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Egypt uses sewage to grow forests in the desert
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Creative Economy
To tackle desertification, the Egyptian government is growing tree plantations that thrive on waste water.
31 Aug 16
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Solar Express: The futuristic space transit concept
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Industrial Design
Montréal’s Imaginactive has put forth a design idea that would bring remote parts of the cosmos within closer human reach.
31 Aug 16
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One man’s journey home with the help of Google Earth
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Film & Animation
Using Google Earth, Saroo Brierley found his family after 25 years. This is his story.
31 Aug 16
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Estream: A portable USB charger powered by moving water
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Product Design
Enomad’s portable power plant generates electricity using any source of running water.
30 Aug 16
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The dynamic solar shading of Kiefer Technic Showroom
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Architecture & Interiors
This building reacts to the outside environment to benefit its inhabitants.
30 Aug 16
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Sculptural desalination plant imagined for Santa Monica pier
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Architecture & Interiors
Pipe is a sustainable water harvesting solution that could produce 4.5 billion litres of clean water for California.
30 Aug 16
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Oneware: The one-hand only kitchenware
Next Generation
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Product Design
Singaporean Industrial Design student creates a range of utensils to aid those with disabilities in the kitchen.
30 Aug 16
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Problem? These girls build their own solutions
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Industrial Design
Construction and carpentry are not readily associated with high school girls. Project H Design’s Girls Garage hopes to change that.
30 Aug 16
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50 000 murals to pay tribute to the honeybee
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Design Activism
American artist Matthew Willey paints breathtaking murals to save the honeybee.
29 Aug 16
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Exploring different cultures through art
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Inspired by various sub-cultures in and outside the city of Johannesburg, Terrence Toko Maluleke creates unique illustrations.
29 Aug 16
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Harvard’s squishy autonomous robot
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Design Thinking
With no electronics, this revolutionary 3D printed robot moves with the help of a chemical reaction.
29 Aug 16
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Artistry for the departed: The fantastic coffins of Ghana
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Product Design
Inspired by the traditions of Ghana's Ga people, these custom-made coffins send the deceased off in imaginative style.
29 Aug 16
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AdrenaCard: the epinephrine auto-injector that fits in your pocket
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Product Design
Student duo develop a sleek new way for patients to self-administer life-saving medicine.
29 Aug 16
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Digital meets acoustic in Mune, a new kind of instrument
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Music & Sound Design
Mune combines the power of electronic music with the expressiveness and simplicity of an acoustic instrument.
26 Aug 16
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OLO turns smartphones into portable 3D printers
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Product Design
Anyone with a smartphone can digitally fabricate objects with this 3D-printing device.
26 Aug 16
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IDENTITY: The prosthetic replacements for fingerprint authentication
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Product Design
Design student creates rubber fingertips to better protect your privacy.
26 Aug 16
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Robotic lifeguard designed for rapid rescue and recovery
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Product Design
Remote-controlled buoy becomes a tool for quick and efficient sea rescue.
26 Aug 16
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Living Gadgets: What if organisms can become disposable design components?
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Product Design
Studio José de la O contemplates the possibilities of genetically modified life forms made suitable for human convenience and comfort.
26 Aug 16
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Project Alloy: Intel reveals its “merged” reality headset
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Product Design
The Californian tech company is developing a VR headset with unique versatility.
25 Aug 16
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A visual journey into Central America’s gang violence
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Art & Photography
Photojournalist Donna De Cesare documents the impact of a 30-year struggle in Central America.
25 Aug 16
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XCollektiv: Resisting gentrification through art
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Design Activism
The controversial ‘Wanted’ series continues to both galvanize and provoke.
25 Aug 16
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Tired running shoes turned into slippers for school children
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
GreenSole collects old trainers and transforms them into new shoes for rural kids.
25 Aug 16
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The Street Store: Pop-up charity for the homeless
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Interaction Design
Cape Town’s Street Store uses public spaces to provide clothing for the homeless locally and abroad.
25 Aug 16
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Noma: A temporary place called home
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Film & Animation
Filmmaker Pablo Pinedo Bóveda’s Noma looks at the struggles of a South African slum community.
24 Aug 16
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