Author Archives: Mic Wright
Secret life of calculators: Riches, rarity, and nuclear
Your calculator hides some interesting connections beneath that unassuming shell
The green super-car that crossed a continent
Meet the British-built electric racing machine that triumphed against the odds.
Pocket poetry: secret art hidden in second hand clothes
How bargain seekers got free art thrown in with their new threads.
The plan to better Boris bikes: meet the Social Bicycle
The custom designed bike with GPS onboard will make cycle sharing simpler.
Mozart milk: the cows fed on classic music
The story of the marvellous milk produced when a herd heard an orchestra.
The mug kettle hybrid to master every hot drink
Coffee maker, tea infuser and kettle combined: the perfect morning gadget!
Captcha: How Google digitises books with brains
They may be irritating but Captcha codes are helping to create a vast online library…
5 more fake sounds to fool you today
Our last collection of hidden sounds led us to this cacophony of equally artificial noises.
5 fake sounds designed to help humans
Designers and engineers labour to create artificial noises that make life easier.
Meet the robot artist that draws your portrait
The camera scans your face while the robot arm turns it into a sketch.
Build your own geodesic dome
Getting a conservatory to enjoy summer sun is easy. For a real conversation piece, you need a geodesic dome!
Incredible ink: The science that makes it pricier than oil
It can set you back more than vintage Dom Pérignon. So what’s inside?
Papercraft you can wear
These creations can be worn and, in the case of this lookalike camera, used.
