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Danielle Begnaud looks at how to involve children in the process of designing toys
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Her project Brain Bridges explores how toy design might change when children are considered partners in the design process, instead of just end users.
23 Oct 20
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How surgical robots are assisting with surgery
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Interaction Design
A collaboration between Wyss Associate Faculty member Robert Woodand and Robotics engineer Hiroyuki Suzuki.
22 Oct 20
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ASMR: The new wave of sound therapy
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Creative Economy
Here we discover the sensation of ASMR.
22 Oct 20
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Healing Health Cafe's
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Creative Economy
Pop-in and rest pit-stops are urban sanctuaries for city slickers.
22 Oct 20
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The new digital health clinic for women
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"We’ll deliver your medication quickly and discreetly to your front door. You’ll open your treatment in the comfort of your own home."
22 Oct 20
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The virtual community for mental health and care in a game form
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Created by designer-researcher Bianca Carague, Bump Galaxy is a virtual community for mental health and care in a game world prototyped on Minecraft.
22 Oct 20
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The mind-blowingNeuralink
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Interaction Design
The first neural implant that will let you control a computer or mobile device anywhere you go.
22 Oct 20
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Meet the first smart case that records your birth control pill intake to keep you on track
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“Up to 80% of women on the pill miss at least one per month, so we designed a smart system that tracks the pill and sends reminders until it’s taken.”
22 Oct 20
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The S.A.D. SUN ALLERGY DIARIES
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Information Design
SiiGii designs concept-driven body extensions
22 Oct 20
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How the CRISPR gene-editing tool became a scientific breakthrough
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Illustrating how to edit genes - Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna are this year’s Nobel Laureates for Chemistry
22 Oct 20
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South African architecture student looks at how to reimagine dangerous alleyways in a Johannesburg suburb as pedestrian streets
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Joshil Naran's Honours project is named “in-between, back-to-back & front-to-front”.
22 Oct 20
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Universal typeface Braille Neue builds new connections between the sighted and visually impaired
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Designer Kosuke Takahashi has created a font that enables visually impaired and sighted people to read from the same page and connect with each other.
20 Oct 20
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Plus Minus 25: Melting curtains that could regulate room temperature
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Anna Koppmann and Esmée Willemsen are working with old technologies to create a brand-new heating and cooling system for homes.
20 Oct 20
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Maternity care project Birth Reborn looks to support black mothers in America
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Design graduate, Victoria Ayo focused her final project Birth Reborn on creating better maternity care for black mothers in America.
18 Oct 20
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How to treat the HIV epidemic: RCA graduate Ricky Stoch addresses treatment adherence
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Royal College of Art graduate Ricky Stoch created a system called FebriSol that aims to solve the problem of treatment adherence.
18 Oct 20
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#antenna2020 Interview: Ricky stoch
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"I don't distinguish between my design ethics and personal ethics, I just try my best to act with integrity."
17 Oct 20
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antenna 2020: The young, the curious, the brave
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Design Thinking
Initiated by Design Indaba and Dutch Design Week, antenna takes the pulse of the new design.
17 Oct 20
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A playground built to scale for children
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Urban & Landscape Design
Studio Ossidiana realized Horismos in tinted concrete with different finishes, adding a tactile element to this labyrinth-like structure.
15 Oct 20
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A new perspective of storytelling for children
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The project was nominated for a Kids Design Award 2020.
15 Oct 20
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Kid-friendly electronics kit
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Founded by French designer Matthieu Muller, Studio Fantasio’s has created a kid-friendly electronics kit.
15 Oct 20
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The new inclusive LEGO experience
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Through teamwork they created audio and braille building instructions which now gives those with disabilities the ability to enjoy the LEGO creative play experi
15 Oct 20
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ANOHA: The story of Noah from the Torah with interactive exhibits
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Architecture & Interiors
Interactive exhibits and a series of animals formed from recycled materials, constitute the inhabitants of this modern ark.
15 Oct 20
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Foster + Partners launched #architecturefromhome in lockdown to help educate kids.
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Architecture & Interiors
#architecturefromhome challenges kids to think about their built environment.
14 Oct 20
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Making learning new languages accessible to all children
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Bilingual books by Habbi Habbi intend to bridge the gap between first and second language.
14 Oct 20
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