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How a Carpet Can Help to Clean a Coastline

A program to encourage recycling of old fishing nets.
Alexander Sehmer
2 min read
A container ship sailing at night along a shoreline lit up with extensive, bright artificial lights from docks and cities

The Global Electronics Supply Chain in 5 Videos

A tour through the different stages of how products are made, shipped, and sold across the globe.
Hugh Garry
1 min read

Turning Discarded Chewing Gum Into Art

For this artist, discarded gum isn't litter–it's an opportunity for expression.
Alice Bell
1 min read

Welcome to Onionland

An interview with journalist Jamie Bartlett about innovation on the Dark Net.
Alice Bell
6 min read
A fridge containing a range of items in containers, with virtual labels overlaid on top.

Augmenting Reality

Augmented reality, where virtual objects are projected on top of the real world, took center stage at E3 2014 with Microsoft’s...
Duncan Geere
1 min read

Communities Have Their Say in Post-Hurricane Sandy Redesign

Competitions for designers who want to repair city infrastructure need buy-in from residents first.
Ros Donald
5 min read
The Point sensor device, which looks like a small white smoke detector-sized disk.

A Softer Take on Home Security

But will making surveillance less obtrusive also make it more palatable to consumers?
Duncan Geere
2 min read
A speaker made from a rolled-up piece of paper.

What Does Paper Offer Our Understanding of Electronics?

Paper craft circuits can make learning around electronics more appealing and accessible.
Georgina Voss
2 min read

Game of Breaths: A Mobile App to Treat Panic Attacks

The game makes breathing exercises part of the play.
Jenny Adamthwaite
2 min read
A giraffe at London Zoo.

A Hack Day at the Zoo

London Zoo is the oldest scientific zoo in the world–and now it's hosting hackathons.
Alice Bell
2 min read