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Turning the violent side of nature into an energy source

Design News > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

Japanese engineers turn their attention to the power of typhoons. >

15 Nov 16
RoboBees and the future of pollination

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Are scientists about to replace bees? >

14 Nov 16
The untapped light & utility of plants

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Turning plants into sources of energy and light. >

14 Nov 16
Poisoned Pasts: Shedding light on SA's dubious history

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Thinking

New exhibition lifts the lid on apartheid government’s most dangerous programme. >

11 Nov 16
MIT scientists engineer spinach to detect explosives

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

This research team has found a way to infuse the vegetable with super powers. >

10 Nov 16
MIT breaks new ground with “soft” aeroplane wing

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

The lightweight structure is a modular, flexible advancement in the field of soft robotics. >

9 Nov 16
Empower, Connect and Sustain: This year’s top Global Grad Show projects

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

Conceptually simple, technically complex, physical and virtual design. >

9 Nov 16
The magnetic ink that heals itself

Design News > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

Engineers developed electronic circuits that are able to recover from damage independently. >

9 Nov 16
A high-tech shopping cart for the homeless

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

This tricked-out trolley aims to help secure the belongings of Canada’s nomadic homeless population. >

9 Nov 16
Vera de Pont: DIY fashion – only scissors required

Video Interviews > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Dutch design graduate Vera de Pont is trying to bridge the gap between designer and consumer with fashion garments that are DIY and open source. >

4 Nov 16
Meet Deltu, the moody tripod robot

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

This AI robot mimics the temperamental side in us. >

4 Nov 16
Funky made-to-order sportswear by AnoukxVera

Design News > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Made-to-order sportswear by AnoukxVera is funky, fun and aims to turn the fashion industry a teeny bit topsy turvy. >

3 Nov 16
Harvard researchers develop world's first 3D-printed heart on a chip

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

Could this development mean the beginning of the end of animal product testing? Harvard researchers have developed a tiny heart that is 3D-printed on a chip. >

3 Nov 16
MIT breaks new ground on the road to clean energy

Design News > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

Scientists achieve the highest plasma pressure ever recorded. >

2 Nov 16
New seamless waterproof garments

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Wendy Andreu has developed a series of craft-inspired waterproof garments that are not sewn or cut into patterns. >

1 Nov 16
Fortifying long-distance connections through ambient light

Next Generation > Design Thinking

The Lightbound project is facilitating meaningful human connection with technology. >

1 Nov 16
Photos capable of producing electricity developed by Finnish Researchers

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

What if that photo on your mantle could help power your kettle? >

31 Oct 16
A revolution in wearable health tracking technology

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

The emerging health & fitness tech market poised for even more growth. >

28 Oct 16
Engineered seduction: How slot machines keep users fixated

Opinion > Design Thinking / Product Design

Take a look at the deceptive graphic design & psychology behind gambling machines. >

27 Oct 16
Student thesis initiates award-winning community food project

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Food Design

Blank Plate: The culinary design curriculum helping to navigate life in a ‘food desert’. >

27 Oct 16
Sensing strain in the body with new fibre optics

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

These refined fibres could one day revolutionise neuroscience and brain treatment. >

26 Oct 16
Do The Green Thing: Not Another Make Up Tutorial

Inside View > Design Activism / Design Thinking

With its promotion of overconsumption, its excessive packaging and dubious ingredients, the beauty industry is pretty bad for the environment. >

25 Oct 16
Mind-controlled robotic arm allows man to feel again

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

Scientists are working to restore lost sensation with advanced haptic tech. >

25 Oct 16
Decorative discouragement: The dirty tricks in architecture

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

Take a look at a few sly design choices that benefit some & prohibit others. >

24 Oct 16

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