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London tests driverless shuttle service
The UK?s Transport Research Laboratory is testing a driverless shuttle service in the London borough of Greenwich. The vehicle will ferry participants up and down a preset route. It can travel at speeds of up to 10 mph and is capable of seating four. The UK government is hoping these sorts of autonomous shuttles will play a big part in the country?s public transport, especially in areas not served by bus, train, or tram routes. http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/5/15188650/london-driverless-shuttle-service-pod-greenwich
4 September 2017 by lauralaura-co...

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A flight past the edge of space
In the next few years Blue Origin plans to begin flying tourists past the edge of space, 62 miles or 100 km high, where for about four minutes you'll experience the thrill of weightlessness and view the curvature of the Earth. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/04/05/jeff-bezos-shows-off-the-crew-capsule-that-could-soon-take-tourists-to-space/?
4 September 2017 by oliver

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Fly by tiny plane instead of drive
The obvious choice now for a trip of less than 500 km might be to drive. But what if you could show up at an airport, bypass security checkpoints, board a small hybrid-electric plane with luggage in hand, and be on the ground at your destination in about an hour ? all for $25 each way? A company called Zunum Aero hopes to make that a reality, so you won?t think twice about flying on regional trips. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/04/08/why-tiny-electric-planes-and-25-tickets-could-be-the-future-of-air-travel/?
4 September 2017 by oliver

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Origami inspired kayak
How do you design a kayak that can fold into a convenient, transportable package and still offer the performance kayakers demand? Face the challenge like an artist to break visual barriers and then break physical ones. The result is the Oru Kayak. https://www.orukayak.com
4 September 2017 by ideascape

Artistic

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Cute Creative Cubes
A new take on pre-fab living spaces by OOD. This versatile cube originally was designed as a pop-up hotel type space but its versatility has resulted in many creative uses. http://www.homedit.com/prefab-glass-unit/?
4 September 2017 by ideascape

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Singapore Airlines launches biofuel flights
Singapore Airlines has launched the world's first green package- flights powered in part by sustainable biofuel produced from used cooking oil. The biofuel will be combined with the usual jet fuel in a series of 12 flights over the next three months on the Airbus A350-900, which the airline company hails as its most fuel-efficient aircraft. The 12 biofuel flights will be on the airline's non-stop Singapore-San Francisco route. http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/flights/cooking-oil-is-being-used-to-fuel-singapore-airline-flights/news-story/881e857395ac2473300ef6f25e85d7bb?
4 September 2017 by mike