Hue Magazine, Fall 2017

FEATURES -- Oh, The Places We'll Go!: Experts featured in this issue predict a wild, high-tech future (It’s closer than you think) ; Gearing Up: Gadget lovers rejoice! Students experiment with cool new technology ; Innovation Station: Introducing the first campus space devoted to discovery ; Is It Ethical?: How FIT’s Institutional Review Board promotes responsible research ; Top Soil: Compost aids dye-plant growth, FIT study shows ; The Healing Power of Objects: Can museums help to ease suffering? Professor Brenda Cowan’s research says yes ; The Future of Fabric: How Stacy Flynn ’98 could make our clothes more sustainable ; Anatomy of Carry-On: Luxury luggage just got smarter ; Buzz Feed: Eat a bug, save the planet ; Beneath the Surface: Suzanne Tick ’82 brings inspiration to contract textiles ; SPECIAL SECTION: A WEARABLE FUTURE - Check out these smart accessories invented by alumni - The Footwear of Tomorrow: Troy Nachtigall ’04 is thinking out of the (shoe) box ; Patchwork Process: A skin patch, developed by Megan Manco ’16, alerts your phone when you’re getting too much sun ; Sense of Direction: Keith Kirkland ’10 helps the blind with GPS navigation using vibration, not voice

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