Rape trial change to help victims

Juries in rape trials are to be given information about the way an attack can affect a victim's behaviour - in an attempt to increase conviction rates.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7116336.stm

3rd world facility

a good project area

http://www.humanidesign.org/contesttoilets1.html

Science adviser urges GM rethink

The UK government's chief scientific adviser, Sir David King, is to call for a rethink on GM crops in his farewell speech before leaving his post.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7113199.stm

Dirty ambulances infection fear

Ambulances may be spreading infections because they are not being cleaned properly, union leaders warn.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7109769.stm

old forms of id

Good Idea? Bad Idea, intereasting to look back?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leastwanted/sets/72157594183452904/detail/

Bright Blind Gives Windows to the Windowless

Windows are great, you can see things out of them, they shed light and they bring the cool breeze to you. Makoto Hirhara's Bright Blind tries to bring some of these comforts to barren, windowless walls. The Bright Blind hangs on your wall and is constructed from electroluminescent sheets. The light dispersed gives the impression sunlight is creeping in, much like a real blind covered window would do.

Intereasting, would it help particular conditions? Good find Nick, keep them comming

http://uk.gizmodo.com/2007/11/25/bright_blind_gives_windows_to.html

intereasting umbrella

curious

http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2007/11/umbrella_roundu.php

tube benders

These guys are the bomb when it comes to tube bending and construction. I must warn you that they are not cheap, there pricing is very competative but the results I have had have been perfect! they know their stuff.

http://www.pipecraft.co.uk/

Sex infections continue to rise

The sexual health of young UK adults worsened in 2006 despite a concerted public health effort to turn it around, figures show.

Can design help? can it develop change? intereasting social issues.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7108869.stm

Young warned over social websites

Millions of young people could damage their future careers with the details about themselves they post on social networking websites, a watchdog warns.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7108627.stm

Illegal abortions still blight UK

Illegal abortions are still taking place in the UK, a BBC undercover investigation has discovered.
Abortion has been legal in Britain for 40 years - under certain conditions a woman can terminate an unwanted pregnancy up to 24 weeks.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7108026.stm

designers selling stuff

check this out! add your own stuff if you can and make some cash.

http://supermarkethq.com/browse/everything

codd bottless

http://141.214.84.74/~jeannie/archives/images/RamuneDirections.jpg

curious, cheers ben

New age philosophy

Smart technology is being harnessed to improve the quality of life for the elderly and ill.

http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/interiors/article2875462.ece

Babies 'show social intelligence'

At the age of six months, most babies have barely learnt to sit up, let alone crawl, walk or talk.
But, according to new research, they can already assess someone's intentions towards them, deciding who is a likely friend or enemy.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7103804.stm

Dana 2

Smart Games
To book:Call 020 7942 4040 or e-mail tickets@danacentre.org.uk
The Dana Centre and d.café are licensed premises open only to those aged 18 or over. Most events are free. Arrive early to enjoy a wide variety of delicious food and drink in our air-conditioned d.café.

http://www.danacentre.org.uk/events/2007/12/12/346

Dana centre

In the Game
To book:Call 020 7942 4040 or e-mail tickets@danacentre.org.uk
The Dana Centre and d.café are licensed premises open only to those aged 18 or over. Most events are free. Arrive early to enjoy a wide variety of delicious food and drink in our air-conditioned d.café.
Please pre-book.

http://www.danacentre.org.uk/events/2007/11/21/336

Great

http://steampunkworkshop.com/stamp-kb.shtml

curious

http://www.hulger.com/

Learning how to be a good parent

The government is about to launch a £30m training academy for professionals in England who work with families with problems. Ministers aim to make a parenting course available to anyone who wants one, the hope being this will result in fewer children veering into anti-social behaviour.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7104376.stm

Half of trauma care 'not good'

More than half of trauma patients are not receiving good care, experts say.
The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death looked at the care given to 795 patients, many with head injuries from falls and crashes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7104155.stm

Art/design projects that are put to tender

simple projects that you apply for! great start!!!

http://www.artquest.org.uk/opportunities/deadlines/deadlines.htm

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

http://www.creativepool.co.uk/?gclid=CNXus8bD2o8CFQp7PAodR1kl9Q

Plastic Parts

good for found, plastic parts

http://www.skiffy.com/docs/menufr.cfm?taal=gb&ID=xyxz1048228A2&pagina=start.cfm

Parkour training

Pretty cool

http://www.parkourgenerations.com/index.php

GO GO GO Eatock pic of the week

http://www.eatock.com/project/picture-of-the-week/

Dumping North Sea fish 'immoral'

Fishing today is a tough business to be in. Strict quotas have been put into place to try to rebuild depleted stocks by limiting the number of fish that vessels can bring back to port.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7102041.stm

'Popping' bubbles to treat cancer

Scientists at the University of Oxford are trying to harness the energy released when bubbles collapse as a way of killing off cancer cells.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7101622.stm

Murderball film

A fantastic documentary, a really good view on disability, its about a team of lads with plenty of attitude competing in an international sport.

http://www.murderballmovie.com/

Learn software for free eeeeee

photoshop and software tutorials.

http://tutorialblog.org/

Smelly feet

http://www.geekologie.com/2007/11/shoe_dryer_prevents_wet_and_sm.php

British nukes were protected by bike locks

Newsnight has discovered that until the early days of the Blair government the RAF's nuclear bombs were armed by turning a bicycle lock key.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/7097101.stm

Cars crowding out children's play

Children are being pushed out of public places because of excessive traffic and adults' fear of anti-social behaviour, says a report from a play charity.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7092978.stm

Schools 'failing' diabetic pupils

Schools are not giving pupils with diabetes the support they need and are demanding parents come in to treat their child, charities claim.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7092965.stm

drain into flowers

interesting use of water, I have seen it before bit styled I think but these are interesting thoughts.

http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2007/10/30/waste-not-that-drip-water/

Aardman's disabled animals

Aardman do it again, these are very interesting, good observations.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/200711/aardman_goes_disabled.shtml

TEA

Simple solution to a User problem. It is abit of a Copy, an RCA student did Pantone mugs a couple of years ago, they had more of a range and you could pick out exactly your preferred colour.

http://www.suck.uk.com/product.php?rangeID=76&showBar=1

Sustainable bikes

This is a project by one of my third years Ben. He is looking at bike tools for commuters and making things easier. Attached is one of his latest projects, looking at designing the instructions for making mud guards.

print off the instructions try it and email Ben photos of you making and the completed product. let him know what you think. Email bellow

ben_250@yahoo.com

You should all be using this blog to access a wider audience.

Trend blog

Worth a look sometimes they have intereasting things.

http://www.psfk.com/

Disabled bullying 'overlooked'

The bullying of children with disabilities is not being taken seriously enough, says mental health charity, Mencap.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7090825.stm

Who carries guns and why?

Simply carrying a gun now carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years - so who does it and why?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6937537.stm

Campaigners want alcohol tax rise

Taxes on alcohol should be increased and advertising restrictions should be tightened, according to a new group of 24 leading health organisations.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7090864.stm

Freitag design competition

free money, and for a darn good company. HAVE A LOOK!

http://www.freitag-bag.com/contest/pages.php?p=intro&lang=en

lego speaker

how to make a speaker out of lego

http://www.josepino.com/circuits/index.php?howto-speaker.jpc

Competition

Design Competition, free money

http://www.design-3000.de/competition/en_index.htm

Laser cutting

Ben good laser cuting services and they are pretty good value have a hunt but they do get things done quick.

http://www.steelservicecentre.co.uk/links.htm

UK pupils 'least globally aware'

UK children aged 11 to 16 have the lowest international awareness among their age group in 10 countries, a British Council survey says.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7087590.stm

Drugs for ADHD 'not the answer'

Treating children who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with drugs is not effective in the long-term, research has shown.

An intereasting area to develop objects around.

http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=4338719927983578161

Audi Design Foundation funds sustainable designs

The Audi Design Foundation is to begin offering financial help to some of its former beneficiaries, in order to further their sustainable designs.

Free money if you are working on sustainability.

http://www.designweek.co.uk/liChannelID/2/Articles/136400/Audi+Design+Foundation+funds+sustainable+designs.html

Support for child chickenpox jabs

Vaccinating all children is the only way to prevent severe illness and death from chickenpox, researchers have said.

Think about the Service involved in vaccinations, interesting area!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7082853.stm

Symbian dismisses Google Android

Google's dominance of the web will not translate to the mobile phone market, a senior executive at Symbian has said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7082414.stm

Oppps Sony

This is a tad offensive, I cannot believe that it made it through. Well spotted nick

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665061052&tab=Features

User Centred Competition

It gives us great pleasure to introduce UMO2007- a national conference on Desiging for User Experience, an event that makes a difference in so many peoples lives by changing the way they live, work and do business.

http://www.umo.in/umo2007/

Medical comp

From cardiovascular, neurology and pulmonary devices to orthopedics and dental appliances, medical device designers in all disciplines will use the knowledge gained in these seminars to lead the industry in innovation.

You may attend one or more of the full-day seminars or an entire five-seminar series. Multiple students from your organization can sign up and receive a discount. For details, contact john.cerne@asminternational.org.

http://www.asminternational.org/MedCourses/medcourses.htm

UK chooses 'most ludicrous laws'

A little-known law which prohibits people dying while in the Houses of Parliament has been voted the UK's most ludicrous piece of legislation.

Genius

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7081038.stm

Obesity 'fuels cancer in women'

About 6,000 middle-aged or older women in the UK develop cancer each year because they are obese or overweight, a Cancer Research UK-funded study says.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7079799.stm

'Gaps' in elderly falls services

There are gaps in care given to elderly people in England who have fallen and fractured bones, a Royal College of Physicians report says.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7079647.stm

Police may get post-charge powers

Police could be given the power to question suspects after they have been charged, the home secretary has said.

staircases

http://deputy-dog.com/2007/11/05/9-creative-staircases/

t-shirt permanent competition

check it out.

http://www.threadless.com/catalog

School creativity 'needs support'

Creativity in schools needs to be taken "far more seriously" if it is to avoid being squeezed out of a crowded curriculum, says a report from MPs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7069614.stm

carrier bags

Six months ago all 43 shops in the Devon town of Modbury stopped handing out plastic carrier bags.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7065457.stm

gun cam

looking in the responsibility of shootings by the law, interesting social issues surrounding a product.

http://pistolcam.com/