The Innovation Report
NASA’s Snake-Like Robot Concept Could Search For Life On Saturn’s Moon
It is time to move over the traditional wheeled or legged robots. NASA has developed a robotic concept that sounds straight out of a science-fiction and has the potential to take space exploration to the next level. The US space agency has been working on...
3D-Printed Robot Hand Senses How To Grasp Objects
Scientists have designed a 3D-printed robotic hand that can grasp and hold objects using the correct amount force. It was created by a team at the University of Cambridge who fitted 16 sensors to the device that enabled it to "sense" what it was touching. Dr Thomas...
New Technology Could Bring Hydrogen Into The Mainstream
One of the world’s biggest challenges is slashing emissions before it’s too late. In fact, we’ve only got until 2050 in order to avoid some of the worst effects of climate change. And guess what? Asking people to ditch meat isn’t going to be enough. Even a drastic...
Wind And Solar Generated A Record Amount Of Global Power In 2022
Record growth in wind and solar last year pushed worldwide electricity generation to its cleanest-ever level, a report found, reflecting a renewable energy boom that researchers say could herald the “beginning of the end of the fossil age.” The analysis published...
This Startup Places Tiny Turbines In Canals To Generate Power
Outside Denver, in a 9-mile-long canal that sends water to the local water treatment plant, small turbines spin as the water flows by. As they spin, they send energy to the water company so it can rely less on the electric grid. This new iteration of hydropower looks...
The End Of Stop-And-Go? What Self-Driving Cars May Mean For Traffic
Feel like reading or watching a movie when you’re stuck in stop-and-go traffic? Thanks to advancing technology that’s now a possibility not only for a car’s passengers but also the driver. For example, the current S-Class from Mercedes, which reaches Level 3 (or...
The Next EV Push Is An Overhaul Of The Iconic American School Bus
The American school bus of the future won’t differ too much from its current iconic design: The wheels will still go round and round, the horn will go honk, honk, honk, and the wipers will swish, swish, swish. But if the transition from fossil...
Biden Looks To Fast-Track Emissions Cuts, EV Ramp-Up Ahead Of 2025
The Biden administration's proposal on Wednesday to sharply cut tailpipe emissions and vehicle pollutants is on a fast track as the future of U.S. auto production could become a presidential campaign issue next year. The Environmental Protection Agency is moving with...
The Role Of High Payload Drones In Agriculture As Flying Robots
Drones are being used for an ever widening range of agricultural applications enabled by new technology and diminishing regulatory constraints. Most current drone options are small, battery powered units and when equipped with cameras or other sensors and they are...
First-Ever Black Hole Image Gets Sharp New AI Makeover
The image of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87 was boosted to high fidelity by a machine learning program trained on black hole models. A distant supermassive black hole is looking sharp after a makeover from a supercomputer. The...
