Tag: Design
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10 great African innovations
From fintech to health to the environment, clever inventions are improving the lives of millions of people.
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Drones designed like bugs
Hundreds of millions of years of evolution have given insects the ability to fly efficiently and robustly. Roboticists are taking note.
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Making labour less laborious
Childbirth may be the most important event in a mother’s life, but it can also be the most traumatic. Technology can help.
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Amsterdam’s Waterworld
An expert discusses the challenges of creating a major district entirely with floating houses.
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Buildings that live and breathe
From London to Hamburg to Singapore, architects draw inspiration from living organisms to design energy-efficient buildings.
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Labs without borders
Designers working with biologists and engineers: not so long ago such collaboration would have been unusual. Now it is at the heart of European Science.
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New materials for new records
Aluminium, carbon and even bamboo: sport results today depend highly on the materials.