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• It's a fun thought experiment and at least one optimistic expert sees it possible one day.

  

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  Faster-than-light travel: Is warp drive really possible?

  sciencefocus.com - Sara Rigby

  A NASA scientist recently released a report analysing the feasibility of warp drive as a means of faster-than-light travel. Could this Star Trek …

• Australia's scientific agency will look at how to tackle plastic waste using artificial intelligence.

  

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  CSIRO and Microsoft to use AI to tackle man-made environmental problems

  ZDNET - Asha Barbaschow

  Artificial intelligence is one technology the pair will be using to look at challenges such as illegal fishing and plastic waste, and to boost …

• There is now light at the end of the tunnel in the form of a eco-friendly sustainable solution, which can be made out of fruit waste.

  

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  Singaporean scientists have discovered a way to replace plastic. Guess what it is?

  Mashable Southeast Asia - Sukhbir Cheema

  Here's a hint: They're something you eat. According to Our World In Data, the world produced 381 million tonnes of plastic in 2015. So severe is the situation, that developed nations have been dumping their plastic wastes to several Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia and the Philippines. These …

• Vertical Farming produces up to 70% more crop and uses almost 90% less water.

  

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  This vertical farm lets you subscribe to your own plot of indoor-grown greens

  Fast Company - Adele Peters

  At a new vertical farm inside a warehouse in San Jose, consumers can subscribe to their own “plot,” where kale and mizuna grow under LED lights. It’s the 21st-century version of a CSA: Greens grow in towers with no pesticides and almost no water—and when they’re harvested, they’re delivered …

• The foodtech and agtech startup industry raised nearly US$20 billion in 2019, a 250% increase over five years.

  

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  Building New Ecosystems: The Food Tech Revolution Is Here

  Entrepreneur - Raffaella Campagnoli

  In a few years, a traditionally low-tech, complex industry like farming can open a variety of applications to the global chain. I was reading an article stating that the massive impact that COVID-19 has made on the global food system requires a close review- indeed, it is highly probable that we …

• The new solar technology works by converting high-energy photons to pairs of lower energy photons, changing the spectrum that the solar cell can see.

  

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  Sidestepping the efficiency limits of solar power with Cambridge Photon Technology

  chemistryworld.com - Patrick Hughes

  When it comes to creating a decarbonised power sector, photovoltaics fit the bill. A quick scan of recent developments in the industry is enough to …