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Summary: <p>Who fancies a seven-day journey in an elevator to get 36,000 kilometers into space? One Japanese construction firm is planning on building a space elevator that would do just that. Plus a new system for operating electric wheelchairs has been conceived, and it uses a wheelchair user's tongue as a means of control. And should our government spend money to route an undersea fibre optic internet to St Helena's mere 4,000 residents? We'll debate that and much more on today's show.</p> <p>We also have a on-location feature at the new Blackfriars train station, which is the first in London to span the entire width of the Thames. Work on the 124-year-old Victorian bridge has taken months to complete in time for the London Olympic Games, and now includes the largest solar power array ever to feature on a bridge anywhere in the world. We'll take you inside the project and meet the people making it happen.</p> <p>Show produced by Nate Lanxon<br> Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Olivia Solon, Duncan Geere and contributions from Katie Scott. </p>
