The Future of Repairs
Feb 23, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 27
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Episode description
Do you know how to fix a kettle? Or your smartphone? Or a lightsaber, for that matter?
Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) believes we urgently need a "repairability revolution" to reduce the vast quantities of electrical and electronic waste produced each year. He chats to host Roma Agrawal MBE.
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