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Private relief

Call of nature? Say it with flowers. For people with limited mobility, however, toilet trips can be challenging, even in built-up areas. And it’s trickier still at festivals, concerts or during times of crisis or natural disaster. Which is why a California-based startup is converting vans into mobile toilets which organisations can hire - with caregivers included. Accessed by...

Peaceful position

A smart ball can alleviate stress, so too purring cats. Snoring, however, is no good for a proper night’s sleep - either for the snorer, or the person beside them. Enter a Hong Kong based team and its planned smart neck pillow. It uses the sound waves that travel through snorers’ neck bones as they sleep. These are recorded...

Easing elements

A robot shapes dresses. If we ourselves don’t feel in great shape, perhaps because we are experiencing stress, a special ball can help us calm down. Now, thanks to a design student’s award-winning concept, items of clothing could soon fulfil the same function. Inflatable elements of various sizes are sewn into the upper part of her garment. Where exactly...

Protective sorting

Thanks to a small robot, visually-impaired children can be better integrated into conversations. However, young people, and young women in particular, often see more than they bargained for in chat rooms or on social media. Images of male sexual parts, for example. Or hate-filled comments and insulting statements about gender. Which is why a female founder and her Berlin-based...

Lovely liberation

Modern tests for mosquito sprays use an artificial hydrogel skin. The effectiveness of new medication, meanwhile, can be analysed without harming animals. But animal testing hasn’t gone away. Enter a US-based Non-Profit-Organisation which has acquired an entire testing facility in Oklahoma, sparing 200 cats and dogs from further experimentation. The labs on the 120,000 square metre property were formerly...

Confident cut

Sustainable hair extensions could soon be all the rage, and not just in salons run by the Black community. But in Africa, mental health treatment is more urgently required. Of the 110 million affected people, 66 million are women under 25. Since there is on average only one therapist for every 500,000 people, a non-profit-organisation is focusing its efforts...

Asymmetrical comfort

Artificial body parts can be tailor-made for extra comfort. For women who have had mammary tissue removed because of cancer, there are bras with built-in prostheses. Still, these are not always comfortable. A London-based architect, a cancer survivor herself, teamed up with underwear specialists to create one-cup lingerie and swimwear. Because not every woman chooses breast reconstruction, and losing...

Tailored elevation

Word choice can heighten feelings of belonging. This is particularly important for people from underrepresented groups such as the LGBTIQ+ community. Which is why a London-based startup has developed an app in conjunction with experts from the field of psychotherapy. Its goal: to increase users’ sense of wellbeing by helping them cope with queer-specific issues such as coming out...

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