First up, do you have a telescope? No, I’ve never owned one. This doesn’t feel like the best start, in the context of this article. I’ve owned quite a few microscopes over the years if that’s any ...

Dr. Zoe Laughlin is the co-director of the Institute of Making at the University of London. She recently conducted a spoon tasting with food luminaries such as Harold McGee and Heston Blumenthal. The ...

Designer and materials engineer Zoe Laughlin dismantles the trainer to understand its form, function and material before building her own bespoke version of an everyday classic. Designer and materials ...

Zoe Laughlin of the Institute of Making in London recently hosted a spoon tasting dinner to determine which metals have the most palatable flavor. Cookbook author and food historian Anne Willan ...

Zoe Laughlin, designer, maker and materials engineer, is fascinated by the science and technology hidden within the everyday objects we take for granted. In this series, she dismantles and dissects ...

Dr. Zoe Laughlin demonstrates the importance of fire to human evolution using a fire tube.