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cubed keeps you up-to-date with the science that’s shaping our society and bringing a new dimension to everyday life.

Read previous issues about the latest innovations in fashion and music, design and digital, film and life, to bring you the products and ideas that will change our world.
Cubic computer
Pioneering Fentix Cube is the first digital touch screen computer platform.
Moon Rocket
UK-led MoonLITE aims to finish what the Apollo missions started.
The Art of Sound Studios
Leading electroacoustic music composers are at home in cutting-edge studios.
Catching the tide
An innovative tidal turbine is making waves in the energy industry.
Fast fingerprinting
A genuine breakthrough in fingerprint technology.
Shake and talk
Technology allows mobile phones to connect to each other easily and securely.
Intelligent interiors
Designing functional objects that learn to adapt to your personal space.
Movie makers
Digital animated 3D home-movie-making is set to be the next big thing.
Cell printout
Creating viable cell structures from living tissue.
Hospital robots
A new Scottish hospital plans to employ a staff of super-efficient robots.
Asteroid explorer
Proposed space probe to track the Apophis asteroid could predict any risk of impact.
Jurassic races
Evolutionary robotics depict life in the prehistoric fast lane.
Touchy-feely finger
An artificial finger puts engineering designers in touch with our feelings.
Natural engineering
Copying nature’s superior designs to make manufacturing more environmentally friendly.
Carbon-neutral music
Rock stars buzz around unique ‘environmentally-sound’ music studio.
Plastic blood
Providing a possible solution to the global problem of blood shortages.
Sports sensor
New technology tracks athletes’ performances and allows immediate feedback.
Sonic stove
A revolutionary eco-appliance for the world’s poorest communities.
Grow your own car
Eco-friendly racing car that doesn’t compromise on speed.
Sphere TV
An inflatable visual display system wows audiences.
Driverless bus
Catching a bus in the future could be as easy as stepping into a lift.
Virtual London
Fly from the Tower of London to Big Ben without leaving your desk.
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