The comeback of sailing ships has long been predicted. There are problems (detailed in this article) but expect they will in fact make some sort of comeback as we move away from fossil fuels. Perhaps dirigibles will too.
Category Archives: technology
We were promised these decades ago
We’re still waiting.
The vehicle runs on regular fuel and can travel up to 1,000km while airborne, its creator says.
Alas, now’s not the time to visit Venice
As annual floods return to Italy's canal city of Venice, a newly installed flood barrier manages to keep the rising waters at bay -- a success hailed as vital to its tourism recovery
O brave new world!
Presumably, some entrepreneur will offer the combined services of Ueber and a brothel. Not just sex in a car but also transportation from point A to point B. Arrive satisfied!
Hell hath no fury like a robot scorned?
I can’t help wondering what David Levy would think of this story.
Knife-wielding sex robots could be a very real possibility if security is not treated as a top priority by manufacturers.