BBC Focus

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CONTENTS FOCUS OCTOBER 2016

32 The next giant leap
If we want to explore beyond the Solar
System, we’re going to need a bigger
spaceship. So how’s that going to work?


42 Electric life forms that


feed on pure energy
Discover the bizarre microbes that live
underground and eat electricity.


50 The art of saving lives
Medical machines as you’ve never seen
them before, thanks to the efforts of
Austrian photographer Reiner Riedler.

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58 The world’s
first Roborace
Move over F1: the future of motorsport lies
in fully autonomous, all electric vehicles.
Or at least, the organisers of this year’s
inaugural Roborace are hoping it does.

64 360° headphones
If you’re serious about VR gaming, you’ll
needapairofcansthatareuptothejob.
We test some of the latest models.

70 Understand... the end
of the Universe
Oneday,it’llallbeover andhere’show.

76 The future of zoos
Zoos: a cruel sideshow, or a vital resource in
the quest to preserve Earth’s biodiversity?

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