Category: helsinki

Volocopter proves its air taxi can work with air traffic control

Post author By Randall
Post date August 30, 2019
Categories In air taxi, air traffic, air traffic control, autonomous, drone, flight, flying taxi, flying vehicle, helsinki, helsinki airport, international airport, Tech, test flight, tomorrow, Transportation, unmanned, volocopter

[ad_1] Volocopter is one of the first flying taxi companies to integrate into air traffic control systems, but others aren’t too far behind. As Engadget’s Andrew Tarantola wrote, more than 70 companies are currently developing their own personal flying vehicles. Uber, in particular, has invested heavily. And the demonstration at Helsinki Airport isn’t just good […]

Fungus headphones offer a glimpse at the renewable future of electronics

Post author By Randall
Post date May 28, 2019
Categories In 3dprinted, aalto university, aivan, av, biomimicry, bioplastic, biosynthetic, cellulose, fungus, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, green, Headphones, helsinki, materials, microbe-grown, mushroom, mycelium, prototype, Tech, tomorrow, vtt technical research centre of finland, yeast

[ad_1] The Korvaa headphones feature a headband 3D-printed with bioplastic made from yeast-produced lactic acid. The padding around the ear is made of Hydrophobin, a foaming protein produced by fungus, and plant cellulose. The imitation leather is also a fungus, and the mesh over the speakers is biosynthetic spider silk produced by microbes. The outer […]

Alphabet’s Wing will offer drone deliveries in Helsinki next month

Post author By Randall
Post date May 17, 2019
Categories In alphabet, deliveries, Drones, finland, gear, Google, gourmet, helsinki, Robots, Tech, tomorrow, Video, wing

[ad_1] It originally unveiled its Helsinki ambitions last winter and did its first trial delivery earlier this week. Residents will be able to order dishes like lasagna for two, chicken caesar salad and even popcorn from gourmet supermarket Herkku, or dishes from the popular restaurant Cafe Monami. When it first announced the plan, Wing said […]