Emergent Futures Tumblelog

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Flapping drone mimicking peregrine falcon gives hope to strawberry growers

A drone with flapping wings is being trialled to scare away rainbow lorikeets that are eating hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of str

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Renewables will comprise two-thirds of global energy spending this year: IEA

War driving energy market disruption, but not like that of the 1970s

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Vattenfall launches Dutch vehicle-to-grid pilot with Hyundai and Kia

Vattenfall, Kia, and Hyundai launch a Netherlands V2G pilot letting 80 EVs power the grid.

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Domestic Transport Usage by Mode

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On April 3, 1988, the Los Angeles Times Magazine published a 25-year look ahead to 2013. This year, USC professor Jerry Lockenour is using t

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AI Rings Turn Sign Language Into Text In Real Time

The wireless devices may also have virtual reality and augmented reality applications

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Genome engineering of plant photosynthesis for carbon sequestration - Nature Reviews Bioengineering

Gene editing to enhance photosynthesis in crop plants offers a strategy to boost plant carbon capture and mitigate climate change. This Revi

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NASA has revealed its plans for a permanent Moon base. Here's how it would work

The US space agency has outlined plans for a sprawling lunar outpost involving rovers, hopping drones and resource-extraction technology as

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1 Million Balcony Solar Panels, Zero Incidents, and the Utilities Fighting to Stop Them

Germany proved the technology is safe at scale. Three states have enacted laws, five have passed both chambers, and utilities are pulling ev

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Iran war lays bare overlooked holes in Australia's sovereign capability

The Iran war has not only highlighted the vulnerability of global supply chains — it has also exposed the overlooked parts of Australia's ma

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A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell

A biotech company that aims to resurrect lost creatures says it has hatched live chicks in an artificial environment

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Synthetic Customers Earn Their Stripes

AI-generated buyers are already shaping real product and marketing decisions.

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UK EV buyers have more choice than ever, with 167 models now on the market

With choice between 167 models, there's never been a better time to choose a new EV in the UK.

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New ‘AI scientists’ are improving – but reveal their fundamental limits

More ‘natural’ collaboration between scientists and computers won’t necessarily be more effective.

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15 Australian companies switched to a four-day work week. It went surprisingly well

All but one of the companies researchers studied decided to continue with a four-day work week. And none reported a loss of productivity.