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Digital meets acoustic in Mune, a new kind of instrument
Design News
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26 Aug 16
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Mune combines the power of electronic music with the expressiveness and simplicity of an acoustic instrument.
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OLO turns smartphones into portable 3D printers
Design News
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26 Aug 16
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Anyone with a smartphone can digitally fabricate objects with this 3D-printing device.
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IDENTITY: The prosthetic replacements for fingerprint authentication
Next Generation
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26 Aug 16
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Design student creates rubber fingertips to better protect your privacy.
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Robotic lifeguard designed for rapid rescue and recovery
Design News
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26 Aug 16
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Remote-controlled buoy becomes a tool for quick and efficient sea rescue.
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Living Gadgets: What if organisms can become disposable design components?
Design Frontiers
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26 Aug 16
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Studio José de la O contemplates the possibilities of genetically modified life forms made suitable for human convenience and comfort.
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Project Alloy: Intel reveals its “merged” reality headset
Design News
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25 Aug 16
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The Californian tech company is developing a VR headset with unique versatility.
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A visual journey into Central America’s gang violence
Design News
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25 Aug 16
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Photojournalist Donna De Cesare documents the impact of a 30-year struggle in Central America.
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XCollektiv: Resisting gentrification through art
Design News
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25 Aug 16
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The controversial ‘Wanted’ series continues to both galvanize and provoke.
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Tired running shoes turned into slippers for school children
Design News
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25 Aug 16
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GreenSole collects old trainers and transforms them into new shoes for rural kids.
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The Street Store: Pop-up charity for the homeless
Design News
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25 Aug 16
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Cape Town’s Street Store uses public spaces to provide clothing for the homeless locally and abroad.
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Noma: A temporary place called home
Design News
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24 Aug 16
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Filmmaker Pablo Pinedo Bóveda’s Noma looks at the struggles of a South African slum community.
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Phlur: The new fragrance brand with socially conscious appeal
Product Spotlight
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24 Aug 16
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Eric Korman believes the cologne industry should start taking ethical responsibility.
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Kosovo’s visually arresting road to the Olympics
Design Frontiers
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24 Aug 16
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These images capture the Kosovo Olympic team as they prepare to make history.
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A bamboo city built for communal living
Design News
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24 Aug 16
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Penda explores the idea of a sustainable urban village made out of bamboo and rope.
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Christi du Toit’s ping-pong approach to illustration
Design News
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24 Aug 16
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We spoke to South African illustrator Christi du Toit about honing your craft in a competitive industry.
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Snask on the power of provocative branding
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23 Aug 16
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Stockholm-based creative agency Snask is known for rockstar-inspired, pink, provocative designs.
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The Hangman: transcending expectations of the armed struggle
Design News
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23 Aug 16
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Directed by SA filmmaker Zwelethu Radebe, “The Hangman” tells the story of a black warder faced with an impossible choice.
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The Jolt Sensor: detecting concussions in young athletes
Design News
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23 Aug 16
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This thumb-sized, wearable sensor is making sport safer.
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China opens record-breaking transparent bridge
Design News
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23 Aug 16
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The Hunan province is now home to the longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge in the world.
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Catch an autonomous flying drone to work
Design Frontiers
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23 Aug 16
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Airbus shares plans to develop autonomous flying vehicles in response to land-based traffic congestion.
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TrackR Bravo: Making lost items a thing of the past
Product Spotlight
• Duration: 1:38
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22 Aug 16
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Chris Herbert and his team at Phone Halo have designed a compact tracker device that can be used for practically anything.
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BuggyAir: A mobile air pollution tracker
Design News
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22 Aug 16
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This air pollution testing kit helps parents make informed decisions about the type of environments they expose their children to.
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Buhle Ngaba’s The Girl Without A Sound
Design Frontiers
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22 Aug 16
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Meet the young actress encouraging little girls to own their voice.
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Shoey Shoes made entirely from waste materials
Design News
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22 Aug 16
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Student looks into using material offcuts to create a sustainable range of children’s shoes.
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