The Innovation Report
Autonomous Vertical Farming Startup To Grow Crops In Space In 2026
A vertical farming startup from the UK is taking its technology to new heights. The UK Space Agency has awarded Vertical Future £1.5mn to build an autonomous farm in orbit. The high-tech veggie garden will be installed on the world’s first commercial...
As The Demand Heats Up, Low-Carbon Hydrogen Production Is Near
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is best known as home to the LSU Tigers, but energy experts will soon recognize it for its low-carbon hydrogen production, which will start two years from now. It will use biomass as a feedstock and produce 10 to 15 tons of carbon-negative...
Biden’s $7.5 Billion Investment In EV Charging Has Only Produced 7 Stations In Two Years
President Biden has long vowed to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations in the United States by 2030. Those stations, the White House said, would help Americans feel confident purchasing and driving electric cars, and help the country...
Ford To Delay All-Electric SUV To Focus On Offering Hybrid Vehicles Across Its Lineup By 2030
Ford Motor is delaying production of a new all-electric three row SUV, as it shifts to offer hybrid options across its entire North American lineup by 2030. The Detroit automaker on Thursday said it will continue to invest in EVs, but it is postponing...
Security Robots Deployed Into San Diego Neighborhoods
The technology uses a combination of self-driving technology and artificial intelligence to provide an extra set of eyes and ears on the ground. San Diego is among the latest cities to implement new innovative technology to reduce crime. The autonomous security robot...
Goodbye Apple Car, Hello Apple Home Robots
Fresh off dumping its electric vehicles project, Apple appears to be pivoting to something fairly different: household robots. Engineers at the iPhone company have been working on some sort of “personal robotics” device that can cohabitate with you and follow you...
Augusta National Using AI To Enhance The Masters
Artificial intelligence is coming to The Masters. Fans digitally following the iconic golf tournament in 2024 will be using generative AI that for the first time will offer game narration hole-by-hole in Spanish and English. Another AI feature will use...
Autonomous Vehicle Testing Program To Launch In New York City
Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez have announced the introduction of a new permit program aimed at overseeing the testing of autonomous vehicles (AV) in New York City. This program is part of the...
Oceanic Energy-Creation Technology Can Bring Power To Remote Islands
In an effort to bring clean, renewable energy to some of the world's more remote islands — many of which are powered by old diesel generators — a pan-European consortium of seven companies has designed a device capable of turning seawater into...
These Breweries Will Toast To The Sun On April 8 With Special Solar Eclipse Beers
If you're going to watch the total solar eclipse on April 8, you've probably done some rabbit-hole research about solar eclipse glasses. In fact, maybe that research extended to the path of totality itself as you tried finding your ideal vantage point under the sky....
