Five student design projects that innovate medical equipment
Dezeen School Shows: we've rounded up five student projects presented on Dezeen School Shows that aim to upgrade and improve the design of healthcare apparatus. More
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Tempo Move uses AI to deliver trainer-guided home workouts
American design agency Level has developed a home fitness device comprising a compact weights cabinet with a dock for a smartphone that uses artificial intelligence to provide feedback on the user's form. More
Elvie Stride is a hospital-grade breast pump that can be worn under clothes
Feminine technology brand Elvie has released an updated version of its first breast pump with Elvie Stride, a medical-grade breast pump designed to be "easily integrated" into everyday life. More
Suri creates modular electric toothbrush with recyclable brush head
London-based toothbrush company Suri has created Sustainable Sonic Toothbrush, an electric toothbrush with an aluminium body and brush heads made from plant-based materials that can be recycled after use. More
Bill Gates and Samsung develop toilet that combusts waste "into ashes"
Billionaire Bill Gates has partnered with electronics company Samsung to create a prototype waterless toilet for household use that turns solid waste into ashes. More
Tenuto 2 is a wearable vibrator designed to tackle erectile dysfunction
British company MysteryVibe has developed a sex toy that can be slipped over the penis to help the wearer achieve and maintain an erection while also stimulating their partner during intercourse. More
Hoopsy is a paper pregnancy test designed to tackle plastic waste
Australian start-up Hoopsy has created a recyclable pregnancy test that is 99 per cent made out of paper, aiming to stop millions of single-use plastic versions ending up in landfill each year. More
Neural Sleeve is a bionic leg wrap that uses AI to correct walking patterns
California startup Cionic and Yves Béhar's design studio Fuseproject have developed a bionic wearable that uses electric pulses and artificial intelligence to correct muscle movements in people with limited mobility. More
NewTerritory imagines inhaler for microdosing psychedelics
UK design studio NewTerritory has developed a conceptual wellness product for inhaling psychedelic drugs in microdoses, in anticipation of a future in which the substances are legalised for mental health treatment. More
Dyson launches "bizarre" noise-cancelling headphones with air-purifying visor
British technology company Dyson has unveiled Dyson Zone, a set of headphones with a removable visor designed to be used in urban environments to filter air pollution and reduce unwanted noise. More
Michael Graves Design creates "visually appealing" medical furniture for CVS
American studio Michael Graves Design has created a collection of home healthcare products for a major US pharmacy that is meant to "enhance people's lives with moments of joy". More
Esper Hand is a prosthetic arm with "human-like dexterity"
New York-based engineering startup Esper Bionics has developed a prosthetic arm with intuitive self-learning technology that can predict intended movement faster than similar prosthetics. More
Dotplot device monitors changes in breast health
Postgraduate students at the Royal College of Art have created a portable tool to help women check their breasts for abnormalities. More
Kyoto University creates mask from ostrich cells that glows when coronavirus is detected
Scientists from Kyoto University have developed a face mask made with ostrich antibodies that glows under ultraviolet light when coronavirus is present. More
Eight contraceptive designs that revolutionise sexual health
Last week Dezeen reported on the invention of Wondaleaf, an adhesive prophylactic which its creator claims is the world's first unisex condom. Here, we round up eight other contraceptive designs with the potential to challenge ideas about sexual health. More
"World's first" unisex condom created by Wondaleaf
Malaysian gynaecologist John Tang has created a condom made from polyurethane that can be worn by both males and females during sex. More
Intricate InstaSwab by OPT Industries was designed to enable better medical testing
Advanced manufacturing company OPT Industries has used computational design techniques to create a medical swab that aims to improve clinical testing during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. More
Design and integrative therapy combine in Laura Deschl's "trauma-healing" garments
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Laura Deschl has developed The Healing Imprint, a therapeutic garment that looks like activewear but is made to help heal trauma. More
Vola brings elegance to hand sanitising with the RS11 dispenser
Dezeen promotion: Danish design brand Vola has stepped outside the bathroom with its latest product, a minimalist hand sanitiser. More
Fabien Roy creates power cut-resilient incubator to protect babies in sub-Saharan Africa from hypothermia
Swiss architect Fabien Roy has designed Robust Nest, an incubator for hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa that functions throughout power cuts and is currently being exhibited as part of Milan design week. More