A HUNDRED YEARS ago on 26 January 1926, in an attic room in London’s Soho (more famous for ladies of the night than technological breakthroughs), a Scottish engineer gave the first public display of p

→ When John Logie Baird demonstrated the first working television set in 1926, a theatre impresario was so worried about the impact on the West End that he offered the scientist £1,000 to throw his de

Meteors are remnants from the creation of our Solar System that burn up when they hit Earth’s atmosphere. As they vaporise, typically 80km to 120km (50–75 miles) above the ground, they leave a trail o

ENGINEERING THE END OF MEDIEVAL WARFARE

In the early 1940s, the Royal Mint replaced the familiar image of a portcullis on the threepenny coin with a thrift plant. This was part of the government’s campaign reminding the public of the need f

I can’t decide if this is genius or a new way to injure myself in the kitchen. The inventors behind this company have made a chef’s knife that vibrates at ultrasonic frequencies. This kind of tech is