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Now they’re 3D printing bones

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new material that can be used in bone replacement surgery. >
Livi brings nature indoors

The portable planter has a new take on interacting with nature. >
Eliminate wrinkles by applying a ‘second skin’

A new, “second skin” solution to wrinkles could also lead to more medical advancements. >
Portable surgical sterilisation suitcase

Eniware is a new sterilisation system that aims to have a positive impact on health care in developing countries. >
Jeanne Gang: The architecture of policing in America

Founder of Studio Gang, Jeanne Gang talks about how architecture can help address police brutality in America. >
Artist’s mock machine guns are sculpted from old typewriters

Denver-based Ravi Zupa brings gun violence to the fore in “Mightier Than”. >
Revitalising Detroit by giving homes to writers

Write A House is a non-profit that provides vocational training to Detroit locals while trying to stabilise a city in decline. >
New African Photography Exhibition hosted in New York

African artists and photographers are getting some serious attention and exposure overseas. Here's a look at one current exhibition in New York. >
Recent innovations in nanowire technology could lead to self-cooling clothing

A more flexible, environmentally sound, safer nanowire array has the potential to revolutionise occupations like fire fighting. >
Ebb: Changing the colour of your clothes using electricity

Researchers have created textiles that are able to slowly change colour, revealing a path to interactive garments. >
Immersive online museum campaigns for social and environmental issues

Using contemporary art, Art Works For Change inspires active engagement around environmental issues. >
Shared Studios launches a new Portal to Rwanda

The project designs futuristic portals, allowing users to reach out across the globe and communicate with each other face-to-face. >
Pedro&Juana: Architecture is a social service

Mexico City-based architecture and design practice Pedro&Juana create interactive and customisable spaces. >
New York rec centre combines gaming and exercise

Interactive and high-intensity, this circuit-based gym changes the experience of exercise. >
A self-healing biomaterial is the closest yet to mimicking human muscle

New biomaterial possesses extreme stretchability, self-healing and endurance properties; all revolutionary in the development of artificial skin and muscle. >
Traffic lights designed for distracted walkers

The German city of Augsburg installs pavement lights to ensure the safety of pedestrians distracted by their phones. >
Cricket Shelter: A modular way to farm food

Terreform ONE’s latest contribution to hybrid architecture is a modular urban insect farm that promises to be a sustainable food hub. >
Alex McDowell: Reimagining the narrative of storytelling

World-renowned production designer Alex McDowell is the man behind immersive, 5D worlds. >
All Love Is Equal takes a fairytale approach to LGBTIQ relationships

All love is iconic and all love should be viewed as a fairytale, says LGBTIQ photographer Braden Summers. >
Green Product: Harvest Cart is a solution to backyard farming

The small-scale harvesting cart makes collecting produce easier. >
Humanoid robot recovers sunken treasure

OceanOne is Stanford’s mermaid-like robot that can stand in for a human driver. >
Swale: the floating food forest

The Brooklyn-based project is a self-sustaining ecosystem, created to redesign our relationship with food. >
Pockulus: Smartphone free, affordable VR

Based on open-source tech, Pockulus is a DIY way into virtual reality. >
Gloves translate sign language into speech

Two university students are bridging a communication gap by turning sign language gestures into spoken English. >

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