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- Students propose a biomimetic solution to reduce post-harvest food waste in Nigeria Wed, 27 Nov 19, 5:30amAs one of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest producers of tomatoes, Nigeria grows up to 1.5 million tons of the fruit annually, yet nearly half of that harvest fails to make it to the market. In a bid to provide a solution to...
- Student invents turntable-speaker that spins off of upcycled and biodegradable materials Tue, 28 Jun 16, 5:00amInnova is a student's take on a turntable-speaker system made from entirely upcycled and biodegradable materials. Holly Jensen, a student of Victoria University of Wellington, had a particular interest in both unusual and...
- Students created the Self-Reliant glove to help people living with trembling and degenerative disorders Wed, 20 Jan 16, 7:30amTrembling severely limits and challenges the third age generation and people suffering from degenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. The inability to perform even smallest of everyday chores, like holding a glass...
- AntiRoom II is a circular wooden meditation space floating off the coast of Malta Tue, 12 Jan 16, 5:00amAntiroom II floats like an island off the coast of Malta. It is unreachable by land and can be accessed only by boat and swimming. The circular wooden structure forms an endless platform for sunbathing and relaxing and...
- World’s longest ice bridge is coming to Finland Thu, 24 Dec 15, 6:00amNext Monday the first batch of around 150 students will leave for Finland to built the world's longest bridge made of ice. The 65-meter-long paper fiber reinforced bridge, inspired by a Leonardo da Vinci design, is expected...
- Swiss students design wooden floating island for Lake Zurich art event Tue, 17 Nov 15, 5:00amIn celebration of Manifesta - a nomadic, European biennial of contemporary art which "responds to the new social, cultural and political reality that developed in the aftermath of the Cold War"—emerged in the 1990s...
- Student-designed Scalevo wheelchair can climb up stairs Sat, 11 Jul 15, 2:10amWhen a location lacks in wheelchair accessibility it can be a highly frustrating experience, and one that often makes it remarkably hard to maintain independence...
- Student-designed Scalevo wheelchair scales stairs on its own Fri, 10 Jul 15, 8:00pmWhen a location lacks in wheelchair accessibility it can be a highly frustrating experience, and one that often makes it remarkably hard to maintain independence...
- You can sleep like a floating astronaut in this Slovenian hotel Thu, 21 May 15, 7:53amVisitors of the Cultural Center of European Space Technologies (KSEVT) in rural Slovenia can now experience of being and astronaut and sleep in a way that mimics zero-gravity environments...
- Students design levitating 3D sleeping suits for a hotel in Slovenia Wed, 20 May 15, 10:00pmVisitors of the Cultural Center of European Space Technologies (KSEVT) in rural Slovenia can now experience of being and astronaut and sleep in a way that mimics zero-gravity environments...
- Futuristic Antarctic Research System is a modular shelter for modern-day nomads Wed, 7 Jan 15, 3:00amThese futuristic mobile pods were designed to provide optimal living and working conditions for researchers exploring the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth: Antarctica...
- Brilliant Device Could Completely Replace Crutches! Fri, 22 Aug 14, 1:00amIt is astonishing that the design of crutches hasn't changed much since they were invented about 100 years ago. Behzad Rashidi’s brilliant Sit & Stand Walking Assistant addresses this anachronism and reconfigures the...
- Brilliant Hands-Free Sit & Stand Device Could Completely Replace Crutches! Thu, 21 Aug 14, 11:38pmIt is astonishing that the design of crutches we use today hasn’t actually changed since its invention about 100 years ago. Behzad Rashidi’s brilliant Sit & Stand Walking Assistant addresses this anachronism and...
- IKOS Upcycled Modular Building Blocks Were Designed By Kids, For Kids! Sun, 30 Mar 14, 4:00amMove over LEGO, there's a new building block in town. The brain child of Mike Wong, a Park City, Utah-based industrial designer and engineer, IKOS are 3D toys that overcome many of the limitations of traditional building...
- Yojiro Oshima’s Beautifully Sculpted Bicycle is Made Almost Entirely From Wood Wed, 12 Mar 14, 5:30amThis amazing wooden bicycle was completely hand-crafted by Yojiro Oshima, a design student at the Craft&Industrial Department at Musashino Art University in Tokyo...