The Innovation Report
Using AI for Potato Disease Detection
Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed a computational model for automated disease detection in potato crops using photographs of the leaves. The research led by Srikant Srinivasan, associate professor, School of Computing and...
Deepmind Creates ‘Transformative’ Map of Human Proteins Drawn by AI
AI research lab DeepMind has created the most comprehensive map of human proteins to date using artificial intelligence. The company, a subsidiary of Google-parent Alphabet, is releasing the data for free, with some scientists comparing the potential impact of the...
The Global Economy Has Already Begun Its Transition To Climate Economics
The world has undergone a huge change in the last 18 months and the real reason has been overshadowed by the pandemic. The reality is that the global economy has already begun its transition to a climate economy. China aims to become a carbon neutral player by 2060,...
Climate Friendly Cooling Tech Firm Gets $50 Million From Goldman Sachs
Chemicals used in air conditioning, freezers and refrigeration have long hurt the environment by destroying the ozone layer and polluting water sources, but technology is starting to change the way we keep cool. Phononic, a startup based in Durham North Carolina using...
Can New Technology Incentivize Farmers To Capture Carbon In Their Soil?
The Scenic Hudson Soil Lab is a rather unassuming structure. Sitting atop a hemp farm within New York's Hudson River Valley, the lab is unadorned, and no bigger than a roadside diner. The inconspicuousness of the site, however, belies the importance of the research...
Jeep Sets New Goals Including Going Underwater
On the docket over the next 10-plus years, Jeep CEO Christian Meunier says, is electrifying the lineup to become the world's greenest SUV brand with a fully battery-electric model in each segment by 2025, adding autonomous capabilities and maybe even going fully...
Filipino Inventor Breaks World Record for Farthest Flight by Hoverboard
Filipino flying electric car inventor Kyxz Mendiola has set a new world record for the farthest flight undertaken on a hoverboard in Subic Bay, Zambales. Mendiola flew a Filipino-made hoverboard for 2,894 meters at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone on July 10, 2021,...
MOIA’s Fleet: Electric, On-Demand and Community-minded
At first look, the Hamburg-based mobility brand, MOIA, might seem like any other ridesharing service. However, different from other on-demand brands, MOIA offers only pooled rides. Not only that, this tech-driven brand manages everything in-house: from its large fleet...
Volkswagen Aims for Half of Vehicle Sales to be Electric by 2030
Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE said on Tuesday it expected battery electric vehicles to account for half of its global vehicle sales by 2030, as Europe's largest carmaker prepares to phase out combustion engine cars. The target is part of Volkswagen's 2030 strategy,...
Rising Fuel Costs, Pollution, and Urbanization to Propel Electric Vehicle Adoption in India
The nascent Indian electric vehicle (EV) market is fast emerging as a sunrise sector, and the country is expected to aggressively push toward electrification. Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Indian Electric Vehicle Growth Opportunities, finds that Mega Trends...
