Question #260

Can buildings explain how they use energy?

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One FleetIn build

Can I do this job?

Decision intelligence for commercial transport.

MobilityFuture Technology
KindRoadExperiment

Can transport become kinder?

Can transport become kinder?

MobilityEveryday Life
EtherealExperiment

Can the best interface have no interface?

Can the world's best interface disappear completely?

Future Technology
WasteProofIn build

What is this?

Know where materials go. Before and after disposal.

Future Technology
One FoodIn build

What should I cook with what I have?

Decision intelligence for food.

Future Technology
PlantWayIn build

What is this plant?

Decision intelligence for plants.

Future Technology
One StudioIn build

Mapping how sound changes the way a space feels.

Mapping how sound changes the way a space feels.

Future Technology
DeliverdPrototype

What happens after delivery — proof, condition and returns in one record.

What happens after delivery — proof, condition and returns in one record.

Future Technology
Second PassExperiment

Grading returned furniture from photos instead of opinion.

Grading returned furniture from photos instead of opinion.

Future Technology
Grower MarginsClient work

Where a nursery loses money between propagation and dispatch.

Where a nursery loses money between propagation and dispatch.

Future Technology
Packaging AuditPrototype

Score a pack for recyclability before it goes to print.

Score a pack for recyclability before it goes to print.

Future Technology
Site EvidenceShipped

Photo evidence that survives the handover.

Photo evidence that survives the handover.

Future Technology
Camberley 41 ClubShipped

A monthly club newsletter published as a website instead of a PDF attachment.

A monthly club newsletter published as a website instead of a PDF attachment.

Future Technology
The Tomato PostShipped

A publishing home for tomatoes — growing, cooking and varieties.

A publishing home for tomatoes — growing, cooking and varieties.

Future Technology
Furniture DNAPrototype Research

Can computer vision recognise furniture parts?

Can furniture explain itself?

Future Technology
Project AutoDockPrototype Research

Can charging become completely invisible to the driver?

Making EV charging disappear.

Future Technology
Project EchoPrototype Research

Can sound become an early warning system for the physical world?

What if every machine knew what it was supposed to sound like?

Future Technology
Project EvolutionPrototype Research

How might life continue to adapt over millions of years?

What if evolution never stopped?

Future Technology
Project GracePrototype Research

Can technology quietly create more human moments?

Can technology disappear at the exact moment humanity is needed?

Future Technology
Project LumenPrototype Research

Can menus adapt automatically to dietary requirements?

What if food could explain itself?

Future Technology
Project ChroniclePrototype Research

Can careers become searchable?

Can people remember their professional lives forever?

Future Technology
Project ReservePrototype Research

What if your money was always accessible, even when technology isn't?

What if your money was always accessible, even when technology isn't?

Future Technology
Project OasisPrototype

Can every plant know exactly when it needs water?

Can every plant know exactly when it needs water?

AgricultureWaterEveryday Life
Project HarvestPrototype Research

Can farmers see tomorrow's crop problems today?

Can farmers see tomorrow's crop problems today?

AgricultureFuture Technology
Project RootPrototype Research

Can soil tell its own story?

Can soil tell its own story?

AgricultureSustainabilityCircular Economy
Project RainExperiment

Can every drop of rain be used twice?

Can every drop of rain be used twice?

WaterSustainabilityEveryday Life
Project SeedExperiment

Can we identify the plants most likely to survive tomorrow's climate?

Can we identify the plants most likely to survive tomorrow's climate?

AgricultureSustainabilityFuture Technology
Project BloomExperiment

Can every garden become a pollinator sanctuary?

Can every garden become a pollinator sanctuary?

AgricultureSustainabilityEveryday Life
Project CanopyPrototype Research

Can cities cool themselves by planting smarter?

Can cities cool themselves by planting smarter?

SustainabilityWaterEveryday LifeFuture Technology
Project PulseResearch

Can a hospital room quietly understand when a patient needs help before they press the call button?

A non-contact room sensor layer — sound, movement, air, light — that notices unusual change and raises it with staff early.

HealthcareAccessibility
Project PlainscanResearch

Can every medical scan be explained in plain English?

A companion to the clinician's explanation that turns an MRI, CT or X-ray report into language a worried person can actually follow.

HealthcareAccessibility
Project RecallResearch

Can patients remember everything a doctor tells them?

A personalised summary after an appointment: what was said, what to take, what to watch for, what to ask next time.

HealthcareAccessibility
Project Safe TableResearch

Can restaurants, cafés and shops become safer for people with allergies?

A menu and shelf layer that highlights allergens against a person's own profile at the moment of choosing, and separates allergy from intolerance.

HealthcareAccessibility
Project MotionQuestion

Can we detect falls or changes in mobility before they become emergencies?

A privacy-first home system watching for gradual change in how someone moves — slower stairs, longer sits, shorter walks — so intervention happens before the fall.

HealthcareAccessibility
Project GalleryQuestion

Can art improve hospital environments?

Guided digital art walks, calm visual sequences and museum partnerships for hospitals, dialysis units and care homes.

HealthcareAccessibility