Tech Now - MWC Barcelona: What's New In Phone Tech?

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Alasdair Keane climbs aboard an electric boat in Norway. 24 mins Inside Europe’s Space Race Adrienne Murray visits the Esrange Spaceport in the far north of Sweden. 25 mins Winter Olympics: Can Tech Boost Performance? Alasdair Keane visits the Olympic training centre in Oslo. 24 mins Future Farming in Australia Nick Kwek meets innovators using tech for Australia's agricultural industry. 25 mins Inside CES From Las Vegas, the latest trends and innovations at CES 2026. 25 mins Meeting My Avatar Jacqui Wakefield joins singer KT Tunstall as she sees her musical avatar. 25 mins Space Exploration: Can Robots Lead the Way? Nick Kwek visits the National Space Industry Hub in Sydney. 25 mins Icebreaker Tech: Navigating the Arctic Adrienne Murray meets the engineers designing icebreaker ship technology for the Arctic. 25 mins Rising Seas: Can Tech Help Us Prepare? Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths has exclusive access to La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. 25 mins Lithium Mining: The Impact Ione Wells explores if lithium mining can be done more sustainably. 25 mins Esports World Cup Exploring some of the latest tech innovations in the world of sport. 24 mins Chile’s Lost Children Ione Wells explores the search for Chile's stolen children. 25 mins Rubin Observatory: Mapping the Universe Ione Wells visits the Rubin Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert. 24 mins Super Science: Inside ESS Adrienne Murray heads behind the scenes at the European Spallation Source in Sweden. 24 mins Embryo Screening: Designing Life?

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MWC Barcelona: What's New In Phone Tech?
Paul Carter checks out the newest phones, gadgets and trends from MWC Barcelona. Suranjana Tewari explores developments in drone technology at the Singapore Airshow.
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14 Mar 2026
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MWC Barcelona: What's New In Phone Tech?
Norway's Fjords: Can Tourism Go Green?
Alasdair Keane climbs aboard an electric boat in Norway.
24 mins
Inside Europe’s Space Race
Adrienne Murray visits the Esrange Spaceport in the far north of Sweden.
25 mins
Winter Olympics: Can Tech Boost Performance?
Alasdair Keane visits the Olympic training centre in Oslo.
24 mins
Future Farming in Australia
Nick Kwek meets innovators using tech for Australia's agricultural industry.
25 mins
Inside CES
From Las Vegas, the latest trends and innovations at CES 2026.
25 mins
Meeting My Avatar
Jacqui Wakefield joins singer KT Tunstall as she sees her musical avatar.
25 mins
Space Exploration: Can Robots Lead the Way?
Nick Kwek visits the National Space Industry Hub in Sydney.
25 mins
Icebreaker Tech: Navigating the Arctic
Adrienne Murray meets the engineers designing icebreaker ship technology for the Arctic.
25 mins
Rising Seas: Can Tech Help Us Prepare?
The scientists on a quest to improve our predictions of global sea level rise.
24 mins
Fixing Fashion's Sizing Problem
Shiona McCallum meets an AI startup working to fix erratic clothing sizes in fashion.
24 mins
Movie Tech: Behind the Scenes
Alasdair Keane explores a high-tech studio that transforms how car stunts are made.
25 mins
Brain Cells and Biocomputing
Zoe Kleinman meets the scientists trying to make living computers using brain cells.
25 mins
Cloud Seeding and Conspiracy Theories
Marco Silva unpacks the science and technology of cloud seeding.
25 mins
IFA Berlin: The Rise of Smart Tech
Alasdair Keane explores the tech highlights at IFA Berlin.
24 mins
Detecting Cancer Cases
Lara Lewington explores the tech being trialled to find 'hidden' pancreatic cancer cases.
25 mins
Fighting Wildfires: Can Tech Help?
How technology is bringing hope of earlier detection and prevention to wildfires.
24 mins
AI and the Future of Humanity
Joe Tidy explores how the rise of artificial intelligence may play out.
24 mins
Sagrada Família: Can Tech Help Complete It?
Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths has exclusive access to La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
25 mins
Lithium Mining: The Impact
Ione Wells explores if lithium mining can be done more sustainably.
25 mins
Esports World Cup
Exploring some of the latest tech innovations in the world of sport.
24 mins
Chile’s Lost Children
Ione Wells explores the search for Chile's stolen children.
25 mins
Rubin Observatory: Mapping the Universe
Ione Wells visits the Rubin Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert.
24 mins
Super Science: Inside ESS
Adrienne Murray heads behind the scenes at the European Spallation Source in Sweden.
24 mins
Embryo Screening: Designing Life?
A new form of testing claims to predict how likely an unborn child is to develop diseases.
25 mins
Formula One: Can It Go Green?
Alasdair Keane visits the McLaren Technology Centre.
24 mins
Supercomputers: Solving the Big Problems
How one of the world's fastest supercomputers is shaping climate research.
24 mins
Nuclear Fusion: How Close Are We?
Could nuclear fusion supply endless clean energy?
24 mins
Gaming: AI and Innovation
Marc Cieslak has the highlights from the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco.
24 mins
Electric Flight: Will It Take Off?
Can we clean up air travel? Adrienne Murray explores developments in electric flight.
25 mins

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## Expert Analysis

### Merits
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- Could nuclear fusion supply endless clean energy? 24 mins Gaming: AI and Innovation Marc Cieslak has the highlights from the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco. 24 mins Electric Flight: Will It Take Off?

### Areas for Consideration
- The scientists on a quest to improve our predictions of global sea level rise. 24 mins Fixing Fashion's Sizing Problem Shiona McCallum meets an AI startup working to fix erratic clothing sizes in fashion. 24 mins Movie Tech: Behind the Scenes Alasdair Keane explores a high-tech studio that transforms how car stunts are made. 25 mins Brain Cells and Biocomputing Zoe Kleinman meets the scientists trying to make living computers using brain cells. 25 mins Cloud Seeding and Conspiracy Theories Marco Silva unpacks the science and technology of cloud seeding. 25 mins IFA Berlin: The Rise of Smart Tech Alasdair Keane explores the tech highlights at IFA Berlin. 24 mins Detecting Cancer Cases Lara Lewington explores the tech being trialled to find 'hidden' pancreatic cancer cases. 25 mins Fighting Wildfires: Can Tech Help?

### Implications
- Alasdair Keane visits the Olympic training centre in Oslo. 24 mins Future Farming in Australia Nick Kwek meets innovators using tech for Australia's agricultural industry. 25 mins Inside CES From Las Vegas, the latest trends and innovations at CES 2026. 25 mins Meeting My Avatar Jacqui Wakefield joins singer KT Tunstall as she sees her musical avatar. 25 mins Space Exploration: Can Robots Lead the Way?
- How technology is bringing hope of earlier detection and prevention to wildfires. 24 mins AI and the Future of Humanity Joe Tidy explores how the rise of artificial intelligence may play out. 24 mins Sagrada Família: Can Tech Help Complete It?
- Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths has exclusive access to La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. 25 mins Lithium Mining: The Impact Ione Wells explores if lithium mining can be done more sustainably. 25 mins Esports World Cup Exploring some of the latest tech innovations in the world of sport. 24 mins Chile’s Lost Children Ione Wells explores the search for Chile's stolen children. 25 mins Rubin Observatory: Mapping the Universe Ione Wells visits the Rubin Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert. 24 mins Super Science: Inside ESS Adrienne Murray heads behind the scenes at the European Spallation Source in Sweden. 24 mins Embryo Screening: Designing Life?
- A new form of testing claims to predict how likely an unborn child is to develop diseases. 25 mins Formula One: Can It Go Green?

### Expert Commentary
This article covers mins, tech, explores topics. Notable strengths include discussion of mins. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 625.