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Quaudio: The end of mobile phone shouting

We find out how a new microphone technology could stop people shouting on their mobiles in public spaces.

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Joshua Robson-Hemmings: The minstrel of Sharp Labs

We talk to Sharp Labs’ Joshua Robson-Hemmings about laser physics, solar power and his passion for folk music.

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Points: The world’s most advanced smart sign

Humans Invent speaks to the creative director of Breakfast, the design firm behind the intelligent directional sign.

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Solar cycling across the Sahara

Humans Invent meets the man who crossed the desert on an electric bike of a very different kind.

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The secret world of MFP testing

Humans Invent visits BLI, the leading test facility for digital imaging machines.

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Designing the interactive chopping board

Humans Invent talks to Siobhán Andrews, winner of our #GetItDownOnPaper competition.

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#GetItDownOnPaper: Which idea should win?

Sharp Laboratories of Europe have chosen the shortlist for #GetItDownOnPaper.

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Life: The first comic for the blind

Humans Invent speaks to the design student who has a created a comic book for blind people.

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I have a working knowledge of the universe and everything it contains

Humans Invent meets Jacob Barrett, a scientist who tinkered with electronics and now develops alternative energy solutions.

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IdeaPaint: The writing on the wall

Use your walls as gigantic whiteboards.

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Romo: The robot with a smartphone brain

Humans Invent talks to the creator of the affordable, easy-to-use robot.

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Radiate Athletics: The personal trainer in a shirt

The thermochromic shirt that shows how well you are working out.

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KALQ is the new QWERTY

The new virtual keyboard layout for thumb typing on tablets and smartphones.

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Fly to work…in your car

Humans Invent speaks to the CEO of Terrafugia, the company putting cars in the air.

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Inside the Giro d’Italia: Data is changing cycling

Team Garmin-Sharp’s Robby Ketchell explains how technology is changing the direction of cycling.

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Sir Paul Smith: Those cufflinks are fake

We talk to Sir Paul Smith about craft, cycling and his approach to design.

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Money No Object: Paying with physical gestures

Artist Heidi Hinder is seeking new ways to exchange money through human interaction.

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3D printing bikes to make them go faster

Geophysicist turned engineer, Russell Kappius, has created far more sophisticated bike hubs by employing 3D printing.

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BRCK: The internet backed up in a box

Could this be the most reliable way to connect to the internet anywhere in the world?

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Smart dust: Computers as small as a grain of sand

Humans Invent talks to the scientist who is building smart dust computers.

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