Aerospace & Spaceflight Los Angeles Prepares for Electric Air Taxi Era Jonathan BarrettSeptember 5, 2022November 26, 20250 Los Angeles is positioning itself as a proving ground for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with city officials…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics EU AI Act Sparks Debate Over Open Source Innovation Jonathan BarrettSeptember 1, 2022November 26, 20250 The European Union’s proposed AI Act has ignited a contentious debate among researchers, policy analysts, and developers over its potential…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Circular Renovation Strategies to Cut Building Emissions Jonathan BarrettAugust 31, 2022November 26, 20250 Across the European Union, buildings occupy a central role in environmental and climate policy. They account for roughly 40% of…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Circular Economy Pathways to Halt Biodiversity Loss Jonathan BarrettAugust 19, 2022November 26, 20250 Species extinction rates have surged to levels unseen since the mass extinction event 66 million years ago, with thousands of…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Korea’s Control Tower for Robot Industry Growth Jonathan BarrettAugust 15, 2022November 26, 20250 Under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Korea Robot Industry Promotion Agency was established in June 2010 to…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Ethics and Foresight in Shaping Technological Futures Jonathan BarrettAugust 8, 2022November 26, 20250 The volume edited by Rodríguez, Urueña, Eizagirre, and Imaz, published in Madrid under the title *Anticipación e Innovación Responsable: La…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Inside China’s Algorithm Registry and Its Global Implications Jonathan BarrettAugust 1, 2022November 26, 20250 Over the past year, China has been conducting one of the earliest national-scale experiments in regulating artificial intelligence, with a…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics UK SMEs Harness Post-Pandemic Innovation Momentum Jonathan BarrettJuly 27, 2022November 26, 20250 The pandemic’s onset forced many UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to pivot sharply from long-term growth strategies toward immediate…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Graphene-Laced Fibres Mimic Human Muscle Mechanics Jonathan BarrettJuly 13, 2022November 26, 20250 Researchers have developed a single-fibre actuator inspired by human muscle, integrating graphene platelets into a liquid crystalline polymer matrix to…