Tag Archives: society
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.
BRCK: The internet backed up in a box
Could this be the most reliable way to connect to the internet anywhere in the world?
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.
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.
Litographs: The pictures that paint 75,000 words.
The design company that print entire books on posters and t-shirts.
Meet RoboThespian: Are you talking to me?
Humans Invent talks to the inventor of the humanoid robot, RoboThespian.
The hand craftsmanship behind McLaren
Humans Invent find out that there more than just machines behind McLaren’s supercars.
Win a paid internship at Sharp Laboratories of Europe
Do you have a great idea? #GetItDownOnPaper and you could win an internship at Sharp Labs.
The 24/7 inventor: Building a robot lawnmower at home
We meet Mike Brownlow, a Sharp inventor who has dedicated his life to innovation.
The mechanical joke maker
Humans Invent meets the artist who makes mechanical automata.
Inventing DualView: Displaying two images at the same time
We investigate the inventor’s story behind the screen that can show two simultaneous images.
Inventing the blood-free blood test
We investigate he ToucHb, a device that can test for anemia without the need for blood tests.
5 technologies to protect Earth from an asteroid strike
Humans Invent discovers the various methods we can use to protect the Earth from asteroids.
Graciously green: The designer, low-energy light bulb.
Humans Invent finds out about the world’s first designer, energy-saving light bulb.
