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August 13 2012
Heart-Monitor iPhone App Works By Scanning The Blood In Your Face

Heart-Monitor iPhone App Works By Scanning The Blood In Your Face

To describe a Cardiio, inventor Ming-Zher Poh invokes Arthur C. Clarke, who once said that "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

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We Have To Wean Doctors Off Paper. But How?

We Have To Wean Doctors Off Paper. But How?

Written by: Practice Fusion

Here’s how a group of Silicon Valley designers reconciled a minimalist design with the labyrinthine health-care system.

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Infographic: Google Visualizes The World’s Terrifying Arms Trade

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Infographic: Google Visualizes The World’s Terrifying Arms Trade

Because seriously, what does anyone need with a billion dollars in guns?

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Pleix Envisions A Wacky, Not-So-Distant Consumer Future

Pleix Envisions A Wacky, Not-So-Distant Consumer Future

Animal/human hybrids, radioactive food, and so many beachgoers that there’s no beach left: welcome to 2062.

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A Clever Branding System For An Orchestra That Visualizes Sound

A Clever Branding System For An Orchestra That Visualizes Sound

Demian Conrad turned to the sonic experiments of Ernst Chladni to create a graphic identity for Camerata.

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Based On Archival Designs, Ikea’s PS Collection Hits Stores This Month

Based On Archival Designs, Ikea’s PS Collection Hits Stores This Month

For its seventh limited-edition run, Ikea challenged its in-house design team to revisit the archives and update vintage pieces to today’s standards.

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3-D Printed “Magic Arms” Let A Toddler Hug And Play

3-D Printed “Magic Arms” Let A Toddler Hug And Play

Delaware researchers are using Lego plastic to print lightweight robotic exoskeletons for growing kids.

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8 Design Highlights From The 2012 Olympics
Nike uniforms for countryless athletesOlympic non-event pictograms

8 Design Highlights From The 2012 Olympics

With the Closing Ceremony behind us, we look back at the best art, design, and architecture inspired by the London Olympics.

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Infographics Become Easy As Pie, With This Disruptive Font

Innovation By Design

Infographics Become Easy As Pie, With This Disruptive Font

FF Chartwell is an astonishingly clever hack of font technology, which allows you to build stunning graphs without spreadsheets.

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Deputy Editor : Belinda Lanks
08 / 13 two thousand and twelve
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