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Posts Tagged ‘inventions’
Winners of our NatWest Apprentice Challenge presented with certificates by HRH The Princess Royal
Sunday, March 27th, 2011Winners of Financial Mail’s Apprentice Challenge were presented with their certificates by HRH The Princess Royal last week.
Gadget guides are booming
Sunday, January 30th, 2011The owner of a company which advises perplexed consumers how to operate hi-tec gadgets is expected to report bumper profits next month.
Space plane ready for lift-off…by hand
Thursday, January 6th, 2011Scientists at the Government’s top secret military manufacturing company QinetiQ have designed an aircraft that performs the functions of a satellite at 100th of the cost.
Boffins design ‘modest’ naked airport scan
Monday, November 22nd, 2010British scientists are developing a sophisticated body scanner that will save travellers’ blushes when they are photographed ‘naked’ at airport security checks.
Global Entrepreneurship Week: What would you like to see an invention for?
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010Email receipts in shops and a pen to make scruffy handwriting legible are just two of the things people have said they would like inventions for.
Halfords’ unexpected hot Christmas seller – a pocket toilet
Thursday, November 11th, 2010Coughing up 20p to pay for a public loo may seem extorionate to some, but would you pay £3.99 for a toilet you could use anywhere anytime?
The airbag for cyclists: New inflatable collar protects riders who refuse to wear a helmet
Saturday, October 30th, 2010Created by two students, including Anna Haupt, the ‘Hvvding’ helmet is an airbag ‘collar’ that springs into action within 0.1 seconds, covering the skull and neck of a rider in the event of an impact.
