Future Echoes – 24 November 2009

This weeks highlights include the 787 flying, soon, maybe. Those clumsy scientists at CERN getting their LHC back online. Murdoch selling himself to Bing and a potentially very serious story about bad science in climate research. Click the title to read in full.

Powering the transport of the future

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Thomas: We’ve talked recently about how we’re going to be powering our cars in the future, and specifically if the stop-gap hybrid drivetrain is worth the hassle. Cars aren’t the only type of transport to rely on oil though, trains, aircraft and boats all drink their share of the black stuff. The question is, as [Read More →]

Future Echoes 2nd May 2009

Boeing Hypersonic plane – The X51 Waverider will be able to fly at up to Mach 5. Looks like a military project at the moment. Perhaps one day Boeing or someone will build an aircraft that can do what Concorde was doing 40 years ago.
Palm EOS – Palm are rumoured to be bringing out a [Read More →]