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Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid sees Dubai as “the city of the future.” To him, that means becoming the city with the smallest carbon footprint in the world by 2050. The first order of business: make rooftop solar power mandatory by 2030. The second order of business: generate 75% of the city’s energy via […]

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“Global freight will double in less than 30 years,” Nick Earle, Senior Vice President of Global Field Operations at Hyperloop One, said during his presentation at the Container Terminal Automation Conference in London on Thursday, April 20th (2017).

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After deciding to spend a full year living in a 33-foot square dumpster, Harvard Engineer Jeff Wilson has designed the Kasita home – a tiny living space for those who embrace minimalism. With overpopulation in major urban areas becoming a widespread epidemic, Wilson’s pre-fabricated 352 Sq. Ft home can be stacked, combined, or strategically positioned […]

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The tech world is asking, “What’s the next big thing?” With the Augmented Reality (AR) industry estimated to reach $90 billion in 2020, the answer seems pretty crystal clear. No matter what sector you look at (business, education, healthcare, IT, etc.), the innovation compass is pointing directly at Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and […]

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Scientists at Penn State University are changing the properties of flow batteries and by doing so, can turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into usable energy. Still, in its development phase, the flow battery will be instrumental in eradicating our reliance on fossil fuels – especially those being generated from power stations.

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It’s time we stop slaughtering livestock for the sake of satisfying our world’s obsession with hamburgers. Considering the advances in 21st-century agricultural technology, factory farming is an outdated practice and considered by most – a downright cruel method of producing meat. Not only is livestock farming detrimental to our environment but it’s also a breeding […]

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Jetsons, Air Purifying Skyscraper, EcoClean

George Jetson and his family live (The Jetsons) in the Skypad Apartments high above Orbit City. They live there for one particular reason: to avoid smog. Depicting the American life of the future, all the buildings in the show are strategically constructed high above the ground and resemble Seattle’s Space Needle. Escape from pollution is […]

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Just when you thought the next best thing in battery innovation was supercapacitor technology… Scientists from the University of Bristol Cabot have discovered a way to generate electricity from radioactive waste.

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According to a recent Futurism article, “the background level of C02 in the atmosphere is about 400 parts per million, and human emissions within the past year add up to three parts per million to that total.” Whether the instrument to eradicate harmful CO2 emissions comes from our natural resources or from technological innovation, the […]

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