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  • MIT Hacking Discrimination
    3 Ways to hack discrimination in the US
    Hacking Discrimination aimed to find technology-based solutions to address discrimination. >
  • Krisztina Czika's human hair cup. Image: Margherita Soldati
    How about human hair for mass production?
    In an exploration of hair being used in the production of objects, this artist hacks an everyday Ikea china cup. >
  • Elbow
    Bringing back the cassette tape
    New tech meets the nostalgia for the humble cassette tape. >
  • jeggo
    Using light as a cure
    The Jeggo helps its users overcome the downsides of travelling with therapeutic music and light. >
  • These unique skateboard decks are made of hemp natural fibres. Designed for cruising, these boards were built for the future
    Skateboards made from hemp
    These unique skateboard decks are made of hemp natural fibres. Designed for cruising, these boards were built for the future. >
  • Picture via: Helping Hands Facebook
    Synthetic skin could return touch to amputees
    Researchers have combined solar power and electronic skin for the first time. >
  • Artwork for Equity
    Artwork for equity
    These original postcards promote inclusion, equity, liberation, and justice for all races. >
  • Mashambas Skyscraper
    The Mashambas Skyscraper
    A skyscraper conceived as an educational centre and marketplace for new agricultural communities in sub-Saharan Africa. >
  • MIT have developed DuoSkin, a metallic tattoo that enables you to use your skin as an interface to control devices, receive data and communicate.
    DuoSkin: Tattoos that work as on-skin interfaces
    MIT have developed DuoSkin, a metallic tattoo that enables you to use your skin as an interface to control devices, receive data and communicate. >
  • Game for Humanity by Marc Buhrer
    A card game for positive vibes
    If a random act of kindness comes into your life, pay it forward. >
  • Reebok’s Cotton + Corn
    Reebok’s Cotton + Corn
    Bringing environmentally friendly design into the footwear we love. >
  • Grotto
    A 3D-printed grotto designed by algorithms
    The future of architecture explored. >
  • Nomes Dee
    The otherworldly creations of Nomes Dee
    Zambian graphic designer Nomes Dee is inspired by Afrofuturism. >
  • Cairo: Youth in resistance
    Cairo: Youth in resistance
    Director Selim El Sadek documents the youth who challenge the system through hip hop in Cairo, Egypt. >
  • The Sound Shirt
    A shirt that pulsates with the intensity of music
    This wearable device allows the hearing impaired to experience music. >
  • Off Beat cookbook
    Refugee chefs share the taste of home
    Eat Offbeat: An unprecedented cookbook featuring recipes and stories by refugees now working as chefs in New York City. >
  • Waves for Water
    This new documentary, released on World Water Day, follows former pro surfer Jon Rose and his mission to help bring clean drinking water to those in need. >
  • Great Big Story
    The physicist who folds
    Physicist Robert lang left NASA to practice origami. Great Big Story tells us why. >
  • Data Oruwari
    Data Oruwari: Master of the micropen
    “Creativity is my religion, so I’m always finding new ways to bring things to life.” >
  • Ecocubo
    Eco-friendly digs for the modern nomad
    The University of Porto (UPTEC), Portuguese startup Ecocubo created a prefab perfect for travellers. >
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