Mobile phones in emerging markets are infected with malware that carries out financial transactions that the owner of the phone is often unaware of. Dimitris Maniatis, CEO of Upstream, a mobile anti-fraud company is in the show.


Tech under the ice sheet
The cryoegg, is a small device that monitors the most extreme of environments, streams of ice-cold water flowing under glaciers. It's a rugged device that wirelessly transmits data back to the surface of a glacier from one and a half kilometres below the ice. Dr. Mike Prior-Jones and Dr. Liz Bagshaw from Cardiff University are using the device to monitor glaciers in Greenland.


Indoor Solar Cells
We live in a world with more and more smart devices in our homes and, of course, all of them need electricity. A potential way to supply that power is via the lights we use indoors. A recent paper shows that there are new, environmentally friendly, and safe materials that could help make this a reality. Digital Planet reporter Florian Bohr found out more.





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The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Ghislaine Boddington

Studio Managers: Bob Nettles and Giles Aspen
Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz