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New mural by Faith47: Who will guard the guards

New mural by Faith47 in Downton LA, titled "Who will guard the guards themselves", asks how power can be held accountable for the behaviour it allows. >
Waste Not: Aliza Eliazarov turns trash food into works of art

This photographer is highlighting the global food crisis with her images of salvaged food. >
Mapping the invisible world of microbes with bees

How insects are helping a team of scientists and designers understand our microbial surroundings. >
HI-SEAS: The NASA-funded Mars simulation project

An elaborate Mars habitation research project has just closed one chapter and is preparing to embark on the next one. >
Alex McDowell on telling stories that shape the future

A veteran of the cinematic arts, renowned designer Alex McDowell believes that storytelling has the power to influence design. >
Reimagining feminism on Bitch Planet

The patriarchy becomes a literal prison in this refreshing, feminist comic series. >
Estream: A portable USB charger powered by moving water

Enomad’s portable power plant generates electricity using any source of running water. >
Sculptural desalination plant imagined for Santa Monica pier

Pipe is a sustainable water harvesting solution that could produce 4.5 billion litres of clean water for California. >
Problem? These girls build their own solutions

Construction and carpentry are not readily associated with high school girls. Project H Design’s Girls Garage hopes to change that. >
50 000 murals to pay tribute to the honeybee

American artist Matthew Willey paints breathtaking murals to save the honeybee. >
Harvard’s squishy autonomous robot

With no electronics, this revolutionary 3D printed robot moves with the help of a chemical reaction. >
AdrenaCard: the epinephrine auto-injector that fits in your pocket

Student duo develop a sleek new way for patients to self-administer life-saving medicine. >
IDENTITY: The prosthetic replacements for fingerprint authentication

Design student creates rubber fingertips to better protect your privacy. >
Robotic lifeguard designed for rapid rescue and recovery

Remote-controlled buoy becomes a tool for quick and efficient sea rescue. >
Project Alloy: Intel reveals its “merged” reality headset

The Californian tech company is developing a VR headset with unique versatility. >
A visual journey into Central America’s gang violence

Photojournalist Donna De Cesare documents the impact of a 30-year struggle in Central America. >
Phlur: The new fragrance brand with socially conscious appeal

Eric Korman believes the cologne industry should start taking ethical responsibility. >
The Jolt Sensor: detecting concussions in young athletes

This thumb-sized, wearable sensor is making sport safer. >
TrackR Bravo: Making lost items a thing of the past

Chris Herbert and his team at Phone Halo have designed a compact tracker device that can be used for practically anything. >
Mapping poverty: getting relief to developing areas

These researchers are using mapping technology to find the world’s poorest areas. >
Boombox champions nomadic retail spaces

A startup platform that gives emerging businesses access to a public market. >
Tiny device uses sunlight to disinfect water

Researchers at Stanford University created a tiny device that purifies water in minutes. >
Project Florence: Opening communication with plant life

Helene Steiner works to expand communication with plants. The resulting dialogue is bizarre and intriguing. >
Students create seaweed-based yarn to tackle fashion industry pollution

BioEsters is a bio-based material that presents a sustainable yarn alternative for designers. >

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