Bricks that heal, paint that never stains and air conditioned beds, let us show you around the home of the tomorrow you could build today...
OUTSIDE
ENERGY
Renewable energy sources are what the future is all about. They help homes become self-reliant and go off-grid. That’s great if you’re expecting the zombie apocalypse, but renewable energy is also practical, saves money, helps the environment and increases the value of a property. Some energy suppliers even pay you to pump juice back into the grid.
The Smartflower POP is one of the most attractive and efficient examples of solar panels yet. Smartflower POP will ‘bloom’ open in the morning and close up at night. So it’s space-efficient, too. Best of all, you can take it with you when you move!
WALLS
Self-healing is no longer reserved for video game characters: buildings can do it too. Scientists have created a coating that contains microcapsules. When a coated concrete surface becomes damaged, the capsules break open and release a solution, which fills the crack and turns into a water-resistant solid when exposed to sunlight.
PAINT
Self-cleaning paint is one development aimed at keeping houses looking new. One company, StoLotusan, has developed a paint that won’t let water adhere to it. Slap it on your property, then when it rains, any dirt will be lifted from the surfaces of the walls and washed away. Plus, as the paint doesn’t get damp, microorganisms such as algae, fungi and bacteria can’t survive, so it’s cleaner and more hygienic than most normal walls. The fact it’s available in 500 colours is just a bonus.
SECURITY
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World's First Malaria Vaccine
The World Health Organization’s director-general hails ‘historic moment’ as mass immunisation of African children begins
Is River Pollution Putting The Species In Jeopardy Again?
Ten years ago, it was jubilantly announced that o ers had returned to every county in England. But is river pollution putting the species in jeopardy again?
The Big Burnout
Long hours, low pay and a lack of appreciation — among other things — can make for a stressful workplace and lead to burnout. It’s something we should all be concerned about, because over half of the workforce reports feeling it
Putting Nature To Rights
More countries are enshrining the right to a clean environment into law. So if a company or government is impinging upon that right, you could take them to court
Mega Spaceship: Is It Possible For China To Build A Kilometre-Long Spacecraft?
Buoyed on by its successful Moon missions, China has launched a five-year study to investigate the possibility of building the biggest-ever spacecraft
Are We Getting Happier?
Enjoying more good days than bad? Feel like that bounce in your step’s getting bigger? HELEN RUSSELL looks into whether we’re all feeling more cheery…
“Unless the Japanese got the US off their backs in the Pacific, they believed they would face complete destruction”
Eighty years ago Japan’s surprise raid on Pearl Harbor forced the US offthe fence and into the Second World War. Ellie Cawthorne is making a new HistoryExtra podcast series about the attack, and she spoke to Christopher Harding about the long roots of Japan’s disastrous decision
Your Mysterious Brain
Science has mapped the surface of Mars and translated the code for life. By comparison, we know next to nothing about what’s between our ears. Over the next few pages, we ask leading scientists to answer some of the most important questions about our brains…
Why Do We Fall In Love?
Is it companionship, procreation or something more? DR ANNA MACHIN reveals what makes us so willing to become targets for Cupid’s arrow
Detecting the dead
Following personal tragedy, the creator of that most rational of literary figures, Sherlock Holmes, developed an obsession with spiritualism. Fiona Snailham and Anna Maria Barry explore the supernatural interests of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
