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Rags to Revenue: Creating New Startups From Textile Waste

Every year, around 13 million tons of clothes, shoes, sheets, and other textiles end up in U.S. landfills. Your old t-shirt isn't just taking up...

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Classic Books with Inspiring Design Messages

Some remarkable reads that will inspire you to see solutions where others only see problems.

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When Clever Designs Fail: Learning From Kit Yamayo

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Building the Ultimate Adventure Playgrounds

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Will This Be the Hospital of the Future?

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Giving Ideas, Not Money: A New Type of Corporate Philanthropy

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Four Designs for Resilient Neighborhoods After Sandy

After Hurricane Sandy tore through the Rockaways in Queens, New York, nonprofits, developers, and the City of New York joined to launch a...

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How Do We Get to Zero Carbon? The UK May Show Us The Way

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This Engineering Undergrad Created a Pedal-Powered Recycling Machine

When old cell phones and computers end up in places like Accra, Ghana for recycling, the result isn't pretty: often, the easiest way to get to...

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A First-Aid Kit You Can Use With One Hand

The typical first aid kit hasn't changed that much since it was first invented in the 1880s, so there's plenty of room for innovation. Here's...

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The Future of Stuff: The Global Breaker Challenge

How do you redesign manufacturing in 14 days? Students in teams around the world are trying to figure this out now in the Breaker Challenge...

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A Truly Smartphone: An Open-Source, Repairable, Conflict-Free Device to Covet

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Toy Hacking: Training Kids to be Makers

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Grow Your Own Bugs With the Latest Kitchen Gadget

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Making it Real: A Floating Pool for the East River

Picture yourself on a 95-degree summer day in New York City, the air so humid that the minute you walk outside you're sticky by the time you...

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The Upcycled World of Superuse Studios

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Adventure Supply Kit: Everything You Need for Summer Exploring

Wondering what to bring along as you set off exploring this summer? Design student Mia Johnson put together this kit as inspiration, with...

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