Technology
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Healthy progress
Trade fair Medica showcases the latest in healthcare innovations. ‘Wearables’ are the talk of the floor and could soon monitor your constitution – but who else might be keeping an eye on your activities?
Flush with pride
Exhibitors at Toilet Tokyo are breaking taboos by showcasing hi-tech and green solutions for the bathroom. These innovations aim to make the experience cleaner, more pleasant and a topic of conversation for everyone.
Going up?
A technological breakthrough for the humble lift is set to elevate our skylines to brand new heights.
Running Ahead
The University of Calgary’s Human Performance Laboratory works with sportswear giants to develop top-of-the-range running products. We head to the lab to see what's next for the running tracks of the future.
Boat of confidence
From gunslinging to ground coverage, these are the military innovations set to help keep the world’s borders in check.
Stars in their eyes
Inside the European Space Agency, engineers and scientists are wrestling with big ideas. For them, questions about our origins and whether we are alone are not philosophical, but motivations for scientific adventure.
Media
Upcoming televisual treats in the US and wireless speakers that will appease sonic connoisseurs.
Defence
What the arrival of US naval forces in the Philippines' Oyster Bay would mean to locals.
Business
Mobile-phone usage in Asia Pacific, beetroot in Greenland and "postie bikes" in Melbourne.
Bullet time
Travellers demand efficiency and comfort on the move. Monocle visits industry fair InnoTrans for the latest technologies and innovations keeping rail transport on track.
