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NextGen Jane, wearable technology, tampons, design for health, eco-fashion, sustainable fashion, green fashion, ethical fashion, sustainable style, Harvard University, Ridhi Tariyal, Stephen Gire

“Smart” Tampon System Could Help Women Monitor Health, Fertility

Few women enjoy getting a visit from Aunt Flo. But what if your period could prove more help than hindrance? A...

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, Harvard University, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, design for disabilities, high-tech soldiers, wearable technology, eco-fashion, sustainable fashion, green fashion, ethical fashion, sustainable style, exoskeletons, physical disabilities, U.S. military, design for military

$3M Robotic “Trousers” Could Give You Superhuman Strength

Exoskeleton suits currently under development promise mobility for parapalegics, but are bulky, heavy, and overkill...

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Harvard Scientists Create Smart Fiber That Changes Color When Stretched

Fruit of the “bastard hogberry” plant. Inspiration can strike from the unlikeliest of places. Take the amusingly...

Harvard University, Wyss Institute, DARPA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. military, eco-fashion, sustainable fashion, green fashion, ethical fashion, sustainable style, wearable technology

Harvard Scientists to Build Endurance-Prolonging Smart Suit for DARPA

Is this what they have in mind? It may not quite be the Batsuit, but Harvard engineers are working on a "novel...