Tag Archives: technology
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.
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.
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.
RaspLogic: Engineering your home automation system
The programmer who is developing an affordable way to automate the home.
Inventing the cardboard bicycle
Inventor Izhar Gafni has created a bicycle made from cardboard.
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.
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 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.
The return of Tintype photography
Photographer Harry Taylor has taken up Tintype in a backlash against the digital age.
Engineering 3D-printed stem cells
The first 3D-printed human embryonic stem cells.
