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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.
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.
Inside the Giro d’Italia: The tech behind rider recovery
Team Garmin-Sharp’s Robby Ketchell explains the technology behind rider recovery at the Giro d’Italia.
The human-powered helicopter challenge
Humans Invent investigates the race to win the Sikorsky prize for a human-powered helicopter.
The future is bendy: Designing flexible displays
Humans Invent speaks to Sharp’s Mike Brownlow about the future of flexible displays.
Inside the Giro d’Italia: It’s all about calories
Cycling’s science guru gives Humans Invent the inside track during the Giro d’Italia.
Tim Exile: Engineering the audience as artist
The musical innovator who samples the crowd and processes it in real time during live shows.
Thatcher to Brando: The unexpected inventors
The Science Museum’s inventor in residence, Mark Champkins, sheds light on the unexpected inventions of celebrities.
Memory Maps: The secret A-Z by New Yorkers
The maps that show people’s personal relationships with Manhattan.
A scientist in pursuit of sustainability
Michael Prior-Jones talks us through his career, from Antarctica, via Oxford, to the Seychelles. All, in the name of science.
Breathing: The Graeme Obree Way
Graeme Obree takes Humans Invent through the science behind his super-efficient breathing technique.
The coating that repels any liquid
US inventor, Mark Shaw, has created a coating that is completely liquid-repellant.
Plug and grow: The Smart Herb Garden
Using nano technology to get plants to grow all year round.
Pucs: Inventing rechargeable ice
Dave and Calvin Laituri have engineered the world’s first rechargeable ice cube.
Reverse engineering the food in front of you
Find out the recipe of your favourite dish by taking a photo.
Goedzak: Changing the way we recycle
Humans Invent spoke to the co-founder of sustainable design firm, Waarmakers, about the Goedzak.
RaspLogic: Engineering your home automation system
The programmer who is developing an affordable way to automate the home.
