Her decision to retire a few months later, cashing in on her image by setting up fashion design and cosmetics companies, did little to allay suspicions.

CNN: Florence Griffith-Joyner

The role of landscape architecture is once again one of green embellishment, adding parks here and there, rather than sustainability agenda-setting through thought-provoking design.

BBC: Martha Schwartz

Lead optimisation is a key stage in the drug discovery process, where early leads are improved through cycles of design, synthesis and testing to identify potential drugs which are suitable for testing in a clinical setting.

BBC: Bill gates

Favoured firms will be invited to follow the car makers as they expand into new markets, such as China, India or Brazil, setting up parts plants in the shadow of the new assembly lines, and taking over design work too.

ECONOMIST: Too many pieces