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On June 19, Norwegian authorities, engineers, and scientists led by Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen and Avinor CEO Dag Falk-Petersen successfully tested a one-man plane run 100 percent by electricity. Commercial Electric Aircraft in Seven Years Avinor is a state-financed organization that oversees the operations of most of Norway’s airports, including Oslo Airport, its main international … Read more
IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retail company based in Sweden which focuses on selling ready-to-assemble furniture and home accessories, has had the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) approve its plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its stores and other operations by 80 percent by 2030. Unrealistic Targets Are Difficult to Back up Scientifically Large … Read more
Brave Software, the publisher of an open-source web browser boasting enhanced privacy features, built-in ad blocker, and built-in cryptocurrency (Basic Attention Token [BAT]), has commenced the trial phase of its ad program. Brave users who participate in the trial for the program will be paid a sum of BAT proportional to 70% of the company’s … Read more
Nanodrops, a patented eye drop solution designed and created by ophthalmologists at Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Bar-Ilan University, may be able to repair human corneas, eliminating the necessity of eyeglasses and curing a variety of common eye-related vision conditions such as shortsightedness and farsightedness. Repairing Corneas with Drops The cornea is the transparent front … Read more
Microsoft has partnered with Adents, a serialization and traceability solutions provider, to launch a blockchain-based track and trace solution targeting the supply chain industry. Known as Adents NovaTrack, the new platform will offer unit-level tracking, giving users the ability to track a single product throughout the entire supply chain. In a June 14 press release, … Read more
Blockchain technology represents an emerging sector and new paradigm of technology whose implications are massive. Speculation aside, it is becoming increasingly clear that blockchain is going to revolutionize a number of industries in national and global economies. Here are three such industries where blockchain-led disruption is imminent. 1. Insurance The insurance industry is a mess, … Read more
On Saturday June 9, the founder of the bitcoin cash-centric wallet Electron Cash, Jonald Fyookball, revealed that he had created an on-chain betting protocol called Chainbet. The 255 lines of code form a proposal that allows a simple coin flip type of bet, but the software could be designed to handle more complex on-chain betting … Read more
Stefan Thomas, the developer who served as Ripple’s CTO until last month, has announced the launch of Coil, a startup that will develop a new model of smart contracts. Making the announcement on his Medium page yesterday, Thomas described the motivation behind founding Coil as the need to build a new business model for the … Read more
Since the creation of bitcoin and the hundreds of other cryptocurrencies in existence individuals have been trading their assets for profit or for other coins. A great majority of people use centralized exchanges, even though many of them require strict identification policies or have lost funds due to hackers infiltrating their platforms. Over the past … Read more
The market share of electric cars, which was only a fraction of that of gasoline cars a few years ago, has reached 50 percent in Norway. Over the past 12 months, an identical number of electric vehicles as gasoline cars have been manufactured in Norway, demonstrating the country’s exponential adoption of electric cars. Electric Cars Favored … Read more
