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Fold, share, and connect with this high-tech bicycle
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Designed in Argentina, the Gi FlyBike gives the daily bicycle commute a tech overhaul.
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30 Sep 15
Dr Imoh Okon’s drug resistance test kit revolutionises cancer treatment
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Dr Imoh Okon’s tech innovation could be the difference between life and death for cancer sufferers.
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30 Sep 15
This compact device treats chronic heart disease without surgery
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A company in the United States has designed the first ever catheter-based heart pump to treat chronic heart disease.
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30 Sep 15
The Sponge Suit bikini can help clean up the oceans
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A bikini made from super-absorbent material could be used to help clear pollutants out of the oceans.
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29 Sep 15
Autonomous tree-planting robot to tackle forest restoration
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Two university students embarked on a labour of love to create an independent tree-planting robot.
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29 Sep 15
Make any watch a smartwatch with this smart watchstrap
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The Polish innovators at uBirds have designed unique smart straps to transform your analogue watch into a smartwatch and fitness tracker.
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29 Sep 15
Israeli student designs medieval-style chainmail for urban wearers
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Bezalel Academy graduate Nitzan Kish is using 3D printing to make clothes that protect women from sexual assault in urban centres.
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28 Sep 15
Piloting this underwater drone is like flying
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OpenROV is a few steps away from completing its open-source underwater drone called Trident.
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25 Sep 15
Japan's space yacht is over 100million kilometres away from Earth
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Engineers in Japan successfully launched a solar sail to test the applications of solar power in deep space missions.
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24 Sep 15
Hella Jongerius: Imperfection opens the user's imagination
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Colour, materials and imperfection are just some of the things that internationally celebrated contemporary product designer Hella Jongerius values.
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24 Sep 15
Leftover, ground coffee has found a higher calling
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3Dom is taking coffee waste and converting it into a sustainable, recyclable 3D printing material.
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24 Sep 15
Simon Spurr: Digitising the future of heath care in Africa
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Simon Spurr helped create two online health platforms that allow better connection between the patient and the doctor and create secure, digital health records.
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23 Sep 15
Where did colour come from?
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Colour maker Laura Daza explores the origin of colour by transforming raw materials into eight ancient pigments.
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23 Sep 15
Breast milk pasteurisation app streamlines donation process
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FoneAstra is an app designed to ensure the quality of donated breast milk, saving the lives of hundreds of babies.
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23 Sep 15
Personalised 3D replicas allow doctors to take surgical practice runs
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Could a 3D-printed model of a patient’s heart make organ surgery easier, safer and faster?
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22 Sep 15
Ackeem Ngwenya on design for rural Africa
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Designer and recent graduate Ackeem Ngwenya says scarcity in Africa is a blank canvas for designers.
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22 Sep 15
Say goodbye to toothpaste with this Japanese design
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Japanese designer Kosho Ueshima has created Misoka, a nanotech toothbrush that cleans your teeth without toothpaste.
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22 Sep 15
Trailer: Ackeem Ngwenya on design for rural Africa
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Designer and recent graduate Akeem Ngwenya says scarcity in Africa is a blank canvas for designers.
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22 Sep 15
Inside Outside | Petra Blaisse and TextielLab collaborate on a knitted solar curtain
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Two Netherlands-based organisations are on the frontier of energy-harvesting textile design.
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22 Sep 15
Narrowing in on some of Japan’s most peculiar creations
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Edible art, wearable tech, and candy designs are all part of what makes Japan’s tech scene one of the craziest.
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21 Sep 15
Buddy: The next generation smart wearable for dogs
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Lighting, GPS tracking, health sensors, and home automation are all features in Squeaker’s new dog collar.
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17 Sep 15
Nigerian students design software for visually impaired mobile users
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Obafemi Awolowo University engineering students have built Humane – an app to make smartphone features more accessible to the blind.
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16 Sep 15
Zuby Onwuta on ThinkAndZoom, the revolutionary tech wearable
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Tech innovator Zuby Onwuta has designed a tech wearable that will help the visually impaired perform daily tasks.
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16 Sep 15
Chew your coffee: It’s good for your brain
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Go Cubes may be the next best thing for those willing to forgo the artsy coffee-crave Instagram post.
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16 Sep 15
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