The Electrolux Design Lab competition this month threw up some interesting, if a little scary, technological ideas.
First prize went to Cocoon, 27-year-old design student Rickard Hederstierna’s new invention which ‘grows’ meat and fish from a pre-mixed food packet containing muscle cells, oxygen and nutrients.
The Star Trek-esque idea was billed as having the potential to tackle the world’s impending food crisis, as well as meaning less animals being slaughtered.
It’s a controversial idea, and not one that everyone’s going to be comfortable with. But the food developed would have the make-up and the nutrients of real meat.
Equally fascinating was the sun lounger that cleans your clothes for you while you sit back and relax. It runs negative ions through the grass on its surface, which prompts self-cleaning chemicals in the clothes.
Presenter of Dragon’s Den Evan Davis has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Coventry University in Business Administration, for his work on Finance Journalism and Economics editorial. He has also been the presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, after having served six years as the BBC’s economics editor. His work and services to the financial world has been recognised and has made him a famous household name.
