Circa 2020
Researchers have long experimented with “lean burn” engines, which boost efficiency and reduce the emissions from combustion. But getting them to ignite is tricky.
Circa 2016
The tire of the future is a ball. An unbelievably sophisticated, nature-inspired, magnetic-levitation-infused ball. Goodyear just revealed its vision for a concept tire that’s intended for the self-driving car of tomorrow. It’s called Eagle-360, and it’s totally round.
Today, the most common use cases are much more mundane, including smartphone-based games and apps like Pokemon Go or Apple’s Ruler app, which use the phone’s screen and camera rather than relying on glasses or another set of screens sitting on your face. The few companies who are actively producing AR glasses are mostly focused on work scenarios, like manufacturing and medicine.
Industry watchers and participants think that Apple has a good chance to validated and revolutionize augmented reality like it did with smartphones.
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Launch yourself from a great enough height and it won’t take long to see which would win in a battle between gravity and the forces that bind solid ground.
NASA today revealed thrilling footage of its Perseverance rover landing in Mars’ Jezero Crater on 18th February 2021.
What do you think about this environmentally friendly bottle?
Coca-cola has just unveiled their new sustainable paper bottles designed in partnership with Danish company Paboco.
As the world of AI and deepfake technology grows more complex, the risk that deepfakes pose to firms and individuals grows increasingly potent.
Deepfakes are getting better, and as they become increasingly convincing, the pressure is on for deepfake detection technologies to keep up.