emerging tech
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The Emerging Tech in the Food, Transport and Energy Sector Helping Counter the Effects of Climate Change
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — which one of us (Arunima) contributed to — has emphasised the need for enormous change if we are to keep within the 1.5℃ warming limit. This Paris Agreement goal is currently beyond our reach. Achieving it would require drastic emissions reductions across all…
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California’s Bullet Train Gets Delayed, Leaves Door Wide Open For Hyperloop
California’s high-speed train has just been delayed by three more years. The first leg of the state’s high-speed rail is now set to finish by 2025, not 2022 as planned. This could mean that Hyperloop — the Golden State’s other, even more futuristic transit plan — could beat the bullet train to the station.
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Shape-Shifting Mini Tank Transforms Into An Infinite Number Of Vehicles
Estonian defence company Milrem has developed a seriously cool military robot that is totally modular, so that it can easily morph from an unmanned combat unit, to a humanless firefighter, to a makeshift medevac.
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In The Future, International Airline Travel Will Actually Be Fun Again
Travelling abroad is inherently thrilling — but then there’s that interminable, soul-sucking trek to get there. In the future, things might be very different.