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Read previous issues about the latest innovations in fashion and music, design and digital, film and life, to bring you the products and ideas that will change our world.
Anti-allergy parasite
New research is showing a beneficial side effect of parasites for our health.
Pancreas protector
A tiny molecule might help protect the pancreas from deadly disease and cancer.
Pop hit detector
Web app is not a recipe for a pop hit but an innovative way to measure a hit potential.
Body Sensitive Cancer Treatment
A new cancer treatment could find and destroy only cancerous cells.
Cheaper Smarter phones
Powerful and energy efficient chip design can give us better phones that cost less
Sports Training Tool
Diagnostic software helps Olympic athletes decide how hard they need to trailn.
Light energy harvesting
Designing molecular circuitry based on photosynthesis captures solar energy.
Kitchen sink French
Learning a language while you cook is a tastier way to learn.
Clever cameras
Improving your camera’s interface helps you take better pictures.
Catalytic clothing
Science and fashion collaborate on clothes that clean up the environment.
Smart surveillance
Intelligent CCTV system can help identify and track suspicious behaviour faster
Super Broccoli
Beneforté is a new broccoli to fight heart disease and some forms of cancer.
Kick and click
Using kicking gestures is expanding ways we navigate our mobile phones.
Pico secure access
No passwords needed as small gadget could offer secure digital access.
Smartphone in Orbit
The first smartphone-controlled nanosatellite gets set for Space research.
3D printed plane
Laser technology is helping scientists create a commercially useful low cost unmanned airborne vehicle.
Transmitting Data With Light
Light Emitting Diodes are set to stream data in our homes at the speed of light.
Brain cell bank
Scientists are artificially growing brain cells from Parkinson's patients to find a treatment.
Energy for all seasons
A flexible, low cost polymer fibre generates electricity whatever the weather.
Life-Saving Frogs
Amphibian skin secretions can reveal amazing medicinal properties.
Dolphin Therapy
Rainbow money
In a Heartbeat
Restoring Speech
Using magnetic signals to recreate speech could be on the tip of your tongue.
Safer Mosquitoes
Changing the way DNA reproduces in wild mosquitoes can combat spread of malaria.
Visualising Landscape Changes
Smart app allows SketchUp users to walk through their 3D designs in real time.
Drumming Denim
Award winning design for a drum kit you can wear inside your jeans.
Genetic clues for Alzheimer’s
Detecting genes that change how brain cells work could fight Alzheimer’s disease.
Shower-Powered Radio
The team behind the wind-up radio brings us the water powered radio H2O.
Assisted-Living Home
People taking care of the elderly or sick at home may get help from the house itself.
Fast-Scan Security
A new 3D scanning machine may speed up security at airports.
Keeping The Beat
A new software enables bands to play more freely when using pre-programmed music.
Starfish non-stick drugs
The slime of starfish may hold a clue to treatments for inflammatory diseases.
Common Drug Could Reduce Cancer Risk
While data has suggested aspirin may be beneficial for more than headaches, new research gives hope for impact on cancer.
The Carbon Planet
The discovery of a planet the size of Jupiter, and one of the hottest known, has prompted scientists to consider just how planets are formed.
3D Movie Tool
Games researchers are looking at adapting a domestic technology, enabling spectacular movies without spectacular Hollywood budgets.
New Skin for Buildings
Researchers are developing a cladding for buildings that could gather water and help generate energy.
Pole Vaulting Pterosaurs
It was generally accepted that these ancient-reptiles were too big to fly. But a new study suggests otherwise.
Bees Solve Problem
A recent experiment discovered that bees have a highly sophisticated way of flying efficiently.
Rubber Tree Breakthrough
A collaborative effort has resulted in sequencing the rubber genome. Helping to develop trees suited for climate change.
The Camouflage of Cats
New research uses mathematical models to explore the development of camouflage in large cats.
Spotting PTSD
People with PTSD may be in a state similar to hypnosis, and new research may help spot those prone to it
Spray on Clothes
Chemical engineers and high-fashion designers have created the possibility of a whole new world of instant clothing
The Biology of Thinking
Scientists uncover the part of the brain lined to introspection
Sphere TV
An inflatable visual display system wows audiences.
Driverless bus
Catching a bus in the future could be as easy as stepping into a lift.
Virtual London
Fly from the Tower of London to Big Ben without leaving your desk.
