Facebook’s Aquila solar drone takes flight
Posted on 24 Jul 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
A new solar powered drone produced by Facebook called ‘Aquila’ undertook its maiden flight last month.
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Trump makes shallow promise to revive US manufacturing in nomination speech
Posted on 22 Jul 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has identified manufacturing and trade as key issues for his election campaign.
Elon Musk unveils new Tesla ‘Master Plan’
Posted on 21 Jul 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Tesla Motors founder and CEO, Elon Musk has released a new master plan for the company’s operations into the future.
UK innovation aims to see every coffee cup recycled
Posted on 21 Jul 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Entrepreneur Martin Myerscough will unveil his revolutionary new paper coffee cup today, which addresses the issue that just 1 in 400 paper coffee cups is currently recycled. Mercedes-Benz to begin 3D printing truck spare parts
Posted on 20 Jul 2016 by Aiden Burgess
In an effort to resolve a lengthy backlog in the delivery of its spare parts, from September, Mercedes-Benz is going make 30 different plastic spare parts for its cargo trucks available to 3D print. Chip designer ARM to be bought by SoftBank for $32bn
Posted on 19 Jul 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
UK-based computer chip designer ARM has announced that it will be bought out by Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank.
Germany calls for black boxes in driverless cars
Posted on 19 Jul 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Lawmakers in Germany are pushing for new legislation to help deal with driverless car accidents.
Solar roadways of the future to be tested on Route 66
Posted on 19 Jul 2016 by Aiden Burgess
The iconic Route 66 in the United States is set to become a forerunner for the potential highways of the future. China wants to build a global power grid (GEI) worth $50tr
Posted on 18 Jul 2016 by Tim Brown
China has revealed an ambitious plan to build a $50+ trillion global power grid by 2050, which would be powered by renewable energy. Millions in South East Asia to lose jobs to automation
Posted on 17 Jul 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
A new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has predicted massive job losses in South East Asia due to increasingly automated manufacturing.