Mesh-89 device lets Palestinian drivers stay ahead of checkpoint closures

Recent Central Saint Martins graduate Joud Abuhomos has invented a simple, off-grid communication device called Mesh-89, designed to alert Palestinian bus drivers to the status of the West Bank's 89 permanent checkpoints. Deliberately unassuming in appearance, Mesh-89 is intended to help drivers navigate the everyday problem of traffic restriction around Israeli-run checkpoints, which can cause Th