A feasible but costly plan to transport goods across Switzerland needs a lot of money to get started. The giant underground tunnel would reduce traffic on roads, but is quite costly. The first step would cost 3.4 billion dollars to dig a 66.7km length of tunnel.
Continue reading… “Underground Swiss cargo tunnel requires steep investment”
The world’s first certified Multicoptor, e-volo’s Volocopter VC200, premiered manned flights in Karlsruhe, Germany. Volocopter is designed to be a personal aerial vehicle, so easy and safe to fly, that anyone can do it. And due to its electric propulsion it has no tailpipe emissions and is remarkably quiet.
Continue reading… “Taxi drones take flight”
The new Eelume robot is a self propelled aquatic mechanical snake. The Eelume is designed to do subsea repair and inspection work that is difficult or impossible for humans to do. This robot is perfect for the task because it emulates something that actually lives under the sea.
Continue reading… “Robot Snakes are making underwater maintenance a whole lot easier”
Underwater apartments are the most spectacular thing to come out of Dubai so far this year. Dubai has become well-known for their grand architecture and grandiose, and for good reason. The floating Seahorse, a luxury floating villa, that is partially underwater, costs about 1.8 million dollars and is the latest in ambitious projects to come from the city.
Continue reading… “Dubai’s New Underwater Rooms are also Sanctuaries for Seahorses”
The future of farming is coming to the big city. Skyfarm, a hyperboloid tower that combines different farming techniques, from aquaponics to traditional soil based methods, in a bamboo structure that generates wind energy, won an award at the 2014 World Architecture Festival’s Future Projects Experimental category. The design was praised by the jury as a “thorough, believable, and beautiful project.”
Continue reading… “Skyfarms, Wind-powered, vertical structures, are the future of agriculture”
A drone successfully delivered a package to a Nevada residential location. This was the first fully autonomous urban drone delivery completed in the US.
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Developing cheap energy storage is a critical step in moving to renewables and away from fossil fuels as the primary source of electricity: it’s the only way such intermittent sources can supply power to the grid when the wind’s not blowing and the sun’s not shining.
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A submarine’s periscope is a useful tool, however it puts the vessel at risk since it can only be used when the sub surfaces. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a waterproof drone that can float up from the murky depths and then take to the skies.
Continue reading… “Like a nuclear submarine, flying drone can hide underwater for months”
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation first challenged the world to design a sustainable and inexpensive toilet, researchers from Cranfield University may have a viable contender – the Nano Membrane Toilet. It was funded by the Gates Foundation in September 2012 for $710,000.
Continue reading… “Bill Gates to back waterless toilet that will revolutionize global sanitation”
A recent scientific breakthrough in a Ministry of Defence research project is paving the way for scanners that could see underground or through walls. A team of British scientists, including experts at the MoD’s Porton Down labs, have developed a new device that can detect tiny fluctuations in gravity.
The OHEA smart bed automatically makes itself three seconds after you get up. In all but 50 seconds, it straightens your pillow and duvet. The company is selling its own bedding to work with the bed, so you won’t be able to use your own. However, it’s just a prototype, and it’s not currently for sale.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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