August 2014 IssueCultureThe future was born in 1989By Hans-Ulrich ObristBusinessFrugal innovation can save the worldBy Charles LeadbeaterBusinessLet's jump-start our cities' idling reservesBy April RinneCultureNew IMAX camera turns up the Bayhem for TransformersBy Oliver Franklin-WallisCultureMusicDNA creates minimalist artworks from your favourite tracksBy Oliver Franklin-WallisCultureSatellite overviews make for Earthly artworksBy Oliver Franklin-WallisCultureThe cosmic connections of Marvel's universe mapped outBy Oliver Franklin-WallisCulturePhileas Fogg's 80-day challenge as a choose your own adventureBy Daniel Nye GriffithsBusinessPlug-in iPhone sensor turns any surface into an instrumentBy Oliver Franklin-WallisScienceFrench artist creates living portraits with algae photographyBy Oliver Franklin-WallisScienceHow to swing a chaotic pendulumBy Helena WilliamsBusinessHow to make an LED flowerBy Jeremy CookBusinessHow to organise a hackathonBy Rachel NuwerSciencePreventing deforestation by making destruction go viralBy Michael HodgesScienceVomiting, anxiety, blackouts. Are you sure you want to go into space?By Kevin GrayScienceHow the humble potato bean can be tamed to feed the worldBy Hillary RosnerScienceMining Bolivia's salt deserts for electricityBy Kathryn NaveScienceThe Big Question: Which industries will robotics likely disrupt?By Harry LambertScienceRobots make craft beer in home nanobreweryBy Madhumita VenkataramananScienceThe floating wind turbine that thinks it's a blimpBy Oliver Franklin-WallisGearYour new mobile Fotokite drone requires tetheringBy Madhumita VenkataramananScienceUsing pressure to keep food fresherBy Matt JancerScienceTouch Surgery: learning surgery on the operating tabletBy João MedeirosScienceAttention: Data spill on aisle sevenBy Raffaele OrianiMore Stories