Humans Invent http://www.humansinvent.com Innovation, Craftsmanship & Design Fri, 17 May 2013 11:15:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 3D printing bikes to make them go faster http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/12035/3d-printing-bikes-to-make-them-go-faster/ http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/12035/3d-printing-bikes-to-make-them-go-faster/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:07:11 +0000 Ben Sillis http://www.humansinvent.com/?p=12035 Geophysicist turned engineer, Russell Kappius, has created far more sophisticated bike hubs by employing 3D printing.

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]]> http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/12035/3d-printing-bikes-to-make-them-go-faster/feed/ 0 BRCK: The internet backed up in a box http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/12027/brck-the-internet-backed-up-in-a-box/ http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/12027/brck-the-internet-backed-up-in-a-box/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:05:33 +0000 Nigel Brown http://www.humansinvent.com/?p=12027 Could this be the most reliable way to connect to the internet anywhere in the world?

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]]> http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/12027/brck-the-internet-backed-up-in-a-box/feed/ 1 Smart dust: Computers as small as a grain of sand http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/12017/smart-dust-computers-as-small-as-a-grain-of-sand/ http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/12017/smart-dust-computers-as-small-as-a-grain-of-sand/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 10:58:32 +0000 Leo Kent http://www.humansinvent.com/?p=12017 Humans Invent talks to the scientist who is building smart dust computers.

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]]> http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/12017/smart-dust-computers-as-small-as-a-grain-of-sand/feed/ 1 Inside the Giro d’Italia: The tech behind rider recovery http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11984/inside-the-giro-ditalia-the-tech-behind-rider-recovery/ http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11984/inside-the-giro-ditalia-the-tech-behind-rider-recovery/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 09:19:07 +0000 Mark Johnson http://www.humansinvent.com/?p=11984 Team Garmin-Sharp's Robby Ketchell explains the technology behind rider recovery at the Giro d'Italia.

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]]> http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11984/inside-the-giro-ditalia-the-tech-behind-rider-recovery/feed/ 0 The human-powered helicopter challenge http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11975/the-human-powered-helicopter-challenge/ http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11975/the-human-powered-helicopter-challenge/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 11:03:34 +0000 Leo Kent http://www.humansinvent.com/?p=11975 Humans Invent investigates the race to win the Sikorsky prize for a human-powered helicopter.

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]]> http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11975/the-human-powered-helicopter-challenge/feed/ 2 The future is bendy: Designing flexible displays http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11950/mike-brownlow/ http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11950/mike-brownlow/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 13:36:29 +0000 Leo Kent http://www.humansinvent.com/?p=11950 Humans Invent speaks to Sharp's Mike Brownlow about the future of flexible displays.

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]]> http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11950/mike-brownlow/feed/ 0 Inside the Giro d’Italia: It’s all about calories http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11926/inside-the-giro-ditalia-its-all-about-calories/ http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11926/inside-the-giro-ditalia-its-all-about-calories/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 10:49:40 +0000 Mark Johnson http://www.humansinvent.com/?p=11926 Cycling's science guru gives Humans Invent the inside track during the Giro d'Italia.

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]]> http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11911/tim-exile/feed/ 0 Thatcher to Brando: The unexpected inventors http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11889/celebrity-inventions/ http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11889/celebrity-inventions/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 11:09:48 +0000 Mark Champkins http://www.humansinvent.com/?p=11889 The Science Museum's inventor in residence, Mark Champkins, sheds light on the unexpected inventions of celebrities.

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]]> http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11889/celebrity-inventions/feed/ 2 Memory Maps: The secret A-Z by New Yorkers http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11871/memory-maps-the-secret-a-z-by-new-yorkers/ http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11871/memory-maps-the-secret-a-z-by-new-yorkers/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 10:58:03 +0000 Leo Kent http://www.humansinvent.com/?p=11871 The maps that show people's personal relationships with Manhattan.

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