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Electronic vehicles are driving us towards a better greener future! But how do we charge them enough to get us there? Westminster currently has over 2,000 electric vehicles registered – and it expects this figure to dramatically increase to nearly 8,000 by 2025. We are now in need of the infrastructure to make that number feasible. But how do we do so without muddying the heritage framework of London's streets - which is already infamous for not having enough space for parking as is?By elevating the infrastructure that is already there!And how do we do that? Listen and find out!Read more here about this story and the great technology powering it!

Are your potatoes the real deal? Are your chips (or crisps) just as organic as they say on the packet? Next time when you hear you potato chips rustling appetizingly in their bag, blockchain technology might be in there as well. Spend the next 6min 49sec learning how blockchain makes it possible to track products transparently throughout their life cycle – even in the food industry, from tuber to chip bag. Learn more here!

Not all of us possess Santa's gift of picking the perfect presents but maybe a little bit of help wouldn't hurt? Hear how human eyes reveal measurably different reactions, depending on how much the individuals like what they see. A research study shows it’s possible to interpret subjects’ reactions in order to offer them perfectly customized products - or presents - in a matter of seconds. Happy festive season all!Find out more about this amazing research and technology here!

On a clear night, when staring up at the night sky, it’s hard to picture the scope behind the shining dots above you. It’s hard to fathom that these lights hold the key to understanding the history of our very beings and that each dot tells its own story of time as well as, well, space.But what if we could? What if a picture could paint a thousand worlds?