A toy story
With more than a few Christmases behind me it still surprises me how many toys have stood the test of time.
Patents
Patents protect the features and process that make things work. A patent can only be granted for something that is new and inventive. A patent has to be renewed every year but can last for up to 20 years.
How innovation changed my life
I had a pretty unique upbringing in an environment where disability couldn’t be ignored. My Mum has had hearing loss since birth. She communicates well through lip reading, hearing aids and British Sign Language (BSL).
I remember when this was all fields
“I remember when I joined the office, there were paper specifications as far as the eye could see.”
A night at the Science Museum
My curiosity peaked a few weeks ago when an interesting email appeared in my inbox.
IP: shaken not stirred
When I was younger, I believed that James Bond lived in Switzerland and ate lots of well known Swiss chocolate.
Heat of battle versus the cold road to recovery
I love rugby, watching it, playing it, talking about it, I just can’t get enough.
The Welsh dragon goes green
Coal was once king in Cardiff. Those days are long gone. But there are some who hope that the Welsh capital may yet again be home to an enterprise exporting energy around the world.
Scottish engineering: the next generation
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s genius lay in the fact that he was able to take clichés from earth and create new, complimentary, ones in space.
Prototypes: who needs them?
By definition, prototype means it is an early stage representation of a final product or thing. They can be essential but also disproportionately costly, fragile and can often be done without.
It’s a wrap!
We had a new roll of Bubble Wrap delivered yesterday. The boss said “pop it in the corner”. Took me five hours!
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