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Skull echoes offer solution to current password systems
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28 Apr 16
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German research team look into skull echoes as new passwords to access private accounts or devices.
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Search engine uses ad revenue to plant trees
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28 Apr 16
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Ecosia is a search engine and social initiative that uses income generated from search ads to fight global deforestation.
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South African creative Menzi Ndlovu isn’t just a one-minute man
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28 Apr 16
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Johannesburg-based illustrator Menzi Ndlovu immortalises everyday people in one minute sketches.
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Pockulus: Smartphone free, affordable VR
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28 Apr 16
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Based on open-source tech, Pockulus is a DIY way into virtual reality.
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Bioo: A plant that is also a charging station
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28 Apr 16
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Charging your electronic devices could be done in the easiest, greenest way possible with the Bioo plant.
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Anna Raimondo’s latest collection – NOIR
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27 Apr 16
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Cape Town’s Anna Raimondo releases her latest range, NOIR, for her jewellery design company, Smith.
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Michael Shiferaw: Digital design with a positive impact
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27 Apr 16
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It’s a good time to be a creative in Africa, says creative director Michael Shiferaw
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Plastic card melts to fix or modify anything
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27 Apr 16
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FORMcard is a play dough type of substance that aims to become as ubiquitous as sticky tape or Prestik.
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A floating UFO to call home
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27 Apr 16
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Italian boating company designs a flying saucer-like house boat for living and sailing on the sea.
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Local animator Mike Scott on creating lasting relationships with characters
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27 Apr 16
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Cape Town animator Mike Scott’s work is simple nostalgia mixed with pop culture characters that you want to get to know.
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Tackling Islamophobia through unifying portraits
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27 Apr 16
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It’s time to shift the conversation on the Muslim identity, says NATIVE VML.
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Amy Slatem’s illustrations are inspired by nature
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26 Apr 16
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Amy Slatem is a graphic designer and illustrator who prefers the flowing lines in nature to the hard geometric shapes in cities.
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Recycle India finds a solution to dangerous waste materials
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26 Apr 16
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Recycle India turns oil drums and tyres into furniture.
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Gloves translate sign language into speech
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26 Apr 16
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Two university students are bridging a communication gap by turning sign language gestures into spoken English.
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The Mimi Moto cookstove is cleaner and safer than traditional cookstoves
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26 Apr 16
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Mimi Moto’s cookstove makes clean, safe cooking accessible to everyone.
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Advertising billboard doubles as Zika mosquito trap
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26 Apr 16
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Two Brazilian agencies are creating awareness around the Zika virus while alleviating the problem.
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Drone waitstaff gives valuable insight into a burgeoning technology
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26 Apr 16
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Students at the Eindhoven University of Technology launched the world’s first drone cafe but they want to do much more.
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Hunt virtual prey with this VR experience
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26 Apr 16
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Become the hunter in this interactive, educational, and experiential VR game.
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Geometric jewellery from Philisa Zibi
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25 Apr 16
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Design Indaba 2016 Emerging Creative Philisa Zibi creates geometric jewellery for women in a variety of mediums.
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A biodegradable alternative to harmful plastic packaging
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25 Apr 16
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AMAM takes top prize at the Lexus Design Award for its zero waste solution to packaging pollution.
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Lungile Mbokane: An emerging graphic artist telling stories through his work
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25 Apr 16
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Johannesburg artist, Lungile Mbokane, speaks about his work and creative process.
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“Where is the ‘ME’ in Media?” asks a black woman in photography
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25 Apr 16
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South African-based, Kenyan Stephanie Mzee’s new photographic series interrogates the representation of black women in media.
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Zedfactory’s pod homes are built on city car parks
Design News
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25 Apr 16
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A new housing concept will tap into the millions of existing car park spaces across the UK.
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Panama’s waste is now a village of plastic bottles
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25 Apr 16
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Isla Colón in Bocas Del Toro, Panama will be home to an entire village constructed out of recycled plastic bottles.
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