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B I O M E D I C A L E N G I N E E R I N G Lucy McRae’s Vacuum Case Experiment Photo Source: Lucy McRae A n invention she made was the swallowable perfume. It is a cosmetic pill that would perspire out fragrance from the skin once consumed. She fascinates the way how human attracts partners being reverted like animals to communicate through their own odor. Thus, making the human body also an atomizer itself. It fastens the expression of human emotions through digitized and enhanced body function such as that of the skin. Similar projects she has also initiated embodies the adaptive function of our body through vacuum cases. It has been inspired by the NASA preparation for astronauts going outer space. It is a futuristic spa prepping the body for zero gravity and deep pressure. Participants undergoing the prepping experience reduced tension and anxiety by dilating body senses as they are encased in a vacuum chamber. The device can be also used to treat autism, depression and other physiological disorders. Definitely, one could marvel out discov- eries and innovations from our bodies if we started inside out. Appreciating the functionalities and aesthetics first idealizes how things will progress. And through technology, we enhanced each part and then the whole body providing new and protracted capa- bilities. There are countless of possibilities and ideas if we open our minds to the synergies of technology and the nature of our human body. Who knows? Just like Lucy McRae, we can redesign a human body that does not age, a body that lives triple times the average life span today or a self-healing body. We could bring in different worlds. Wouldn’t it be exciting? Lucy McRae Photo Source: Lucy McRae Lucy McRae is a trained classical ballerina and an architect who considers herself as a Body Architect, a science artist and a trailblazer, who started her artistic study of technology at Philips Design. She now leads the company’s far-future research lab and conducts creative innovations on human body archetype through science and fashion technological projects. 21