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Cash in the trash: Interactive composting, recycling station shows savings in real time
A new installation at PACCAR Hall by UW design professors tells users how much money has been saved by correctly sorting items for composting, recycling or sending to the landfill.
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Saving Lives, by Design
Five UW graduate students recently developed The Pivot Project, aimed at combating human trafficking. Their weapon of choice? Design. The project won the 2013 Design Ignites Change Idea Award and is a finalist in the Industrial Designers Society of America’s Ideas competition.
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Students Design Prosthetic Arms, Seek Innovative Solutions
Working closely with a Seattle artist with a prosthetic left arm, undergraduates majoring in industrial design tackled an unusual challenge in class last quarter, developing innovative designs for prosthetics.