Month: January 2019

System saves water and lives through recycling excess liquid

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Water shortages will become ever more common around the world soon, with pollution, harsh weather, and growing populations all taking their toll. Springwise has already highlighted innovations seeking to alleviate such issues. This media partnership is working to clean British waterways and a prototype could turn snow into…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com January 14, 2019 Off

New collection of vases uses machine-led design

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Iraqi-born and UAE-based architect and designer Layth Mahdi makes products that challenge the boundaries of art, science and technology. His work investigates the relationship between the beauty of materials and the elegant precision of advanced production processes, digital fabrication methods and robotics. His first collection, debuted during Dubai…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com January 14, 2019 Off

3D model uses VR to virtually examine cancer cells

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Tumours are varied and complex, and a cure for cancer remains elusive. However, technology is already having a major impact on medicine and research. At Springwise we’ve seen how machine learning algorithms are assisting in Alzheimer’s diagnoses, and, more pertinently, we’ve seen AR being used to design better…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com January 11, 2019 Off

Mexico City uses recycled plastic tricycle to fight congestion

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Given the concern with reducing waste, there have been an increasing number of innovations that try to combat this in some way. At Springwise, we have previously covered a toothbrush made from paper and a method for extracting usable nutrients from seafood processing. Now, Design Academy Eindhoven graduate,…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com January 11, 2019 Off

Customisable jumper can adapt to fit anyone

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By jrtrombold@gmail.com January 11, 2019 Off

Smart helmet can send SOS signals from the slopes

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); A helmet can offer much more than protection when it comes to extreme sports. We’ve previously seen a helmet for motorcyclists that gives 360 degree vision and an innovative solution to facilitate hands-free group communication. However, now, skiers and snowboarders are getting the smart helmet service. The Snowtide helmet…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com January 10, 2019 Off

Port embraces smart mapping technology to improve shipping efficiency

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); The ability to visualise the “where” dimension in patterns, trends and other spatial relationships is crucial for planning and optimising processes. We’ve previously seen location intelligence being applied to Nepal’s HDX (Human Data Exchange) platform for disaster relief. Another example is the NINA app in Brazil, which empowers…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com January 10, 2019 Off