14 hours from Lhasa to Golmud, one power socket in the carriage alternately occupied by the guards laptop and the guards printer. Infrastructure is: what …



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After a couple of days to wind down discussions in Lhasa it’s time to say mata ne to the research crew – next we meet …
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We’ve not been issued with oxygen masks, and despite signing a high-altitude waiver form there is no real pending sense of threat. In fact the …
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Short think-piece for an upcoming issue of the Asia Design Journal…
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Received a parcel from the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China this week – for a granted patent on fuel cell …
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Meal delivery in Shanghai. What meals are currently off-limits for home delivery and why? To what extent do changes in local delivery norms alter consumption …
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On the wrong side of the lens unfortunately.
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There’s no choice but to sit back and relax when your driver weaves in and out of airport to city traffic with skills obviously learned …
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Night flight and a couple of days in Shanghai this week. Heaven is only one hour’s time difference and a blitz of research ahead.
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The space needed to complete a task?
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