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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.
Snake Power The Anaconda is a new device that may help make wave energy a realistic option.
Interactive Live TV The Olympic Games heralds a new technology that may change how we engage with television.
Genetics Milestone New machines have massively accelerated genetic research.
The Bionic Hand An award-winning prosthetic hand sets new benchmark for artificial limbs
Dry Washing Machine A remarkable new washing machine could dramatically cut water waste
Self-repairing Aircraft New technique that mimics nature leads to self-repairing aeroplanes
Red Hot Chilli Sensors Oxford chemists develop new technique for testing chilli heat.
User-Friendship Software The next generation of computers may also be our ‘friends’.
Location Based Search A new online search technology promises relevant and personalised search results.
The perfect glide New software shows that gliding is the key to winning at swimming
3D Colour X-rays Detailed images of cancers and more sophisticated airport security are now on the horizon.
Zero gravity design London based designer Marc Newson tackles his toughest design challenge yet.
Supercomputer Power The UK’s most powerful computer is accelerating science.
iTalk Robots A unique opportunity to test language acquisition with a robot that behaves like a child.
The Sustainable Car Fuel-efficient clean energy LIFECar shows how the motor industry could go green.
Pocket cursor Is it a phone? Is it a mouse? Mobile phones get even smarter.
Robodoc A genuine breakthrough in fingerprint technology.
Domestic LEDs Light Emitting Diodes offer a brighter and safer energy efficient lighting solution.
Cubic computer Pioneering Fentix Cube is the first digital touch screen computer platform.
Moon Rocket UK-led MoonLITE aims to finish what the Apollo missions started.
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.