The mask that maps pollution across the city
In the first of a new series, where BBC Future asks high-profile designers to reimagine everyday objects, the firm which set the tone for many of Apple's designs and Sonys Trinitron televisions presents a 21st Century solution to air pollution.The image of Chinese city-dwellers clad in surgical-style face masks has become a potent symbol of that countrys modernity.
Why the worlds most enduring designs always evolve
In the world of design, the best ideas are often those which evolve as the world around them changes. As BBC Future begins a new four week series called Imagineering looking at the design and redesign of everyday objects Jonathan Glancey looks at how great design often draws on what has gone before.
Will we ever regenerate limbs?
In Spider Man comics, scientist Curt Connors injects himself with a serum based on lizard DNA and re grows his amputated arm. He also transforms into a giant humanoid lizard and becomes evil. Unfortunate side effects aside, the Lizard s story reflects a real and longstanding scientific quest to understand the extraordinary regenerative powers of animals, and duplicate them in humans..
