A new tool to assist Mexican migrant workers safely cross over the border into the United States has been developed by Ricardo Dominguez of the University of California in San Diego.

In response to a 3% tax on broadband access,Mexican citizens began on and off-line protests.

In Mexico, Decano Industries is developing a new smart speed bump aimed at increasing safety and decreasing fuel consumption.

Behance is a company that organizes the creative world to make ideas happen. Every Wednesday, Behance shares 5 fresh art and design projects from their network with PSFK.

Local trends experts Gaby Arriaga and Luzma Enriquez sent us a link to this video that describes trends in changed behavior in Mexico City after the recent Swine Flu outbreak. Interesting viewing that hints at change that might take place elsewhere if we saw another pandemic.

Tony Moxham and Mauricio Paniagua are the creative heads behind DFCasa, a Mexican-based design studio reworking the traditional styles and techniques of Mexican crafts into contemporary home furnishings.  Moxham, an Australian art director / journalist, and Guatemalan painter Paniagua first met whilst living in New York.  Working with local Mexican artisans, DFCasa creates products from a range of materials including aluminium, hand-blown glass, traditionally-cast ceramics, silver and fur.
The sculptures pictured above were inspired by the traditional hand-applied beading of the Huichol, an indigenous ethnic group of western central Mexico.
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