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Engineered Arts, a Cornwall-based company, designs and builds robots by hand, in its workshop. “We have a motto,” says Will Jackson, the firm’s founder, “we design in the morning, we make in the afternoon, and we fail in the evening.” Source: Inside Cornwall’s robot factory

“Neuroscience has already infiltrated education,” says Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, professor of cognitive neuroscience at UCL, but not in the way she would like. Source: Ditch the pseudoscience — students are wired differently

Need to simulate a strong tornado? The wind Engineering, Energy and Environmental Research Institute (WindEEE) can create hyper-realistic tornadoes and other 3D wind phenomena. Source: These DIY tornadoes are designed to improve the stability of buildings | WIRED UK

The Parisian skyline has been redrawn — this 50-metre apartment block is the tallest building to be built in central Paris since the early 70s. Source: This is Paris’s first high-rise in decades | WIRED UK

Dealing with an overflowing email inbox can seem like a full-time job, so apps that can help reduce the time it takes to read them are welcome, says TL;DR creator Ami Ben-David. Here are four of our favourites. (TL;DR? Long emails suck. Auto-edit.) Source: Trending: 4 email editors to deal with inbox overload

Ray Purdy and Ray Harris use satellite imagery to assist criminal investigations. Since launching their Air & Space Evidence agency in the UK last year, the specialists in law and Earth observation have worked on 30 enquiries, including cases in Mexico, Nigeria and Chile, ranging from murders to planning disputes; seven have turned into full-scale investigations.ContinueContinue reading “Satellite imagery is being used to solve crimes | WIRED UK”

Sometimes even the most digitally engaged among us need to unplug. Source: Escape into the ultimate in architect-designed havens | WIRED UK

Recycled plastic could soon be on the menu, thanks to this culinary creation. The Funghi Mutarium, developed by Austrian design group Livin Studio, uses mushroom roots, or mycelium, to digest thin sheets of plastic such as polythene — making them edible for humans. Source: Edible plastic could soon be on the menu | WIRED UK

The Apple Watch might not be the future of wearable technology, says Gadi Amit, founder of NewDealDesign, which created the Fitbit activity tracker and Sproutling (a wearable baby monitor). Source: NewDealDesign founder Gadi Amit: taking wearables to a new level | WIRED UK

Last year, Nasa’s Opportunity rover set the off-world driving record at 40.25km after ten years on Mars. The HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera that took this picture of the planet’s Proctor Crater, however, is exploring it 100km2 at a time. Source: This camera explores 100km2 of Mars at a time | WIRED UK