mar 16
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The Elide Fire Extinguishing Ball uses a chemical blast to control unexpected fires.
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Fashion house Mille Collines celebrates all things Africa
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15 Mar 16
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The recent Mille Collines show at AFI MBFW Joburg takes an elegant and contemporary look at ubiquitous African curios.
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Auto-focus specs adapts lenses to near and farsighted vision
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15 Mar 16
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Deep Optics’ omnifocals automatically adjust focus, providing the wearer with improved vision.
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Newly discovered enzyme could change the way we recycle plastic
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15 Mar 16
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Kyoto University researchers are able to cultivate an enzyme that can break down plastic into harmless chemicals.
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Township: Photographs depicting life after South African apartheid
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15 Mar 16
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Anne Rearick’s work documents the lives of people faced with economic hardship, poverty and racism.
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A pictorial narrative explores the estranged lives of adults
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14 Mar 16
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A children’s book for adults, The Well of Being explores life through narrative and illustration.
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US digital artist talks representation of minorities in graphic design
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14 Mar 16
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Jeff Manning’s work is inspired by music and informed by the need to represent minorities in graphic design.
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EduKick designs football games that teach slum kids maths
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14 Mar 16
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Community project gets creative with soccer to increase children’s literacy in India.
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31 Bits’ holistic business model empowers Ugandan women
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11 Mar 16
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Jewellery brand creates a sustainable income for Ugandan artisans while teaching them skills to become self-reliant.
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Experimental street art inspired by the Cape
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11 Mar 16
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South African illustrator and street artist Anwar Davids aims to make his work accessible all over the world.
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Wi-Fi trashcans encourage festivalgoers to practise responsible rubbish disposal
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10 Mar 16
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Indian startup ThinkScream develops a trashcan that provides Wi-Fi connection in exchange for trash.
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UNICEF bicycle initiative helps Ghanaian schoolgirls get to class safely
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10 Mar 16
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Swedish brand Vélosophy teams up with UNICEF to donate its commuter bikes to girls in Ghana.
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