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Solar PV
How important is solar power to the future of the planet?
Cassava
A toxic plant that sheds light on hidden social forces
Fire
Does the story of economics really begin with a spark?
RFID: The tech you’ve never heard of – but use every day
Radio frequency identification is the foundation of many contactless technologies
Postage stamp
How a disgruntled customer revolutionised the postal service
Rubber
An everyday substance with a bloody past
CubeSat
How a student engineering challenge has changed the way we use space
Factory
Have factories made workers' lives better?
Blockchain
How powerful could the technology behind Bitcoin be?
Pencil
Is the pencil underrated?