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30th June 2022

UK's first industrial-scale carbon capture and usage plant

Tata Chemicals Europe has opened the UK's first industrial-scale carbon capture and utilisation plant.

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29th June 2022

2028 – One-third of new cars are electric

In 2022, electric cars made up 10% of new cars sold globally. By 2028, this share has reached 33%.

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26th June 2022

First solar-powered car will debut this year

A futuristic new solar-powered vehicle is now road-legal, with first delivery expected as early as November and will give drivers the freedom to exceed 1,000 km of range between charges.

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24th June 2022

NASA plans nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030

NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are collaborating to advance space-based nuclear technologies.

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21st June 2022

2028 – 1.4 nm nodes begin mass production

The 1.4 nanometre (nm) process is the next die shrink following the 2 nm process node.

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19th June 2022

Starfield – upcoming RPG set in 2330

Bethesda Game Studios, known for the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series, has revealed gameplay from Starfield – its first wholly-original franchise in over 20 years.

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18th June 2022

Batteries 98% charged in under 10 minutes

California-based Enovix is developing 3D silicon lithium-ion batteries with faster charging times and higher energy densities than current cells.

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16th June 2022

New drug for hair loss approved by FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Olumiant, a drug that restores hair growth and can be used as a treatment for alopecia areata.

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14th June 2022

Google engineer believes chatbot AI is sentient

A senior software engineer at Google has been placed on paid leave after claiming that one of its AI programs might have feelings and emotions.

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12th June 2022

Competition winners!

Three of our readers have each won a copy of Future Superhuman: Our transhuman lives in a make-or-break century, by Elise Bohan.

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10th June 2022

Whole human genome sequencing for $100

Ultima Genomics, a biotech company in California, has emerged from stealth mode with a new high-throughput, low-cost sequencing platform that it claims can deliver a $100 genome.

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8th June 2022

First ocean crossing by autonomous cargo ship

Avikus – a subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate HD Hyundai – has conducted the autonomous navigation of a large ship across the ocean, becoming the first company in the world to do so.

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