SciShorts: Researchers Develop Drones to Navigate through Traffic

Researchers at the University of Zurich and the National Centre for Competence in Research have developed an algorithm which allows drones to navigate through traffic. By utilising drone cameras, DroNet (the algorithm) can recognise obstacles and can make the drone avoid them. The highly advanced algorithm uses deep learning to analyse the image and move […]

SciShorts: Archaeologists Discover Lost Mayan Cities

Archaeologists have recently found lost Mayan cities deep within the Guatemalan jungle using remote surveying technology. They have found nearly 60,000 structures showing the extensive architecture of the Mayans. This new discovery revealed the technology used by the Mayans for agriculture and also gave more clues on the demise of the empire. Researchers have used […]

Can We Cure Aging?

Age defines the limit to each human’s potential. Simply put, aging makes you less productive and active, and there is nothing you can do about it. This thought has been one of consternation for humans ever since the beginning. Reaching the ‘Fountain of Youth’ has been long coveted, and intense research is conducted in an […]

An Interview with Luke Kingma

On the 16th of January, 2018, the School of Science team spent a few hours with Luke Kingma – the Head of Creative at Futurism. Luke has immense experience in the digital marketing industry, and is now a well-known journalist. He is also an aspiring cartoonist and an elaborate traveler. Over a cup of coffee, […]

SciShorts: Arrivo – A New High-Speed Transport System

Another high-speed transport system has been born with Arrivo – a network that bids goodbye to traffic. The system will involve parallel tracks for automobiles to whisk past at speeds greater than 200 mph. These tracks will employ magnetic levitation and could support any vehicle from cars to cargo carriers. Arrivo promises to shorten an […]

SciShorts: The Falcon Heavy Rocket to Take Musk’s Car to Space

Entrepreneur and futurist, Elon Musk has announced that SpaceX will launch what is supposed to be the world’s most powerful rocket, the Falcon Heavy “Megarocket”. The rocket will have three reusable cores and 27 engines to give it a thrust of about 2500 tons. Moreover, it will be able to lift around 54 metric tonnes […]

Flying Cars of the Future – Aeromobil 4.0

The idea of flying cars has been around since the early 20th century. French novelist and playwright, Jules Verne made the world go crazy with “The Terror”, a vehicle with wings capable of flying through space. Since then the iconic flying car has starred in many science fiction novels and popular TV shows and movies […]

Musk is drilling holes underground to alleviate traffic

Roads would soon become the boring alternative to the underground tunnels that Elon Musk’s ‘The Boring Company’ is digging. The future looks like it will have us shuttling at high speeds beneath the surface of the earth, mitigating today’s traffic woes by unimaginable amounts. From going to Mars to creating Solar houses to revolutionizing artificial […]