October 2013 IssueCultureIlona Gaynor has constructed the perfect heistBusinessTest: best affordable 3D printers reviewed and ratedBusinessGet more natural sunlight in your home by harnessing the power of optical physicsScienceHow to prepare for a solar flareBusinessLior Frenkel: 'Undigitise before we all become addicted'BusinessStartup Summit Group buys a mountainBusinessStunning visualisation of crowdsourced data on international air-routesBusinessSadie Creese is on a mission to keep us safeScienceIntroducing Zipdial: a startup that wants you to hang up on itScienceFrench startup SunPartner Group wants to charge your phone with the sunScienceBalloons help North Koreans receive human-rights messagesScienceAmir Shapiro is devising robots that mimic the best of the animal worldGearHow to collect creepy crawliesBusinessHow to build a bamboo bikeBusinessSendhil Mullainathan: 'Ditch the smartphone to optimise your bandwidth'GearAndreas Raptopoulos wants to build a mesh network of autonomous flying robotsCulturePatently untrue: fleshy defibrillators and synchronised baseball are changing the futureGearHow to extend your sensesBusinessTeenager signs £60,000 contract to develop his own solar panel technologyCultureThe Walt Disney Company has been engaged in a secretive effort to redesign the Disney World experienceBusinessBuilding success: how thinking 'inside the brick' saved LegoBusinessBiology is the new softwareBusinessIf you've ever wondered what colour your name is, Lina Patsiou can show youBusinessHow to hack your office chairMore Stories