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'Ngetwa 3' herbal medicine

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

2005

Packet of Ngetwa herbal medicine for 'the treatment of many diseases', Kyela, Tanzania, 2005

'Hunt the Higgs' card game

Valerie Gibson

2005

‘Hunt the Higgs’ card game, designed by Valerie Gibson, 2005. Players take the roles of Large Hadron Collider (LHC) detectors searching for the Higgs boson.

'Super sex cap merpati' herbal capsules

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

c2010

‘Super sex cap merpati’ herbal capsules sachet ‘for women only’ to enhance female sexual function, purchased in Ghana, unknown manufacturer, c2010.

'Man & Woman Cream' sexual aid

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

c2010

‘Man & Woman Cream’ herbal cream to enhance sexual function, purchased in Ghana, unknown manufacturer, c2010.

'Digit Al' soft toy, 2008

Television

2008

'Digit Al' doll, designed by Abbot Mead Vickers BDDO, unknown maker, 2008. Produced to promote the digital television switchover.

Nintendo DS lite, model USG-001

Computing & Data Processing

2006

Nintendo DS lite, model number USG-001, 2006, with original case.

Child's bib printed with "MMR is safe, tell your friends"

Public Health & Hygiene

2007

White child's cotton bib with printed message: "MMR is safe, tell your friends", from badscience.net, British, 2007.

Camera attachment for Sony Ericsson T68 mobile telephone, 2002-2005

Telecommunications

2002-2005

Camera attachment for Sony Ericsson T68 mobile phone, made by Sony Ericsson, China, 2002-2005

SIM card for the MTN mobile network, 2012

Telecommunications

2012

Mobile phone SIM card for use with MTN network in Cameroon, bought in Buea, Cameroon, 2012.

Pace TDS850NB HD satellite receiver for Sky+ HD, 2008

Television

2008

Pace Sky+ HD satellite receiver, manufactured for Pace plc, Europe, 2008. It includes Sky+ functionality and a built in HD video recorder.

Super Generation Love pills

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

c2010

Super Generation Love pills (faux herbal Viagra) to enhance male sexual function, purchased in Ghana, made by America Partner Biotechnology Co Ltd, c2010. Apparently contains Oryzanol, Strychnine, L-dopa etc.

Airbus A380 model

Aeronautics

2004

1:50 scale model of an Airbus A380 aircraft, c.2004, finished in Airbus Industries house colours

Prototype beam splitter for the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (aLIGO)

Astronomy

2008 (prototype)

Prototype suspension system for Advanced LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory) gravitational wave detector with dummy metal test masses. Made by Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, England, 2007-2008.

Stelberg Beer Can from Channel 4's 'Shameless'

Television

2004-2013

A 440ml Stelberg Special Premium Lager Beer can, with liquid contents, from the television programme, "Shameless." A fictional beer brand created for the Channel 4 show.

computer mouse prototype, 1963 (replica)

Computing & Data Processing

2011

Replica of original computer mouse prototype designed by Douglas Englebert in 1963 and patented in 1970, made by the Stanford Research Institute, California, United States, 2011.

Sony Ericsson P800 mobile telephone, 2002-2004

Telecommunications

2002-2004

Sony Ericsson P800 mobile phone, made by Sony Ericsson, China, 2002

HTC 'One' mobile telephone used to make the first video call from Everest, 2013

Telecommunications

2013

HTC One mobile phone used to make the first video call from the summit of Everest in May 2013, manufactured by HTC, 2013.

ANTHOLOGY Hip System

Plastics and Modern Materials

2006

ANTHOLOGY Hip System

Tecno T400 mobile telephone, 2010-2012

Telecommunications

2010-2012

T400 mobile phone, manufactured by Tecno, China, 2010-2012

Dolan Precursor Bicycle

Road Transport

2009

Dolan Precursor bicycle, donated to the National Cycling centre by Dolan's of Ormskirk for use as a hire bike. The Precursor has a 7005 aluminium double butted frame and carbon fibre forks. A total of ninety are available for hire at the Velodrome, in varying frames sizes, though all have an 84 inch gear 650C fixed wheel. Six Dolan tandems are available for visually impaired riders.

Google 'Streetview' trike, 2009

Navigation

2009

Google Street View Trike, made by Google, United States, 2009

Apple 'iPhone 3G' smartphone, 2008-2010

Telecommunications

2008-2010

iPhone 3G mobile phone, designed by Apple, assembled in China, 2008-2010

Portrait bust of James Watt, reconstructed from plaster mould found in Watt's Workshop

Hand and Machine Tools

2010

Portrait bust of James Watt, reconstructed from plaster mould found in Watt's Workshop c.1807, manufactured by the UCL Digital Manufacturing Centre, 2010.

Sony PlayStation3 games console, 2007-2010

Computing & Data Processing

2007-2010

Sony PlayStation 3, manufactured by Sony, China, 2007-2010

M-Horse 101 mobile telephone, 2008-2012

Telecommunications

2008-2012

M-Horse 101 mobile phone with spaces for two SIM cards and Arabic lettering on keys, made to imitate a Nokia phone, manufactured by M-Horse, possibly Dubai, UAE, 2008-2012.

Camtel mobile telephone, 2006-2010

Telecommunications

2006-2010

Mobile phone supplied by Camtel (Cameroonian Telecommunications) as an alternative to a fixed line telephone, manufactured by Huawei, China, 2006-2010

Remote control unit for Pace TDS850NB HD satellite receiver for Sky+ HD, 2008

Television

2008

Pace remote control for Sky+ HD satellite receiver, manufactured by Universal Electronics for Pace plc, Europe, 2008.

Listening Post

Ben Rubin

2005

Audio visual art installation (he. 5.9m x wid. 3.7m x dep. 0.79m), titled ‘Listing Post’ by Mark Hansen and Ben Rubin installed at the Science Museum, London, 2008. The artwork immerses the audience in computer-synthesised text, voice and other audio fragments sampled from the internet. Hardware includes screen modules, support beam, connective wiring, 8 audio speakers plus one subwoofer, control system (computers, audio equipment and networking accessories with spares) and a selection of software for installation and operation. The artwork immerses the audience in computer-synthesised text, voice and other audio fragments sampled from the internet. The hardware includes screen modules, support beam, connective wiring, 8 audio speakers plus one subwoofer, control system (computers, audio equipment and networking accessories with spares) and a selection of software for installation and operation.

Running blade for above-knee amputee

Orthopaedics

2012

Running blade for above knee amputee, by Otto Bock Healthcare Ltd, c 2012

Vaisala RS92 radiosonde used in climate research

Meteorology

2010

Vaisala RS92 radiosonde used in climate research, made by Vaisala Oyj in Helsinki, Finland, 2010

eClean™ Next Generation Bedside Cabinet

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

2010

eClean™ Next Generation Bedside Cabinet designed by Kinnear Dufort and Bristol Maid and made by Hospital Metalcraft Limited, United Kingdom, July 2010

imitation Nokia mobile telephone, 2010-2012

Telecommunications

2010-2012

C1 Mobile phone with spaces for two SIM cards made to imitate a Nokia C1-00 mobile phone, manufactured by SQ, 2010-2012

Mobile telephone call box used in Cameroon, 2008-2012

Telecommunications

2008-2012

Small wooden mobile phone call box used in Bamenda, Cameroon in 2012, unknown maker, 2008-2012

The REFLECTION Acetabular Cup System

Plastics and Modern Materials

2006

The REFLECTION Acetabular Cup System - 5 holes

ECHELON Hip System

Plastics and Modern Materials

2006

ECHELON Hip System

Apple TV digital media player, 2010-2013

Computing & Data Processing

2010-2013

Apple TV digital media player, made by Apple, 2010-2013

'Olyset' mosquito net

Public Health & Hygiene

2005

'Olyset' mosquito net, impregnated with Permethrin insecticide and classified as a Long Lasting Insecticidal Net (LLIN) approved for use by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Mass-manufactured for distribution as part of the international anti-malaria campaign, particularly focussed on Africa, developed by Sumitomo Chemicals Co. Ltd. (Japan), in partnership with the World Health Organisation, c2005.

YouView set top television box, 2010-2013

Computing & Data Processing

2010-2013

YouView set top box for delivery of digital television services over a broadband internet connection, made by British Telecom, unknown place, 2010-2013

Okia G18 mobile telephone, 2007-2012

Telecommunications

2007-2012

Okia G18 mobile telephone with space for two SIM cards and Arabic numbering, made by Okia, possibly Dubai, UAE, 2007-2012.

SIM card for Orange mobile network, 2012

Telecommunications

2012

Mobile phone SIM card for use on Orange network in Cameroon, bought in Buea, Cameroon, 2012

Solar charger for mobile telephone, 2007-2012

Telecommunications

2007-2012

Solar charger for Okia G18 mobile telephone, made by Okia, possibly Dubai, UAE, 2007-2012.

Non-operational APEX autonomous drifting profiler

Oceanography

2010

Non-operational APEX autonomous drifting profiler, by Teledyne Webb Research, Massachusetts, United States, 2010. The Non-operational APEX autonomous drifting profiler was used to measure upper ocean temperature and salinity as part of the global Argo project.

Plaque from the launch of Earthviewer, 2004

Space Technology

2004

Framed plaque commemorating the launch of Keyhole’s Earthviewer, containing disc and subscription printout, made by Brian's Custom Framing, Campbell, California, United States, 2004

Femoral head used in hip replacements

Plastics and Modern Materials

2006

OXINIUM femoral head used in hip replacements

silicon wafer signed by Gordon Moore, 2005

Computing & Data Processing

2005

Silicon wafer signed by Gordon Moore for the 40th anniversary of Moore’s Law, with Pentium 4 processors, made by the Intel Corporation, United States, 2005. Complete with case.

Anova W8900 mobile telephone, 2008-2012

Telecommunications

2008-2012

Anova W8900 mobile phone with space for two SIM cards, made by Anova, China, 2008-2012. Designed to imitate the Blackberry Curve 8900 manufactured by Research in Motion (RIM).

Motorola A925 mobile telephone, 2003-2004

Telecommunications

2003-2004

Motorola A925 mobile phone used in trials of 3G video broadcasting by broadcaster Jo Wiley at the Glastonbury music festival in 2004, made by Motorola, 2003-2004.

Apple 'iPad 2', 2011-2012

Computing & Data Processing

2011-2012

Apple iPad 2, Black, 16GB, Wi-Fi, Model A1395, designed by Apple in California, assembled in China, 2011-2012

Electric Blue Milk Float

Road Transport

2006

Electric Blue milk float, made in Birmingham in 1969 (as a Morrison Type F) and refitted with batteries supplied by Chloride Motive Power of Bolton to become the world's fastest milk float.

Nokia 'Lumia 710' mobile telephone, 2012-2013

Telecommunications

2012-2013

Nokia Lumia 710 mobile phone, manufactured by Nokia, Korea, 2012-2013