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http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/12383/the-story-of-engineering-an-lcd-tv/

Behind the scenes at Sharp's LCD Centre of Excellence - looking at the detail that goes into the engineering of an LCD TV.

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11984/inside-the-giro-ditalia-the-tech-behind-rider-recovery/

Do you know how our little white box helps Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda riders recover http://bit.ly/17WSNUl

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11889/celebrity-inventions/

Thatcher to Brando: the most unlikely of inventors -"Thatcher figured out a way to aerate ice cream."http://bit.ly/1627FTq

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11826/the-scientist-in-pursuit-of-sustainability/

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11808/breathing-the-graeme-obree-way/

Graeme Obree talks us through his super-efficient breathing technique."The most important thing about breathing is actually breathing out."http://bit.ly/ZRadzg

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11758/pucs-inventing-rechargeable-ice/

These are Pucs. The word's first rechargeable ice cubes."A set of Pucs will chill steadily, evenly, and stay cool for quite a while – without the added water or unwanted flavors of tap water ice."http://bit.ly/15Kig4I

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11557/win-a-paid-internship-at-sharp-laboratories-of-europe/

Tucked away on the outskirts of Oxford is Sharp Laboratories of Europe. It’s the European Research and Development arm for Sharp, responsible for cutting edge innovations like mobile LCD technology, smart cards, DualView, the ‘lab in the palm of your hand’ and many more that have helped solve a genuine human need. Every day, scientists in the labs work to come up with new ideas and technologies...

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11669/inventing-the-cardboard-bicycle/

Would you have thought it possible to make a bicycle from cardboard?"You fold it once and then it doesn’t become twice the strength, it’s almost three times the strength."http://bit.ly/14pziWz

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11606/the-hand-craftsmanship-behind-mclaren/

Humans Invent has been given a rare opportunity to see what goes on behind the scenes at McLaren HQ. Once you’ve finished gawping at the selection of past racing cars, including Jenson Button’s F1 car, dotted around the main hall, you begin to realise how precise and obsessively clean everything is, so much so that I started to look in earnest for any dirt or blemishes on the floor tiles and...

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11557/win-a-paid-internship-at-sharp-laboratories-of-europe/

Humans Invent in partnership with Sharp are offering the opportunity to win a paid internship at Sharp Laboratories of Europe in Oxford. It’s the European Research and Development arm for Sharp, responsible for cutting edge innovations like mobile LCD technology, smart cards, DualView, the ‘lab in the palm of your hand’ and many more that have helped solve a genuine human need.

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11478/grow-up-bringing-vertical-farming-to-london/

Growup are bringing vertical farming to London."Aquaponics is a re-circulating system that combines two very efficient food growing technologies..."http://bit.ly/14o5Wqc

http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1b3y5o/til_vertical_urban_farming_is_coming_to_london/

Growup are bringing vertical farming to London."Aquaponics is a re-circulating system that combines two very efficient food growing technologies..."http://bit.ly/14o5Wqc

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11466/the-return-of-tintype-photography/

The return of Tintype photography. Meet Harry Taylor, a photographer looking for something more than digital perfection.“A tintype is different. A tintype is a unique, physical, one-of-a-kind object."http://bit.ly/10Kxcfx

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11211/the-film-that-reacts-to-your-emotions/

Humans Invent spoke to the film’s director, Alexis Kirke, to find out how it all works. Kirke explains that sensors are used to gauge the emotional state of the audience. He says, “We’ve imported four sensors from the USA, we’ve got a heart rate monitor, an EEG monitor (brainwaves), a perspiration monitor and a muscle tension monitor.”

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11140/are-we-ready-to-eat-lab-grown-meat/

Are we ready to eat lab grown meat?Assistant professor at Eindhoven’s University of Technology, Koert Van Mensvoort, thinks it is a good idea. "The way we produce meat today is not going to last. As more people start eating meat it will become very difficult to maintain current food production systems."http://bit.ly/WfQqu2

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10918/satnav-for-the-blind-guiding-your-every-step/

Control stations for the smart home, Siri-style web navigation and computer vision tech were just some of the bright ideas on display at the Digital Inclusion Innovation Contest last week in London.We were particularly intrigued by the satnav for the blind.“The way it works is you have a smartphone and it matches the images it sees with the Google Street View image and from this we can work out...

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10952/david-millar-the-future-is-technology-not-doping/

We sat down with Team Garmin Sharp's David Millar to talk about how technology is the future for cycling, not doping."Cycling is a bonkers sport, it got a bit too mad the last twenty years, but we’re back to it being the right sort of mad."http://bit.ly/XaLkKC

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10935/inventing-the-blood-free-blood-test/

Humans Invent's Leo Kent spoke to Indian Engineer Myshkin Ingawale about inventing the blood-free blood test."There simply weren’t enough facilities to give a blood test in those kind of settings."http://bit.ly/WIX625

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10849/tailored-advertising-that-stops-you-in-your-tracks/

Intelligent advertising that can tell you apart in a crowd:"It will be possible to predict the audience at any given time, so you can prepare particular content beforehand."http://bit.ly/YQUZYR

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10835/lifelog-our-daily-health-under-the-microscope/

The idea of a smart camera that captures your every move was initially met with cynicism from certain quarters in the technology world, but it could it now become an invaluable everyday tool in monitoring your health."Much memory-focused lifelogging work has concentrated on rehabilitation of those with cognitive impairment, with positive results."http://bit.ly/X94ljp

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10796/jeremy-mayer-turns-typewriter-parts-into-art/

We sit down with Jeremy Mayer, an artist who takes typewriter parts and turns them into sculptures. He calls his technique "cold assembly."“I don’t like the appearance of welding or soldering or outside fastening. It’s the same with woodwork for me, I like not to be able to see the joinery.”http://bit.ly/11TJS1h

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10777/modeled-on-man-breathable-skin-for-buildings/

Biologist turned architect, Doris Kim Sung, is working on another energy efficient and passive method of ventilating buildings, taking inspiration from the human body in search of a more sustainable design. She is advocating the fairly simple yet ingenious idea of a breathable skin, like that of the porous human skin, to encase buildings.

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10752/lord-rees-on-alien-life-the-big-bang-and-the-multiverse/

n a rare interview, Astronomer Royal Lord Rees sat down with Humans Invent's Leo Kent to discuss the origins of the universe, the possibility of alien life and just what happened before the big bang."If we have to abandon the idea of time as a dimension ticking away then the whole concept of ‘before and after’ gets a bit fuzzy."http://bit.ly/YIuIzD

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10725/behind-the-blueprint-for-the-3d-printed-home/

We talk to Janjaap Ruijssenaars of Universe Architecture about plans to build the 3D printed home. Is this the future for 3D printing?"It could be possible to print houses for the poor, bring the printer to a location such as a village and see if you can print with the material that you find there."http://bit.ly/VvjxsQ

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10679/the-search-for-life-below-the-antarctic/

We talk to Martin Siegert about his attempt to reach the subglacial Lake Ellsworth - the quest to find life below the Antarctic."These lakes are potentially extreme environments that have been isolated from the rest of the planet."http://bit.ly/Wd1mGT

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10615/the-silversmiths-who-restore-the-fa-cup/

We visit one of the last traditional English silversmiths, Thomas Lyte. As well as restoring the silverware of many Royal Households, what they are really known for is designing, making and restoring famous sporting trophies including The FA Cup."Most of the silversmiths are from my generation, the wrong side of 50. If it carries on this way the craftsmen won’t be there in the...

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10648/paintable-interactivity-drawing-electric-circuits/

We sat down with Bare Conductive co-founder Matt Johnson to find out just how their electrically conductive paint works."You can imagine having the ability to interact with a computer through a piece of paper just by touching it."http://bit.ly/Yb88eU

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10575/its-alive-the-intelligent-office-of-the-future/

Soon, your office will power itself, eat CO2, warm your chair before you arrive and grow your lunch on its external walls. Take a glimpse into the intelligent office."Intelligent buildings should be healthy, sustainable and meet the needs of people."http://bit.ly/Vkcm2Y

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10556/filabot-turns-your-recycling-into-3d-printer-ink/

Have a read about @Filabot - the machine that can turn your recycling into 3D printer ink. humansinvent.com/#!/10556/filab

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10517/the-queen-of-the-maker-movement/

Meet Limor Fried. The Queen of the Maker Movement. Fried, aka Ladyada, is leading the vanguard, selling open-source hardware for a variety of purposes. Her company, Adafruit, which turned over $10 million last year alone, sells electronic kits from DIY mobile phone chargers to solar power systems."Open-source is something customers and smart communities seek out."http://bit.ly/V1A045