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This month we look at the development of a bike light that projects the symbol of a bike onto the road ahead. Inspired by her own passion for cycling, University of Brighton, Product Design graduate, Emily Brooke has designed ‘Blaze’ – a front light with super-bright LEDs. Brooke was looked at the challenges that city cyclists face and found that safety was a real issue.

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London 2012 Red Double Decker Bus © Christopher Steer - iStockphoto
Metal Kaleidoscope
Manipulating light at molecular levels can change the colour of gold and other metal.
Detailed view of a sprinter in the starting blocks © Berc - iStockphoto
Turing's Fowers
Counting sunflower seed heads proves that mathematical pattern exists in nature.
Parklands © Olympic Development Authority
Bike Projector
Front lamp projects cyclist’s image ahead on the road to increase bike’s ‘footprint’.
Collection of colorful sea urchin shells © Andreas Karelias - iStockphoto
Self-healing Plastic
Mimicking the human vascular system makes possible self-healing laminates.
©Rain Palette by Dahea Sun, MA Textile Futures 2012
Huge Quasar Group
Newly discovered largest quasar structure challenges cosmological assumptions.
Printed sales report © Slawomir Fajer - iStockphoto
Gripping Science
Scientists are explaining why wrinkled fingers developed to give us a better grip.
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