Sustainability In Tech

Laser Mosquito Control Could Cut Chemical Use

A portable device that uses LiDAR, radar, AI and a laser to detect and kill mosquitoes is now being sold commercially, raising a much bigger question than whether people will pay around US$1,000 to keep insects away from their patios and instead focusing attention on whether precision technology could eventually reduce our reliance on chemical mosquito control.

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Fusion Breakthrough Turns Plasma Energy

A US fusion company has demonstrated a new way of converting energy from a fusion plasma directly into electricity, while separate work on advanced electrical conductors could dramatically reduce the amount of power lost as heat, highlighting how the clean energy challenge is increasingly about efficiency as well as generation.

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Electric Air Taxis Fly Over New York

Electric air taxis have completed real-world flights over New York City, offering a glimpse of a quieter, zero-emissions alternative to short urban helicopter journeys and raising important questions about how sustainable urban transport could evolve.

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