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Tesla, quacks and violet rays
Imagine a device that can treat everything from baldness to gout. Too good to be true? Yes, and it was banned – but not before hundreds were hoodwinked.
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Hyperfocus and hobbies
Alex Chan talks about the power of ADHD-associated hyperfocus and how they’ve become wary of feeding it too often.
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People against pollution
Alice Bell reflects on what happens when communities help solve environmental problems, and whether citizen science can help fight industrial pollution today.
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The unimprovable white cane
Recent technological additions to the white cane aim to make the world easier for visually impaired people to navigate. Alex Lee explores whether new is really better.
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Engineering: a Newcomen steam-engine. Engraving, 1747.
Date: 1747Reference: 45361i
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Engineering: a Newcomen steam-engine. Engraving, 174-.
Date: 1747Reference: 45364i
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Engineering: a safety valve. Coloured drawing, 1845.
Date: 1845Reference: 46107i
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Engineering: a steam engine. Engraving c.1861.
Reference: 46065i
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Engineering: a steam engine. Engraving c.1861.
Reference: 46063i
