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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.

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.   

The Art of Sound Studios       
Leading electroacoustic music composers are at home in cutting-edge studios.   

Catching the tide       
An innovative tidal turbine is making waves in the energy industry.   

Fast fingerprinting       
A genuine breakthrough in fingerprint technology.    

Shake and talk       
Technology allows mobile phones to connect to each other easily and securely.    

Intelligent interiors       
Designing functional objects that learn to adapt to your personal space.   

Movie makers       
Digital animated 3D home-movie-making is set to be the next big thing.   

Cell printout       
Creating viable cell structures from living tissue.    

Hospital robots       
A new Scottish hospital plans to employ a staff of super-efficient robots.    

Asteroid explorer       
Proposed space probe to track the Apophis asteroid could predict any risk of impact.   

Jurassic races       
Evolutionary robotics depict life in the prehistoric fast lane.   

Touchy-feely finger       
An artificial finger puts engineering designers in touch with our feelings.   

Natural engineering       
Copying nature’s superior designs to make manufacturing more environmentally friendly.    

Carbon-neutral music        
Rock stars buzz around unique ‘environmentally-sound’ music studio.   

Plastic blood       
Providing a possible solution to the global problem of blood shortages.   

Sports sensor        
New technology tracks athletes’ performances and allows immediate feedback.   

Sonic stove       
A revolutionary eco-appliance for the world’s poorest communities.   

Grow your own car       
Eco-friendly racing car that doesn’t compromise on speed.   

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.   

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