Electric cars are on the way and now electric flying cars are as well. Lilium is among several companies looking to usher in an era of Jetsons-type flying cars. Lilium?s vehicle is an electric jet, designed to take off and land vertically, like a helicopter. They are planning their first manned flight in 2019, with a rollout of commercial air taxis by 2025. www.lilium.com
The police robots in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have a touchscreen on their body and a microphone connected to the Dubai Police call centres. They have face screening technology and can can salute and shake hands. They're aiming to provide better police services for the UAE without hiring more people. www.springwise.com/dubai-launches-real-life-robocop/?
Envigreen bags are organic, made of ingredients such as bananas, flower oil, tapioca and corn. Left alone, they decompose in about three months. Using water, they can be disposed of in a day or even seconds if using boiling water. http://envigreen.in/
Daimler, the world's largest truck manufacturer, will use three-dimensional printing (3D) to produce spare parts, the latest example of how digital technologies are radically reshaping automotive manufacturing and its supply chain. Rather than shipping vehicle parts across the globe, carmakers including BMW and Volkswagen?are experimenting with so-called additive manufacturing. This relies on sending a digital blueprint of a component to a printer which creates parts by using lasers to melt powders into plastic, glass, metals and even ceramics.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/279090
Compared to existing gold analysis methods which can takes days to get a result, the PhotonAssay delivers accurate results in just a few minutes without generating the toxic waste products which have been problematic in other analysis systems. This new method supported by the CSIRO comes from Australia which is still a major gold producer following the gold rushes of the 1800's.
https://blog.csiro.au/finding-gold-rush/
