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Worldchanging Innovation Fills the I.D. Student Design Review
A Newly Electric Green – Sustainable Energy, Resources and Design


Each year, I.D. Magazine runs an issue showcasing selected designs from students around the world. It's always filled - as can only be expected from I.D. - with concepts that are deeply considered, forward-thinking and socially relevant. But this year it seems particularly well-stocked with ideas we'd call worldchanging.

The design at right, called Grasshopper, is a tractor that runs on any type of organic matter or agricultural waste. It minimizes operating costs and reduces excessive farm waste, freeing up space for productive land.

The Biostep, designed by a team of Pratt students, is "a pressure-sensitive floor tile that can convert footsteps into energy stored in a high-capacity battery cell." It's a rubbery tile designed for use in areas with high foot traffic. The product emerges from research at MIT Media Lab; and of course, the idea of capturing kinetic energy is becoming quite a trendy idea in renewable, green energy.

Another intriguing one was the N-One, designed by a student in New Zealand. It's an intravenous fusion pump for dispensing medication which can be worn on the upper arm almost like a jogging walkman. The device is computerized so that it can not only monitor the medication within the container, but can accept remote wireless communication from doctors, so that dosages can be altered and patients can recover from home more easily.

Daqui:http://www.worldchanging.com/