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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.
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.
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.
Solar cycling across the Sahara
Humans Invent meets the man who crossed the desert on an electric bike of a very different kind.
The secret world of MFP testing
Humans Invent visits BLI, the leading test facility for digital imaging machines.
Designing the interactive chopping board
Humans Invent talks to Siobhán Andrews, winner of our #GetItDownOnPaper competition.
#GetItDownOnPaper: Which idea should win?
Sharp Laboratories of Europe have chosen the shortlist for #GetItDownOnPaper.
Life: The first comic for the blind
Humans Invent speaks to the design student who has a created a comic book for blind people.
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.
IdeaPaint: The writing on the wall
Use your walls as gigantic whiteboards.
Romo: The robot with a smartphone brain
Humans Invent talks to the creator of the affordable, easy-to-use robot.
Radiate Athletics: The personal trainer in a shirt
The thermochromic shirt that shows how well you are working out.
KALQ is the new QWERTY
The new virtual keyboard layout for thumb typing on tablets and smartphones.
Inside the Giro d’Italia: Data is changing cycling
Team Garmin-Sharp’s Robby Ketchell explains how technology is changing the direction of cycling.
Sir Paul Smith: Those cufflinks are fake
We talk to Sir Paul Smith about craft, cycling and his approach to design.
Money No Object: Paying with physical gestures
Artist Heidi Hinder is seeking new ways to exchange money through human interaction.
3D printing bikes to make them go faster
Geophysicist turned engineer, Russell Kappius, has created far more sophisticated bike hubs by employing 3D printing.
BRCK: The internet backed up in a box
Could this be the most reliable way to connect to the internet anywhere in the world?
Smart dust: Computers as small as a grain of sand
Humans Invent talks to the scientist who is building smart dust computers.
