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A wearable Artificial womb - Nine de Wit

For nine months my mother carried me in her belly. It's hard to imagine how this may be in the emerging reality, where artificial wombs could fundamentally alter how humans reproduce. An artificial womb is an experimental instrument, that can facilitate pregnancy outside the human body. This instrument replaces the womb as an organ. Something an artificial womb lacks to create, is the prenatal bonding between carrier and fetus. This attachment is very important for the psychological and emotional development of a human being. If the human factor, the biological mother, is taken away during the pregnancy, what does this mean for the development of the fetus? Does it make us human beings only if developed inside a human womb? The beat of a human heart, the tone of a human voice, the movement of the body or a touch, it might be a combination of all of these elements. Within this work you may communicate with the fetus by touching the wearable artificial womb. The pads on the wearing person's body are connected to touch sensors in the belly, through the umbilical cord. The motors inside the pads cause vibrations to be released, a back and forth interaction.

Annika Maas - Cool Flow

Imagine that it's summer, you are feeling hot. And you can wear a jacket that's cooling you down. Cool Flow is a concept for a jacket that has a completely intergrated cooling system, thats runs on water. Now that the are summers getting hotter, I wondered if you could create a jacket that keeps you cool and is enjoyable to wear. It's desigend to function independently without the use of a freezer or the adition of adding bottle of water to the jacket. The jacket is constructed in layers, the first of which includes a water system with a cotton circuit and water bags. The system shows you how warm the water in your jacket is when paired with Arduino. The exterior of the jacket serves as the second layer. With a screen to show you how cool the water is and it' s waterproof. To prevent water from leaking out. It is appropriate for wearing to the beach, a park, or a theme park.

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