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Philips Pixel Plus TV: Revolutionizing the Digital Television Market
The video discusses the slow penetration of HDTV in the broadcast television market due to high costs and lack of demand. Philips introduces their new Pixel Plus TV as a solution to the digital dilemma, offering advanced picture...
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Container City: Revolutionizing Urban Architecture with Recycled Shipping Containers
In London's Docklands, a revolutionary urban architecture project is underway at Trinity Boy Wharf. They are constructing a permanent colony of artists, studios, and workplaces using recycled shipping containers. These affordable and...
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Infineon's New Non-Volatile Memory Technology: Enron Nitride Read Only Memory (NROM)
The Infineon chip manufacturing plant in Dresden, Germany produces a new non-volatile memory technology called Enron Nitride read-only memory. This technology, similar to flash memory, can be made on standard CMOS production lines,...
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Testing the Eurofighter Engine: Simulating Extreme Conditions in Missile Firing
In this video, engineers demonstrate a revolutionary test setup that simulates extreme conditions for the Eurofighter's twin EJ200 shaft turbofan engines. By using a specially fabricated hydrogen burner, they can replicate the...
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Advanced Technologies and Innovations in Aerospace Manufacturing
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) is a manufacturing giant involved in various high-tech projects. They design and manufacture commercial jetliners, helicopters, and satellites, while also being involved in the...
Financial Times
Will robotaxis ever be commercially viable?
FT Tech - San Francisco has become ground zero for US testing of driverless taxis, but how close are we to truly embracing them? The FT’s Patrick McGee pays a visit to two of the world’s top robotaxi operators and gets an insider’s take...
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Long haul to electrify heavy trucks
FT Rethink - Electrifying heavy haulage will be vital to curbing transport emissions, but recharging truck batteries weighing more than a tonne takes vast amounts of energy and an infrastructure network that is yet to emerge on the open...
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Shrimp: a sustainable catch?
The world’s multibillion-dollar shrimp and prawn industry continues to grow, yet questions remain over its environmental impact. As the FT’s Emiliya Mychasuk reports, only 10 per cent of global shrimp output was certified as sustainable...
Professor Dave Explains
Education Economics (Options and Cost for Post-Secondary Programs)
To wrap up personal economics, let's take a look at education economics. How much does education cost? What are the different options one has when they wish to pursue an education? What are the factors one must consider when selecting a...
Financial Times
Rise and rise of buy now, pay later
FT Tech - The pandemic's lockdowns in the UK and other nations had a devastating effect on bricks and mortar retail. But, as consumers were forced to stay at home, online shopping surged - only to accelerate the already growing...
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Is luxury fashion resale losing some of its sparkle?
FT Wealth - A dip in share prices for even the most established names seemed at odds with optimistic industry reports of billion-dollar valuations and capital investment across the sector. Is there enough stock, security and customers to...
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Fermenting: the future of animal-free meat
FT Tech - Silicon Valley venture capital is feeding a budding business in fermented, animal-free proteins - creating bacon, turkey and egg white from yeasts and fungus. FT San Francisco correspondent Dave Lee considers its potential over...
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Nuclear is back in vogue - what about its waste?
FT Rethink - Nuclear power is undergoing a revival with more than 50 reactors being built around the world. But the problem of how to dispose of lethal nuclear waste, which can remain radioactive for up to 300,000 years, remains...
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Could protectionism make food insecurity even worse?
FT Food Revolution - The conflict in Ukraine has exacerbated the world’s food supply crisis. Hoping to counter soaring food prices, some governments have implemented protectionist policies, restricting the export of staples such as rice...
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Can space mining alleviate shortages of key resources?
FT Energy Source - Recent developments suggest mining in space is gradually getting closer to becoming a reality, but could asteroids really help us to replenish scarce resources on Earth? As the FT’s Harry Dempsey explains, cost remains...
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Can rapid delivery apps get back on track?
FT Transact - After riding high and fast on a pandemic-induced wave of consumer demand and billions in venture capital investment, rapid delivery apps such as Lyft, Just Eat and Deliveroo appear to have hit the buffers. The FT’s Sarah...
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Call to save poorer nations drowning in debt
FT Moral Money - Global interest rate rises have led to spiralling, decades-high external debt payments for 91 low or lower-middle income countries. In a few cases the IMF and creditors like China have stepped in with additional aid or...
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Are deposit return schemes the way to cut litter and emissions?
FT Food Revolution - As Scotland prepares to add an extra charge to drink cans and bottles, refundable upon return, the FT’s Madeleine Speed looks around the world at the pros and cons of established deposit return schemes, which aim to...
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The cost of food fraud scandals
FT Food Revolution - Food fraud costs the world up to $40bn annually and can have serious health consequences for consumers. As the FT’s Madeleine Speed explains, food prices have been driven up by the war in Ukraine and global warming,...
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Rising temperatures can prove fatal for farm workers
FT Food Revolution - Farm workers are vital for crop picking worldwide, but global warming means the threat of hazardous heat stress is growing. As the FT’s Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu reports, the results can blight workers’ long-term...
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Can scientists develop a coffee bean more resistant to climate change?
FT Food Revolution - The world’s top coffee producing nations all lie at similar tropical latitudes, where even small rises in temperature are forecast to have severe consequences for people and agriculture. But as the FT’s Nic Fildes...
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Tough times for vertical farming
FT Food Revolution - They were touted as the next big thing. Indoor farms growing crops year-round in controlled environments, reducing not only food miles but also the amount of land and water used. But despite significant hype and $4bn...