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Microchips and the Puzzle of Human Progress - Part One
Advances in technology over the past century have been staggering. It took just 66 years to progress from launching the first airplane to...
Jun 20, 20234 min read
Bioprinting: An Organ Transplant Revolution?
As technologies go, printing can feel fairly mundane and uninspiring. Sure, some impressive things are being done with 3D printing but...
Apr 18, 20235 min read
The Death of Old Age
Here’s a cheery question: what medical condition claims more lives than any other? The answer might surprise you. It’s not cancer, heart...
Feb 28, 20237 min read
Alchemy: Could It Be Magic?
Remember the time they changed the recipe of your favourite chocolate bar for no good reason? After sticking with its familiar squares of...
Feb 16, 20236 min read
Bill Gates vs Climate Change
The climate. You probably know a thing or two about where it's heading (somewhere bad), but you're not entirely sure how to improve it....
Feb 7, 20236 min read
Could LiDAR Unlock the Sci-Fi World of Tomorrow?
Compared to Hollywood’s portrayal, life in the 21st century can sometimes feel a bit of a let-down. Where are the cities full of...
Jan 27, 20236 min read
Was Edison Right All Along?
In the late 19th century, America was gripped by an engineering battle that would forever change the world. In the "war of the currents,"...
Dec 11, 20226 min read
Amazon: Always Day One
As company mantras go, Amazon’s "always day one" is a thinker. Does it infer progress is slow? That you’ll perpetually feel out of your...
Dec 6, 20225 min read
Learning from Steve Jobs
If you were listing the innovators who had the biggest influence on the world in the past 50 years, the name Steve Jobs would likely come...
Nov 1, 20225 min read
Nuclear Power and the Promise of Fusion
For many of us, the concept of nuclear power can sound a bit scary. We hear the word "nuclear" and images of mushroom clouds, Chernobyl...
Oct 30, 20226 min read
Innovations in Market Research
When you think of market research, you might picture wannabe-entrepreneurs from The Apprentice conducting their so-called “focus groups”;...
May 17, 20225 min read
Car-Charging Robots
In January 2021, Top Gear website introduced a “cute” mobile charging robot. I must admit the accompanying images leave me in two minds....
May 10, 20226 min read
VR in the Military
When you think of virtual reality combat simulations, I expect you’ll picture video games. A fully immersive version of Call of Duty ,...
May 10, 20224 min read
The Importance of Range
What do hedgehogs, foxes, birds and frogs have in common? Give up? Well, they’re all used to explain the importance of having range....
Apr 5, 20225 min read
What is Cloud Seeding?
With temperatures continuing to rise around the world, it’s clear we’ll need to rely on something other than rain dances to fend off...
Nov 13, 20214 min read
Futuristic Farming
When I think of farming, I picture tractors, wellington boots, hay bales and an awful lot of hard work. A farm would be one of the last...
Oct 30, 20214 min read
The End of Paperchase?
In January 2021, the BBC reported that stationery chain Paperchase was on the brink of administration. It was sad news for anyone with a...
Oct 23, 20215 min read
The Future of Beauty Tech
I’m no make-up aficionado. I can’t tell powder from primer. But I can appreciate the tech trends that are transforming the beauty...
Aug 4, 20215 min read
What We Can Learn from 'A Life on Our Planet'
You’ll often hear about “must-watch” television: the latest water-cooler thriller from HBO or the long-awaited finale of insert generic...
Jul 31, 20217 min read
Reducing Hospital Admissions with AI
Towards the end of October 2020, Forbes published an article detailing a trial in which an artificial intelligence-based diagnostic tool...
Jul 24, 20217 min read
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