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Mars colonisation: Three fundamental questions

Efforts are mounting to get us on the red planet - why, how and who? >
Yanweizhou Park: Harnessing nature to benefit itself

This wetlands-architecture project absorbs floodwater instead of blocking it. >
Cáustico: Speculating the future of water access

What happens to society if drinking water becomes our most lucrative resource? >
China surges forward in the space exploration race

Three major new space programmes prove China’s cosmic ambitions. >
The Bradley Element: A watch for the visually-impaired

Eone’s striking timepiece indicates the time by touch alone. >
Lookbook: The Grafica jewellery collection by Anna Raimondo

Take a look at the new Summer collection of Cape Town, South Africa's SMITH Jewellery. >
The International Space Orchestra takes to the stage

The ISO’s upcoming event, featuring renowned ethereal band Sigur Rós, is around the corner. >
Gaia telescopes chart largest map of the Universe ever

The observation mission of ESA has returned its first crop of cosmic images – and it’s huge. >
Cooling technology poised for revolution

This North Carolina startup aims to overhaul temperature control with solid-state chips. >
Responsive jewellery that filters your smartphone notifications

Jewellery and tech studio Vinaya wants us to stay connected to other people in style. >
Easy & accessible tools for fitness management by Kinduct

This Canadian company provides software tools for health and fitness enthusiasts. >
Gene-editing of mosquitoes could annihilate lethal viruses

Scientists could put disease-spreading mosquitoes in their crosshairs, but would the outcome be positive? >
The Linx helmet: Safer, earphone-less music for cyclists

The flagship product of Coros lets you listen to music without covering your ears. >
The Proximity Care button brings easy-living to dementia patients

Mettle Studio’s small new device helps dementia sufferers and their guardians. >
The enigmatic EmDrive rises through scientific ranks

The 2000 brainchild of Roger Shawyer gains research momentum as a viable space engine. >
The Skate Girls of Kabul

This photo series by Jessica Fulford-Dobson portrays “Skateistan”, the skateboarding initiative for Afghan youths. >
Cairo’s future Science City: Weston Williamson & Partners win design bid

This London-based architecture firm has won the opportunity to design Egypt’s science hub. >
The Boring Collection: Lensvelt's deliberately drab furniture

The remarkable thing about this furniture line is that it is totally unremarkable. >
Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030: Stanford’s ongoing study

The University of Stanford assembled thinkers to measure the future ripples of AI – and their first full report has been issued. >
The Setsuna: Toyota’s wooden concept car

The Japanese car manufacturer has created a functional concept car inspired by the emotional connections we have with family vehicles. >
HI-SEAS: The NASA-funded Mars simulation project

An elaborate Mars habitation research project has just closed one chapter and is preparing to embark on the next one. >
Hornsea Project Two: UK’s massive new wind farm

The British government has recently approved construction of a second, world-leading collection of wind turbines. >
The Forest Where the Wind Returns: Hayao Miyazaki’s real-life woodland landscape

The former spearhead of Studio Ghibli plans to give children an immersive experience of the natural world in Kumé Island, Okinawa. >
Solar Express: The futuristic space transit concept

Montréal’s Imaginactive has put forth a design idea that would bring remote parts of the cosmos within closer human reach. >

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