https://www.scidev.net/global/rss.xml/?type=topic&rssname=design&parent=enterpriseDesign RSS feeds.Sat, 9 May 2026 02:56:01 GMTenhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/uganda-unlocks-value-from-honey-by-product/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/uganda-unlocks-value-from-honey-by-product/Ugandan researchers develop high-value propolis products to boost beekeepers' incomes and improve public health. Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:36:01 GMT+0000Jackie Oparahttps://www.scidev.net/global/opinions/quakes-do-not-kill-people-bad-buildings-do/https://www.scidev.net/global/opinions/quakes-do-not-kill-people-bad-buildings-do/Infrastructure building continues unbridled in Asia Pacific’s seismically active zones, writes Ranjit Devraj. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 04:11:26 GMT+0000Ranjit Devrajhttps://www.scidev.net/global/features/prosthetics-designers-harness-ai-to-assist-india-s-amputees/https://www.scidev.net/global/features/prosthetics-designers-harness-ai-to-assist-india-s-amputees/Innovative prosthetics designed using artificial-intelligence (AI)-based software are a ‘life saver’ for Indian amputees, writes Ranjit Devraj. Tue, 3 Dec 2019 09:42:16 GMT+0000Ranjit Devrajhttps://www.scidev.net/global/features/the-arduous-path-to-make-mhealth-work-at-last/https://www.scidev.net/global/features/the-arduous-path-to-make-mhealth-work-at-last/Life-saving mobile apps may be coming of age. Aisling Irwin tracks their lofty promises and messy reality. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:30:00 GMT+0000Aisling Irwinhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/global-water-data-to-be-crowdsourced-from-private-sector/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/global-water-data-to-be-crowdsourced-from-private-sector/Plan to build the world’s first water management database draws heavily from private firms’ resources. Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:40:04 GMT+0000Fatima Arkinhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/mud-bricks-cool-green-houses/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/mud-bricks-cool-green-houses/Mud concrete bricks are cheaper, cooler and more environmentally friendly than their alternatives, a Sri Lankan study claims. Wed, 28 Jun 2017 03:03:18 GMT+0000Inga Vesperhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/african-tech-startup-poverty-solutions/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/african-tech-startup-poverty-solutions/Entrepreneurs get an audience with potential investors in London, but caution urged on need for broader investment. Tue, 28 Mar 2017 11:35:48 GMT+0000Aisling Irwinhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/egyptian-invention-rice-irrigation-water/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/egyptian-invention-rice-irrigation-water/Inventor wins international prize for machine that ploughs rice fields in a manner that saves water and fertilizers. Wed, 1 Feb 2017 04:42:20 GMT+0000Mohamed El-Sayedhttps://www.scidev.net/global/features/architecture-syria-war-design/https://www.scidev.net/global/features/architecture-syria-war-design/Architect and author, Marwa al-Sabouni, tells us why she thinks architectural practices influence war and conflict. Fri, 4 Nov 2016 04:49:05 GMT+0000Hazem Badrhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/nanotech-bandage-heals-wounds/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/nanotech-bandage-heals-wounds/A team of Egyptian researchers is using nanotechnology to develop a bandage that speeds up wound healing. Mon, 26 Sep 2016 10:29:51 GMT+0000Hazem Badrhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/smart-umbrella-hajj-pilgrims/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/smart-umbrella-hajj-pilgrims/‘Kafya’ was designed with solar cells, a fan and a GPS that could prove useful for workers as well as pilgrims. Mon, 12 Sep 2016 02:23:00 GMT+0000Mohamed El-Sayedhttps://www.scidev.net/global/multimedia/3d-printing-upgrades-crisis-response/https://www.scidev.net/global/multimedia/3d-printing-upgrades-crisis-response/Hear MSF’s Elvina Motard explain how new technologies are transforming emergency response. Fri, 5 Aug 2016 12:24:33 GMT+0000Imogen Mathershttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/rickshaw-abaca-hemp-sidecar-design/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/rickshaw-abaca-hemp-sidecar-design/Scientists add value to Philippine abaca by using its fibre to reinvent a hardier, fuel-efficient trike sidecar. Fri, 8 Jul 2016 12:27:32 GMT+0000Paul Icaminahttps://www.scidev.net/global/column/disability-inventive-land-mines/https://www.scidev.net/global/column/disability-inventive-land-mines/When scientists and deminers team up on mine clearance, they create solutions that actually work, says Yann Yvinec. Thu, 10 Mar 2016 04:06:23 GMT+0000Aisling Irwinhttps://www.scidev.net/global/multimedia/build-cities-nature-audio-ovink/https://www.scidev.net/global/multimedia/build-cities-nature-audio-ovink/Floods don’t have to cause death and destruction, explains water specialist Henk Ovink in this audio interview. Thu, 28 Jan 2016 02:57:01 GMT+0000Imogen Mathershttps://www.scidev.net/global/multimedia/architects-reimagine-urban-design-disasters/https://www.scidev.net/global/multimedia/architects-reimagine-urban-design-disasters/Disasters wreak havoc but they also enable us to rethink urban fabric for the better, as this gallery shows. Wed, 27 Jan 2016 05:28:41 GMT+0000Imogen Mathershttps://www.scidev.net/global/column/half-built-homes-end-slums-chile-pritzker/https://www.scidev.net/global/column/half-built-homes-end-slums-chile-pritzker/Architect’s incremental construction system offers cheap houses that can be upgraded over time, says Sally Murray. Fri, 22 Jan 2016 02:33:36 GMT+0000Sally Murrayhttps://www.scidev.net/global/multimedia/leonardo-da-vinci-inspires-emergency-shelter/https://www.scidev.net/global/multimedia/leonardo-da-vinci-inspires-emergency-shelter/Hear charity director Shaun Halbert on the Renaissance design underpinning a simple new form of shelter. Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:07:23 GMT+0000Imogen Mathershttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/device-speedier-tuberculosis-diagnosis/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/device-speedier-tuberculosis-diagnosis/Automated gadget magnifies and photographs samples and uses software to identify bacteria. Tue, 12 Jan 2016 01:29:04 GMT+0000Vijay Shankarhttps://www.scidev.net/global/column/nano-membrane-toilet-help-women-hygene/https://www.scidev.net/global/column/nano-membrane-toilet-help-women-hygene/A waterless loo that also produces drinking water would help millions of women and girls, says Henrietta Miers. Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:43:27 GMT+0000Henrietta Miers