<strong>A'seedbot --</strong> Global Grad Show highlights design projects that tackle social and environmental issues. Here are some of the creations from the 2021 Middle East and North Africa program. A small autonomous robot designed to work in the desert, A'seedbot charges its solar panels in the day and plants seeds during the night. Created by Mazyar Etehadi of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, the robot moves on 3D-printed legs and has ultrasonic distance sensors for eyes to avoid hazards.
A'seedbot -- Global Grad Show highlights design projects that tackle social and environmental issues. Here are some of the creations from the 2021 Middle East and North Africa program. A small autonomous robot designed to work in the desert, A'seedbot charges its solar panels in the day and plants seeds during the night. Created by Mazyar Etehadi of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, the robot moves on 3D-printed legs and has ultrasonic distance sensors for eyes to avoid hazards.
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<strong>Al Selah: Rethinking the city and nature -- </strong>The lack of public and open space in Abu Dhabi inspired Dina Banat of Abu Dhabi University to design a floating vertical hub concept within the emirate's Mangrove National Park. The concept is inspired by the mangrove tree and would contain a scientific research center, markets, exhibitions and activity areas, and "break the barrier" between city and green space.<br />
Al Selah: Rethinking the city and nature -- The lack of public and open space in Abu Dhabi inspired Dina Banat of Abu Dhabi University to design a floating vertical hub concept within the emirate's Mangrove National Park. The concept is inspired by the mangrove tree and would contain a scientific research center, markets, exhibitions and activity areas, and "break the barrier" between city and green space.
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<strong>Hexycle -- </strong>Hexycle is designed to upcycle waste leather. The kit cuts leather scraps into uniform hexagonal shapes, which are then bonded inside a glue frame to create tessellating leather sheets. The concept was designed by Amirali Seyedmajidi and Zahra Ghiasi while in their final semester as undergraduates at the Art University of Isfahan, Iran. <br />
Hexycle -- Hexycle is designed to upcycle waste leather. The kit cuts leather scraps into uniform hexagonal shapes, which are then bonded inside a glue frame to create tessellating leather sheets. The concept was designed by Amirali Seyedmajidi and Zahra Ghiasi while in their final semester as undergraduates at the Art University of Isfahan, Iran.
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<strong>Shefa Masr -- </strong>Meaning "healing Egypt," Shefa Masr is a mobile dialysis service for patients with kidney failure living outside of Cairo, allowing them to receive medical care outside of hospitals. Its creator, Sarah El Adawy, of the German University in Cairo, says it can provide 12 dialysis sessions per day.<br />
Shefa Masr -- Meaning "healing Egypt," Shefa Masr is a mobile dialysis service for patients with kidney failure living outside of Cairo, allowing them to receive medical care outside of hospitals. Its creator, Sarah El Adawy, of the German University in Cairo, says it can provide 12 dialysis sessions per day.
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<strong>Algrow -- </strong>Algrow is not a novel lampshade but a micro factory for the home. It produces spirulina, a mineral-rich algae considered a superfood by some. Water pipes with embedded LED units grow the algae and a vending machine-style system dispenses it. Creators Zina Issah, Alhaan Ahmed and Mazyar Etehadi of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation say their design decentralizes production of a foodstuff typically grown on farms.<br />
Algrow -- Algrow is not a novel lampshade but a micro factory for the home. It produces spirulina, a mineral-rich algae considered a superfood by some. Water pipes with embedded LED units grow the algae and a vending machine-style system dispenses it. Creators Zina Issah, Alhaan Ahmed and Mazyar Etehadi of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation say their design decentralizes production of a foodstuff typically grown on farms.
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<strong>EcoPhil -- </strong>Many clothes contain plastics, and washing them causes microplastic fibers to escape into wastewater systems. EcoPhil, by Middle East Technical University student Darya Ercivan is a filter fitted to the front of a washing machine that removes microplastics from graywater. An app will even tell you when to replace the filter attachment. <br />
EcoPhil -- Many clothes contain plastics, and washing them causes microplastic fibers to escape into wastewater systems. EcoPhil, by Middle East Technical University student Darya Ercivan is a filter fitted to the front of a washing machine that removes microplastics from graywater. An app will even tell you when to replace the filter attachment.
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<strong>SLEEYE --</strong> Non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder is an interruption to the circadian rhythm, and can affect blind and visually impaired people, resulting in poor sleep at night. Tehran University of Art students Farzaneh Mangelian and Zahra Ghiasi drew on research showing that short-wavelength blue light suppressed melatonin and caused alertness in blind subjects, and created a light therapy box controlled by a mobile phone. A strip laid across the user's bed tracks movement, heart rate and breathing during sleep, while the therapy box can emit "pink noise," a background noise that can block out annoying sounds and aid sleep.<br />
SLEEYE -- Non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder is an interruption to the circadian rhythm, and can affect blind and visually impaired people, resulting in poor sleep at night. Tehran University of Art students Farzaneh Mangelian and Zahra Ghiasi drew on research showing that short-wavelength blue light suppressed melatonin and caused alertness in blind subjects, and created a light therapy box controlled by a mobile phone. A strip laid across the user's bed tracks movement, heart rate and breathing during sleep, while the therapy box can emit "pink noise," a background noise that can block out annoying sounds and aid sleep.
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<strong>Wastology -- </strong>Dalilah Mansoor and Kaya Tueni, students at the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, created "Wastology," an indoor composting machine that doubles as a herb and vegetable grower. Identifying food waste as a major problem in the UAE, their design chops up food waste in a humid environment for quick compost, which can then be fed into growing tubes in the section above.<br />
Wastology -- Dalilah Mansoor and Kaya Tueni, students at the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, created "Wastology," an indoor composting machine that doubles as a herb and vegetable grower. Identifying food waste as a major problem in the UAE, their design chops up food waste in a humid environment for quick compost, which can then be fed into growing tubes in the section above.
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<strong>Themis -- </strong>Zina Issa of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation has created a device designed to gauge the temperature of a room -- and we're not talking degrees Celsius. Themis detects "triggering words" indicating that an offensive remark is being made or vocal frequencies suggesting an argument is on the way. How it intervenes can vary, Issa says: it could chide humans about offensive expressions or emit an annoying sound.<br />
Themis -- Zina Issa of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation has created a device designed to gauge the temperature of a room -- and we're not talking degrees Celsius. Themis detects "triggering words" indicating that an offensive remark is being made or vocal frequencies suggesting an argument is on the way. How it intervenes can vary, Issa says: it could chide humans about offensive expressions or emit an annoying sound.
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<strong>Soothe -- </strong>Menstrual pain ranges from disruptive to debilitating, so Sena Ezer, a student at Middle East Technical University, in Turkey, decided to create Soothe. The device fits over the lower abdomen or lower back and sends electrical impulses to reduce pain signals. <br />
Soothe -- Menstrual pain ranges from disruptive to debilitating, so Sena Ezer, a student at Middle East Technical University, in Turkey, decided to create Soothe. The device fits over the lower abdomen or lower back and sends electrical impulses to reduce pain signals.
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<strong>Hydria -- </strong>Designed by Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation students Nikhilesh Mohan and Alhaan Ahmed, Hydria<strong> </strong>encourages users to reduce water waste. A three-stage natural filtration system comprised of gravel, sand and activated charcoal can take wastewater from cooking and purify it for use in other household activities such as plant watering, mopping or ironing. <br />
Hydria -- Designed by Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation students Nikhilesh Mohan and Alhaan Ahmed, Hydria encourages users to reduce water waste. A three-stage natural filtration system comprised of gravel, sand and activated charcoal can take wastewater from cooking and purify it for use in other household activities such as plant watering, mopping or ironing.
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