Author Archives: James Holland
The machine that grows gadgets
This is a machine that can grow gadgets. This is Sharp’s super-cooled MBE machine.
Glasses free 3D: A great British invention
British boffins have been responsible for more technological advanced than you’d imaging. They’re just a modest bunch…
Cars that kill bacteria
Your car is a breeding ground for filth. Time to see the doctor.
Engineering the world’s fastest chicken
Meet the chicken dinner, healthier than ever, and ready from raw to roasted in 50 minutes flat.
Digging for sunlight: The battle for solar efficiency
For something that comes from the sky, there’s an astoundingly large amount of digging to get solar working.
The mystery inside every LCD screen
The LCD TV in your lounge holds a secret no scientist has yet unravelled…
Design for a smell-free dog
Smelly pooches meet their match in scientific studies to rid them of odour
London prepares for an LED-lit Olympics
As the clock ticks down to the 2012 London Olympics the city’s undergoing a lighting revolution.
The fridge that keeps your food hot
Not as bizarre as they might sound, in Japan fridges that keep food hot are everywhere.
The earthquake-sensing street lamp
In an earthquake, things get pretty dark, pretty quickly. But what if the street lamps on every corner could sense the quake coming?
The car that can jump-start a house
The Eco House is a demonstration of a future abode that emits absolutely no carbon.
The real life Babel fish, invented five years early
It was 2006, two years before anyone had heard of an Android smartphone. Sharp’s scientists had just created the first speech-to-speech Pocket Translator.
Dressing for tomorrow: Future fashions
Slip on your silver trousers, and get suited up for the future: We’re cracking open our crystal ball to take a peep at the catwalk fashions of tomorrow.
Play time: Welcome to the psychology of play
Each day this week we’re putting play under the microscope, to see what it really means.
We’re on Facebook
From this day forth, Facebook is home to more than pokes, tags and pictures of your friends on holiday in Falaraki.
Testing gear sticks for cancer
This is TÜV Rheinland’s TOXPROOF programme, and while it’s not required by law, passing it with a seal of approval is extremely tricky.
The arcade game light switch
Make turning the lights off into a fun activity, and you’re half way to battling that bulging electricity bill.
The Idler opens Greek academy in London
Learning for pleasure is often overlooked amongst the bustle of modern life, so this Ancient Greek-style Academy opening in London took us by surprise.
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