Design Without Borders has developed an ecological urinal for home use in slums and remote areas.

There's much talk and excitement about 3D printing. Is it the "next big thing"? Michaella Janse van Vuuren tells us about the pros, cons and possibilities.

The D.light S1, a no-risk solar lamp, is providing children with bright and reliable electricity to study at night.

"Looks Like Music" is an interactive installation that brings drawing and sound together with the help of miniature robots.

All Out is the world's first transnational online gay rights organisation that promotes love and equality everywhere.

WeWi has designed the world's first truly solar powered laptop that seeks to make education available in the most remote areas.

A new bottle for the SodaStream Source, designed by Yves Béhar, draws inspiration from a drop motif.

Ashley Heather creates a range of jewellery drawing on sustainable and socially conscious principles.

The "Thinking Design" exhibition at the University of Johannesburg considers the concept of design thinking and how it leads to the solving of a design problem.

The use of non-sterile syringes lead to many unnecessary deaths each year. Here's a concept that gives patients the power to know when a syringe is unsafe.

An interactive board game aims to teach illiterate Indian women about financial literacy in a fun and engaging way.