Meet the British inventors
As we speak metaphoric light bulbs are switching on all over Britain as bright new inventions are dreamt up in beds and worked up in sheds across the country!
From the weird and wacky to the ingenious and indispensable, you don't need to look abroad to find those forward-thinking minds making masterpieces for the future. Last year 50,000 patent applications came from the UK, that makes one new British invention every 10 minutes!
Here to show a glimpse of what those British brains have been up to are five of the 21 inventors who have been shortlisted to exhibit their innovative bikes, bags and beds at The Gadget Show Live this weekend.
The Gadget Show Live runs from 9 - 13 April