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Project Alloy: Intel reveals its “merged” reality headset
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The Californian tech company is developing a VR headset with unique versatility.
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25 Aug 16
DuoSkin: Tattoo-like devices print tech on skin
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Using gold leaf metal, MIT researchers are placing customised, tattoo-like interfaces directly onto the skin of the user.
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16 Aug 16
This high-tech Lunchbox helps feed hungry children in the world's poorest regions
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With the Lunchbox, donating to a good cause is as easy as tapping a device.
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28 Jul 16
Researchers are a step closer to an invisibility cloak for objects
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“Cloak” device makes objects seem invisible by making curved surfaces seem flat.
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19 Jul 16
The world’s largest air purifier is touring the smoggy cities of China
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Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde’s Smog Free Tower (which works like a vacuum cleaner for dirty air) is travelling to China.
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11 Jul 16
Cozmo, the unpredictable robotic companion
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Tech innovation company Anki have designed a tiny robotic companion like no other.
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8 Jul 16
Body Electric: Technology meets fashion
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Fashion designer Clara Daguin brings together technology and textiles in her striking collection Body Electric.
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30 Jun 16
Soofa: NYC’s solar-powered benches
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Soofa group is spreading technology with their solar-powered benches.
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2 Jun 16
Smart earpiece translates languages in real-time
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Pilot is an earpiece that translates conversations as they happen.
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27 May 16
Mover Kit: Make-it-yourself technology
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This toy introduces kids to coding and the technology behind their gadgets.
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20 May 16
Recycled materials unite on a grand scale with Collage House
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Architecture & Interiors
The Mumbai home is made from a collection of recycled and found materials.
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17 May 16
Treating mental illness with virtual reality
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An Oxford University study tested virtual simulation on sufferers of severe paranoia, with positive results.
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11 May 16
Recent innovations in nanowire technology could lead to self-cooling clothing
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Information Design
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A more flexible, environmentally sound, safer nanowire array has the potential to revolutionise occupations like fire fighting.
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10 May 16
Chimera IoT: a Kenyan startup designing smart homes
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
The recently established company adapts Western technology to African specific conditions.
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5 May 16
Green Product: Breathing Skins adapts to the environment
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A showroom in Germany allows users to experience technology that adapts internal conditions to its external environment.
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4 May 16
BeSeens: LED imbedded, hand-signalling cycling gloves
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BeSeens use motion detection and LED lighting to make indicating safer for cyclists.
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29 Apr 16
Pockulus: Smartphone free, affordable VR
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Based on open-source tech, Pockulus is a DIY way into virtual reality.
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28 Apr 16
Livia: A high tech solution to menstrual pain
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Product Design
A US-based company launched a campaign to crowdfund a high tech off-switch for menstrual pain.
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21 Apr 16
NeuroLife: A chip that gives movement back to the paralysed
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Design Thinking
Researchers have created a prototype for a medical device that allows a paralysed person to perform basic tasks.
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15 Apr 16
Skin: The next step in wearable tech
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SkinHaptics is a new innovation that sees the palm of your hand as the next display surface for wearable tech.
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12 Apr 16
Smart tampons could be the future of home diagnostics
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Researchers are creating a tampon testing system that helps women monitor their own health and fertility.
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7 Apr 16
The "A" speaker: A solution to noise pollution
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Music & Sound Design
The "A" speaker is like listening to headphones without the headphones.
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17 Mar 16
MIT researchers reveal world's thinnest solar cell
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A team at MIT have created an ultra-thin solar cell that could open up new applications for solar power in the long term.
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1 Mar 16
Tech groups rally in support of migrants
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Techfugees is a global movement pooling together their resources and skill to aid refugees.
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29 Feb 16
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