Last week I attended Web Summit, Europe’s largest tech conference. This was the first year they summoned in Lisbon, Portugal having been in Dublin the years prior. The conference brings together over 50,000 attendees, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, globally renowned thought leaders and tech magnates as...
Ford's recent report on Generation Z fails to mention the most obvious elephant in the room: Teens don't care about cars anymore. Statoil recently published three scenarios for energy use in 2040. Not even the most low-carbon scenario envisioned the possibility that fossil fuels could constitute less than...
“We may never have our flying cars, but the future is here.”
No we don't have flying cars, but perhaps Volkswagon have engaged enough interest to literally get something off the ground in a not so distant future?
Anyway, let’s have a look at the 27 other breakthroughs Buzzfeed mentions. Are these inventions scientific one hit wonders receiving accolades only in the nerdiest of the techie circles, or do they actually have the potential to change the lives of Generation Z’ers and beyond in ways we never dreamed could happen?
Hydrogen is a longstanding green combustable fuel candidate, but has yet to overcome roadblocks such as efficiency and especially safety issues. A major problem is storage. Since hydrogen is a small molecule, it tends to diffuse through the liner material of its container. To make stronger, more...
