iF is a German organization that has been awarding prizes since 1953 to well-designed industrial products that it considers worthy of more attention. Miguel Bruns, researcher at Industrial Design and former jury member: “An<link http: ifworlddesignguide.com _blank externe link in nieuw> iF Award is one of the world's most famous awards, given every year to the best designs based on peer review. As well as annual awards for companies - Samsung, Philips and Apple have won many Awards - iF presents students with awards every six months."The<link http: ifworlddesignguide.com if-design-talent-award-2017-02 _blank externe link in nieuw> student submissions in this round fell in four categories: smart homes, living together, micro-apartments and future healthcare. Anke van Oosterhout won in the first category with her <link http: www.smartdesigntomarket.nl profile _blank externe link in nieuw>Ripple. This is an interface for an intelligent thermostat. A dial gives the user feedback by changing shape and by whether it gives counter-pressure.The winner of the last category was <link http: https competition.adesignaward.com external-link-new-window>TPSurgery, an interactive system that gives surgeons information while they are operating. No physical touch is required to use the system of complex sensors - particularly hygienic in an operating room. Gestures, twenty centimeters above the device, are all it takes. As well as requesting information, the surgeon can also adjust the brightness and angle of beams of light in the operating room.Jiachun Du and team mates Tom van Rooij (also a recent graduate) and Master's student Tong Wu have already shown TPSurgery at Dubai Design Week in 2016. Du is also one of the team members of <link https: competition.adesignaward.com _blank externe link in nieuw>Hugsy, which this year is competing for a Reddot Award, another prestigious German design award.