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virtual reality experiences

2017-02-27T17:20:00.002+01:00

"these public attractions offer your best chance at giving you a taste of VR." http://phys.org/news/2016-11-virtual-reality-dont.html

Television cooking shows

2017-02-27T17:20:00.001+01:00

"Adherence to food safety practices by consumers has declined in recent years" https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-11/ehs-tcs110816.php

smartphone-based water testing

2017-02-27T17:20:00.000+01:00

"The attachment allows the user to control the light spectrum emitted, fine-tuning it to make different pathogens visible under magnification" http://phys.org/news/2016-11-people-power-technology-smartphone-based.html

AI judge

2017-02-27T17:19:00.001+01:00

"The AI worked by comparing the facts of the circumstances with the more abstract topics covered by the cases." http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/artificial-intelligence-british-scientists-predicts-human-rights-rulings/

only sun and seawater

2017-02-27T17:19:00.000+01:00

"That's all a new, futuristic-looking greenhouse needs to produce 15,000 tonnes of tomatoes per year in the South Australian desert." https://www.newscientist.com/article/2108296-first-farm-to-grow-veg-in-a-desert-using-only-sun-and-seawater/

robot cops

2017-02-27T17:18:00.002+01:00

"Its interactive screen and microphone are directly connected to the Dubai Police force" http://www.euronews.com/2016/11/01/coming-soon-robot-cops-on-dubai-s-streets

Self-driving scooter

2017-02-27T17:18:00.001+01:00

"A mobility-impaired user could, in principle, use a scooter to get down the hall and through the lobby of an apartment building, take a golf cart across the building's parking lot" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161108120609.htm

Astronaut Ambulance

2017-02-27T17:18:00.000+01:00

"The vehicle would then stay at the orbiting lab for long stretches, ready to take sick or wounded astronauts down if needed." http://www.space.com/34632-x37b-space-plane-astronaut-ambulance.html

re-charge while airborne

2017-02-27T17:17:00.002+01:00

"They believe their demonstration is the first to show how this wireless charging method can be efficiently done with a flying object like a drone" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020092110.htm

Wind turbines

2017-02-27T17:17:00.001+01:00

"On balance, it seems turbines have a small, positive impact on crops" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161209111719.htm

hydrogen fuel cell truck

2017-02-27T17:17:00.000+01:00

"If these claims are true, it will provide nearly double the power of the current generation of diesel-powered semis/articulated lorries." https://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/12/nikola-hydrogen-fuel-cell-truck/

diesel vehicles

2017-02-27T17:16:00.002+01:00

"Our ambition is clear and we have started to roll it out: we want to ban diesel from our city" https://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/12/paris-madrid-athens-and-mexico-city-will-ban-diesel-vehicles-by-2025/

zero-emissions train

2017-02-27T17:16:00.001+01:00

"it is set to be the first hydrogen-powered train to regularly ferry people over long distances" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-unveils-zero-emissions-train-only-emits-steam-lower-saxony-hydrogen-powered-a7391581.html

local food

2017-02-27T17:16:00.000+01:00

"Growing plant cells in a bioreactor is not a new idea as such, but only the latest technologies have enabled the development of a plant cell incubator for home use" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161013095306.htm

solar-powered airport

2017-02-27T17:15:00.002+01:00

"The excess is fed back into the municipal power grid, and a computer screen in the terminal informs passengers:" http://phys.org/news/2016-10-south-africa-basks-continent-solar-powered.html

brewery wastewater

2017-02-27T17:15:00.001+01:00

"They thereby created one of the most efficient naturally-derived lithium-ion battery electrodes known to date while cleaning the wastewater in the process." http://phys.org/news/2016-10-brewery-wastewater-energy-storage.html

Global Thought Leaders

2017-02-27T17:15:00.000+01:00

"Who has international influence? Rather than any particular field or institution, it turns out to be the individual stars of various specialist areas." http://www.thoughtleaders.world/en/global-thought-leaders-religion-reigns-supreme/

Printable Organs

2017-02-27T17:14:00.002+01:00

"Advances in 3D bioprinting, the process of fabricating functional human tissue outside the body in a layer-by-layer fashion" https://singularityhub.com/2016/11/04/printable-organs-will-put-an-end-to-transplant-lists/

antimicrobial resistance

2017-02-27T17:14:00.001+01:00

"The increased use – and abuse – of antimicrobial medicines in both human and animal healthcare has contributed to an increase in the number of disease-" http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/433096/icode/

extreme poverty

2017-02-27T17:14:00.000+01:00

"Children are not only more likely to be living in extreme poverty; the effects of poverty are most damaging to children" http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55198

Smartphone detects atrial fibrillation

2016-11-24T14:57:00.001+01:00

"Around 70% of strokes due to atrial fibrillation could be avoided with pre-emptive medication." https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160827155845.htm

Range anxiety

2016-11-24T14:57:00.000+01:00

"the state of fear drivers experience from knowing that their battery could run out of charge and strand them far from a recharging station." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/08/15/range-anxiety-scares-people-away-from-electric-cars-why-the-fear-could-be-overblown/

fleets of delivery robots

2016-11-24T14:56:00.002+01:00

"A swarm of wheeled robots trundle down the ramp and head off down local streets on missions of their own" https://www.newscientist.com/article/2104964-mercedes-van-will-be-a-mothership-for-fleets-of-delivery-robots/

space algae

2016-11-24T14:56:00.001+01:00

"cereal bars containing spirulina collected through MELiSSA's system to ensure they taste good in space" http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Research/Full_circle_space_algae_fighting_malnutrition_in_Congo

fire-fighting foam

2016-11-24T14:56:00.000+01:00

"large volumes of these toxic chemicals wash into surface and ground waters and can end up in our drinking water" http://phys.org/news/2016-08-cancer-causing-chemical-fire-fighting-foam.html