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United Airlines invests and pre-orders 200 electric flying taxis with vertical take-off, believing they have the potential to work in the transportation market. United also hopes to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050 without carbon offsets.

This week, scientists will be firing up the most powerful laser in the US called ZEUS, or the Zetawatt-Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System.

German researchers turn plastic sheets into tiny diamonds using laser beams. The laser beams heat up the plastic, causing the molecules of the plastic to reconfigure into a nanodiamond.

Geneticists from Stanford University created synthetic genetic circuits to help them reprogram the crops’ root systems and make them more resilient to climate change.

An Australian research and development company turns green hydrogen and oxygen into a heat source that rivals burning fossil fuels for power. The process called the “hydrogen energy release optimizer” or HERO uses a catalyst that reacts with hydrogen and oxygen to produce heat hot enough to spin turbines that generate electricity.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge developed floating “artificial leaves” that generate clean fuels using sunlight and water. The devices take their inspiration from photosynthesis, where plants convert sunlight into food.

An autonomous delivery robot called Nuro could soon bring groceries and food to your doorstep.

Researchers developed a way to separate gas and keep it in powdered form so it can be stored and transported safely, with zero waste. This could unlock the true potential of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel source.

Companies in the construction industry are using new technologies to make concrete ultra-durable by making self-healing concrete. Elsewhere, others are turning to biology to make sustainable biocement using bacteria.

Using existing technology called microbial fermentation, bioengineers developed a protein that closely resembles that of cows without using cows. The new protein is identical to traditional milk in makeup and nutritional value but without cholesterol, lactose, hormones, or antibiotics.