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What is the 'internet of things'?
This is the network between physical objects and other items which are embedded with electronic software and sensors enabling them to collect and exchange data. Professor Mark Miodownik explores how this will revolutionise how we relate to objects, security and our living spaces. But it won't necessarily make you tea.
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