Chest of Toys is a monthly show about the world of New Music, and the performers, composers and audiences who gather around it. It’s hosted by our Artistic Director Aaron Holloway-Nahum, produced by Chris Elcombe and backed by Sound and Music.
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Best Business Podcast (Gold), British Podcast Awards 2023 How do you build a fully electric motorcycle with no compromises on performance? How can we truly experience what the virtual world feels like? What does it take to design the first commercially available flying car? And how do you build a lightsaber? These are some of the questions this podcast answers as we share the moments where digital transforms physical, and meet the brilliant minds behind some of the most innovative products a ...
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Each week, Tyler Meredith and her guests explore everything from the magic to the tragic of your favorite classic animated and live action films, in this adults only Disney recap podcast.
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The Changing Tabletop is an 18+ tabletop gaming podcast with diapers and other kinks! We think tabletop roleplaying is a great way to explore our interests and share them with likeminded people. If you want to support us, please check us out on SubscribeStar at www.subscribestar.adult/sophieandpudding
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Muddy Machines: The future of robotic harvesting
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“We consider the whole life of the product when we design it” In this episode of Third Angle, we explore the world of agricultural robotics with Muddy Machines, a pioneering company tackling the challenges of modern farming. Join us as we learn all about how Muddy Machines' innovative robot, Sprout, is improving asparagus harvesting. Design enginee…
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Looking back: Companies making changes to the lives of everyday people
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Looking back: Products that are changing the lives of everyday people A special episode highlighting outstanding companies making significant improvements to our everyday lives. From enhancing experiences for the deafblind community to changing the way we rest for a refreshed and ready start to the day. We highlight the innovative and creative effo…
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“Here we bring magic to life.” In this episode, we’re taken into the enchanting world of Hasbro, a toy and games company. Guided by Chris Whipple, Senior Design Engineer and Justin Pringle, a creative force behind the beloved brands such as Potato Head and Furby. In Rhode Island we uncover the magic behind some of the most iconic toys ever created.…
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NanoVoxel: Taking tiny 3D printing to the next level
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“We’re working on new endoscopes which are so small that they can go into the brain or heart.” In this episode of Third Angle, we explore the world of NanoVoxel, a pioneering company at the forefront of 3D printing innovation. Discover how their advanced technology is transforming micro-manufacturing, from creating intricate micro-parts to prototyp…
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CorPower Ocean: Making Waves In Renewable Energy
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“We’re trying to be the most environmentally friendly option for power production.” In this episode we're catching the wave - literally - with CorPower Ocean, the trailblazers of wave power technology. Join us as we explore how this pioneering company is leading the way with a carbon-free solution that balances supply and demand more efficiently, r…
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Maeving: Classic motorcycle style, modern innovation.
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“By getting a bike I saved 26 days a year in commuting time.” In this episode, we place a magnifying glass on the electrifying world of motorcycles, featuring the innovative Maeving Motorcycle Company and their latest model, the Maeving RM1S. The design takes inspiration from the 1920s and the café racer era of the 1960s and 70s. We take a peak at …
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Marks & Spencer: An exclusive look at their tech-powered transformation
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“We want to make sure that we’re really leading from a sustainability agenda.” Explore Marks & Spencer’s 100 year journey from essential retailer to fashion icon and hear how they’ve embraced sustainability and tech - revolutionizing the industry. From its inception, M&S has evolved beyond merely selling life’s essentials to becoming synonymous wit…
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Eight Sleep: The tech unlocking a better night’s sleep
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“If people could do more with their lives because they’re getting better sleep, that's hugely impactful.” Eight Sleep is at the forefront of transforming the way we rest - come on a journey with us as we delve into this new sleep technology with their latest innovation, the Pod 4 Ultra. The new AI generated mattress can regulate your temperature, d…
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FarmBot: A journey into digital gardening
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“FarmBot will be the best farmer for any crop and any location at any time of year” Welcome to the world of FarmBot where technology meets agriculture. Have you ever imagined what it would be like gardening without getting your boots stuck in the mud? Introducing…FarmBot! This robotic tech can plant, water and nurture your crops until harvest - all…
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Club Car: Shaping tomorrow’s mobility - where will it take us?
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“You may wonder what kind of vehicle is next for Club Car, but the answer is that the future is here, the future is now.” Known for its brand of gold carts, Club Car is at the forefront of electric vehicle innovation, reinventing utility vehicles that work just about anywhere you can think of. They're all about designing vehicles that are fun, prac…
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Tatum Robotics: Hands-On Innovation for the DeafBlind Community
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“Her favourite show used to be Friends, and growing up she could hear it and she could read the captions, and it was so exciting for her that she could get that moment back.” In the modern world, we have an abundance of technology that helps us with our communication, information gathering, and entertainment needs. But most of this is inaccessible …
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WaterFleet: Creating drinking water where there is no drinking water!
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“What the water rig is at its core is a mobile water treatment technology, and it dramatically changed the lives of the people living on that site.” Having clean, drinkable water is essential for everyone, no matter where they are. For some on-site workers on remote oil and gas drilling sites, this means transporting in large amounts of bottled wat…
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Innoptus Solar Team: How fast can you go in a race car powered by the sun?
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“We try to test new things… our solar cells that we used 5 years ago are now the solar cells on your roof.” In 2004, a group of Belgian engineering students built a solar car to compete in the World Solar Challenge, a 3021km endurance race through the Australian Outback. Twenty years later, the Innoptus Solar team is still going strong, with new st…
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Vestas: How large can wind turbines get, and is bigger always better?
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“The technology challenges we are facing as an industry are not so much how do we grow the size of turbines, but how do we increase their efficiency at their current size.” Wind power is playing a huge role in the global renewable energy landscape. In the United States, electricity generation from wind power is on course to potentially surpass coal…
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Volvo Group: The augmented reality keeping first responders safe.
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“The rescue services need to know that the vehicle is safe to approach… with this app, we have a 3D view of each truck and this augmented reality view.” With many governments making commitments toward zero-emission targets, more and more of the trucks on our roads are becoming electric. Whilst good news for the environment, it can present challenge…
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Looking Back: The technology that’s tackling the climate crisis
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A special New Year listen back. Here on The Third Angle, we’ve highlighted stories from all over the globe about how companies have used PTC technology to design a greener future. From the architects using clever design to create low-energy use homes to the engineers revolutionising electric transport in Africa, we’ve heard from some inspiring peop…
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Jabra: Designing the future of audio in 360 degrees
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DESCRIPTION “Spatialisation or 3D rendering of sound means that you get the feeling that you are pulling your speakers out of your ears… hearing the sound or music coming from around you instead. It is actually proven through various studies that that is a more natural way of listening. ” Jabra’s owner company GN is an audio and video communication…
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Interview: Designing a Zero Waste Economy with Joe Illes from The Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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“Identify and eliminate waste and pollution at source, circulate products and materials at their highest value for as long as possible and regenerate natural systems. So, put back at least as much or more than you take out from the natural ecosystems on which we depend. And do all that by design.” This podcast is no stranger to innovation that driv…
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BAE Systems: Vision of the future for fighter pilots
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“What Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man sees, symbols overlaid on the real world, giving him all sorts of information in colour while he’s flying around at speed, that’s the kind of thing that Striker II does” When a fighter pilot is flying a high-speed jet, every second counts. In futuristic TV and movies we’ve got used to seeing pilots reading displa…
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VulcanForms: Laser focused on the production line of the future
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“Manufacturing is critical to our national security, our health and our ability to explore new worlds and advance the human condition... VulcanForms exists to move manufacturing forward and be a small piece, hopefully a very important piece, of that future.” VulcanForms is an MIT-born company that builds and operates advanced digital manufacturing …
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AMRC: The Robots Saving Lives in Danger Zones
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“Ultimately, we will be looking to save lives, I think, within one to two years that that would be a reality.” If you are injured in a disaster zone, it is critical that you receive medical care as urgently as possible. But what if the environment is not safe for medics to enter? Either because it is a war zone or because there are hazardous materi…
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“We’re giving the opportunity for people to do a lot of technical work, that generally doesnt happen too often in Kenya” If you’ve been to East Africa you may be familiar with “boda bodas.” If not, they’re small taxi bikes, commonly used by couriers or to transport people. There are 1.2 million of them in Kenya alone, that’s a lot of combustion eng…
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The Third Angle - One Year of Inspiring Moments
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From being inside ground control during mission launch at a space centre, to being pelted with virtual fireballs in virtual reality, to riding inside the electric vehicles revolutionising transport in Africa, the Third Angle podcast has taken us to some incredible places over the last 24 episodes. Here we look back at highlights of some of our most…
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Triumph Motorcycles: Iconic motorcycles which were the choice of Steve McQueen and James Bond
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“How can we make this so it physically works, but also how can we make it so that it looks amazing as well?” From James Bond to Mission Impossible to The Great Escape, chances are you have probably seen a Triumph motorcycle on the silver screen. Triumph’s most famous bikes are probably their iconic 1960s Bonneville range, but they make a wide range…
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OX Delivers: The world first clean-transport ecosystem transforming lives in Rwanda
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“We believe that Africa shouldn’t be trailing behind the developing world in green initiatives, but that actually Africa is primed to lead the drive to green initiatives.” Around the world, over 3 billion people don’t have access to motorised transport. This means that farmers in emerging economies can struggle to get their produce to market. They …
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Dynisma: The ultra realistic driving simulators training F1’s biggest stars
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“There’s nothing really else out there that compares to this…. It’s the closest to real life you can get without actually going out on track in a car.“ Imagine being able to race round all the world’s top Formula One circuits and feel every bump and bit of understeer without actually having to travel anywhere. Or to be able to test drive a road car…
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Casio: The secrets behind making keyboards sound, and feel like the real thing!
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“It is different, it is unique, and people are not used to seeing a piano in this harmonious mustard colour.” Since the launch of the Casiotone keyboard in 1980, the electronic keyboard has become a popular addition to our homes. A more affordable and portable option to the classic piano, it opened up an exciting new era of musical expression to a …
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Education in engineering: The Student who Built a Surgical Robot Arm
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“The project has definitely made me more curious about all the kinds of subjects I had to delve into for the project… also resilience, I think, is a big part of it.“ Education is vital for inspiring the engineers of tomorrow. In this special episode of the podcast we ask: are we encouraging enough young people to go into engineering to meet the dem…
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Mid-Season Break: A message from host Paul Haimes
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There is no new episode this week as we are taking a mid-season break, but we will be back on 11th July bringing you the story of how a student in Germany has created a fully independent robotic arm to perform knee replacement surgery. In the meantime, take the opportunity to look back at some of the most exciting advances in technology we have cov…
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Airfix: Modelling the Iconic British Spitfire with Incredible Accuracy
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“You see a photograph and you’d be hard pressed to say that’s a model… I can still get tricked.” Many of us will have nostalgic memories of building Airfix model kits of planes as a child. In the UK, the name 'Airfix' has become practically synonymous with plastic models of the iconic British WW2 fighter plane, the Spitfire. However, Airfix (and th…
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Xenith: Football helmet technology that is changing the game for athletes.
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“The genesis of Xenith was basically: there’s gotta be a better way.” Athletes who play American Football regularly face high-impact tackles, the force of which can feel like being hit by a baby whale. As more research is being done into the potential effects of repeated head trauma on an athlete’s health, there is a renewed focus on safety measure…
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Warehome: Designing the sustainable homes of the future.
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"When it comes to creating a home… we’re creating future memories for people.” Did you know that buildings account for 39% of all global energy related carbon emissions? From the energy used in central heating to the materials used in their construction, our homes are a huge contributor to our carbon footprint. So how do we create sustainable homes…
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RealWear: Assisted reality - saving time and lives on the frontline
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“A lot of people think about RealWear as giving superpowers to frontline workers.” Technology has become integrated into every aspect of the way we work. But what if you work in a job where your hands are tied doing other things, like operating machinery or climbing to the top of a radio tower? Checking an iPad, or dialling into Zoom becomes a litt…
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Withings: Smart health-tech putting your health back in your hands
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“We’ve seen a drastic change in the medical landscape. We see that people have a switch in their relationship with their healthcare professionals.” Walking down the street, you’ll notice many people have swatched their classic Casio for something a little bit… Smarter. Interest in smart devices and wearable tech has grown rapidly since the pandemic…
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“We’re extremely well positioned to make charging your car as easy as charging your laptop.” It wasn’t always easy owning an electric car, with the constant fear of running out of juice weighing on your mind. But those fears are fast vanishing, with unbelievable growth and innovation in charging technology. So as many countries prepare for a large-…
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Rodin Carlin: The women set to make Formula 1 history
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“Females nowadays have to see it to believe it, and I never really had that. There wasn’t much female representation and now that’s improving - it’s such a positive time to be in motorsport.” You may not see women on the track racing in Formula 1 right now, but that’s all set to change. F1 Academy is a brand new all-female series which is helping w…
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Occuity: The future of health lies behind our eyes
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“We’re using the eye as a window to the health of the body. We’re developing solutions to some of humanity’s greatest healthcare challenges.” Our eyes contain a vast amount of information about our health, but they’re an untapped resource. Assessing the eye requires contact, and that can be uncomfortable and unsafe, so it’s often avoided. That’s wh…
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“We are on the brink of a robotic revolution. In a few years it will be possible to have a [robot] that is a reasonable member of a family or household” The dream of robotics is to take on the mundane tasks of everyday life, so we can focus on what’s most important to us. And with developments in artificial intelligence happening at such a rapid pa…
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“You’ll park it at your house, drive it to the nearest airstrip, unfold your vehicle, take-off, fly 500km, land again, and drive to your final destination.” Flying cars have long been the poster child for the future - a sign that we’ve reached an incredible milestone in technological advancement. But that vision of the future has been confined to s…
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Toy Chest Troubles - 4 - Mild Language, Top Shelf Violence
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Join us for the finale of a game written and hosted by Peculiar Changeling! In this adventure, five impassioned guests arrive at a kitchen to battle for their bodies back. Also, there's a flagrant (fragrant?) abuse of the spell Prestidigitation. This game uses the Pathfinder 2nd Edition system. Battle Map for this episode: https://i.imgur.com/xTqF4…
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D-Orbit: Revolutionising space transport for the future of humanity
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“Even on my 8th launch - still goosebumps. I mean, you realise that engineers can cry.” Satellites are an essential part of keeping our modern lives running, allowing us to navigate, connect and observe the world from a phenomenal vantage point. But when a satellite is launched into space, it can take many months to get into position in order to st…
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Toy Chest Troubles - 3 - There Are Some Things Gnomes Can't Answer
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Join us for a game written and hosted by Peculiar Changeling! In this adventure, five confused guests arrive at an office for some exposition, and then at a patio for some more. Oh, and this one has diapers. This game uses the Pathfinder 2nd Edition system. Starring: Peculiar Changeling as the GM! https://www.patreon.com/PeculiarChangeling Personal…
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“Cupra is a brand born in the 21st century. We call ourselves unconventional challengers because we want to do things differently.” If you think electric motorsport lacks emotion, prepare for an awakening. The passion pouring out of Cupra’s head of racing, coupled with the incredible sounds recorded in the driving seat of their championship racing …
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Toy Chest Troubles - 2 - Hands Make You A Good Person
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Join us for a new RPG, written and hosted by Peculiar Changeling! In this adventure, five somewhat suspicious guests arrive at a bedroom for a brawl with the household pet! Also, they are toys now. This game uses the Pathfinder 2nd Edition system. Battle Map for this episode: https://i.imgur.com/DfohcH3.png Starring: Peculiar Changeling as the GM! …
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Toy Chest Troubles - 1 - In The State Of Anxiety
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Join us for a new RPG, written and hosted by Peculiar Changeling! In this adventure, five unsuspecting guests arrive at a dinner party for a totally normal night of adult conversation! (Haha, yeah right.) This game uses the Pathfinder 2nd Edition system. Starring: Peculiar Changeling as the GM! https://www.patreon.com/PeculiarChangeling Personalias…
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Stannah: Home upgrades in augmented reality
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“We can explore the controls and function of the product, and look at the texture of the upholstery. And it really does allow the customer to see what their stairlift will look like within their home”. Our homes are sacred, and when we modify them or bring in new things, we want to know that the change will be seamless - that we’re still going to l…
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“The biggest organ in the human body is skin. Not addressing it is totally impossible in any type of metaverse, or parallel world, that you would like to emulate.” It’s not enough that we can see and hear the virtual world, to become truly immersed we need to feel it - to interact with all our senses. And that’s exactly what Actronika is doing with…
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Elekta: Connecting the world to fight cancer
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“This is an innovation… something people thought was impossible. It really changes the game in how we deliver radiotherapy to cancer patients.” Fighting cancer is not an easy task. Each body responds differently and each tumor is unique - so treatment must be personalized and precise. But, as companies like Elekta push forward advancements in the f…
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Volvo CE: Construction goes electric… shhhh
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“It’s amazing how comfortable the machines are by taking noise and vibration away.” You’re about to walk past roadworks on your street, ready to throw your hands up over your ears - when you realize you don’t have to stop your conversation. In fact, you can even hear the birds singing. Bliss. This is the promise of the electric construction vehicle…
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Genesis Custom Sabers: Handcrafted lightsabers for real life Jedis
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“Imagination is one of the most profound human qualities. Every great achievement in human history has started as a work of imagination.” Beginning life as a passion project, Genesis Custom Sabers has since grown into Rob Petkau’s full time job. From cobbled together ‘junk sabers’ to immaculately crafted illuminated swords, Rob has honed his craft …
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