Designing for social distancing
Iceland’s resolve on packaging
UK grocer Iceland is setting a standard for retailers on sustainable packaging efforts. Inside Packaging investigates.
Treading the line between health and indulgence
Craft beer’s sustainability conundrum
Inside Drinks speaks to the senior VP of the professional brewing division at the Brewers Association about craft beer’s sustainability credentials
Converting historic buildings into hotels
DBR Hotels investigates what it takes to breathe new life into protected structures.
Gaming meets military simulation training
Global Defence Technology caught up with the founders of Slitherine to find out how gaming tech is making its way into military training
Using marketing to help the environment
Can companies use marketing to make consumers subconsciously make greener choices? Inside Packaging investigates.
How do you protect a country’s infrastructure from cyber attacks?
With the cyber domain playing host to increased hostilities, being ready for cyberattacks has rarely been more crucial – especially on a national level, where attacks on infrastructure could bring an entire country down. Andrew Tunnicliffe finds out how NATO’s Locked Shields exercise is staging a cyberattack on a fictional country to help cyber defence specialists prepare for threats to critical infrastructure.
Tackling the cyber threat to airport security
Although airports are very secure environments, cyberattacks could render the screening systems at security checkpoints useless, creating a potentially deadly threat. Elliot Gardner explores this cyber vulnerability and finds out how airport scanners can be proofed against hackers.
The winning and losing industries in the AI revolution
According to research by PwC, AI won’t be the job-destroyer is often characterised as. By 2037, for every job lost in one industry, another will be created elsewhere. However, this will result in dramatic shifts between industries, forcing many workers to re-train. Verdict AI magazine looks at the industries set to see the biggest gains and losses in the development of AI.
Wearables in shipping: from passenger luxury to a seafarer lifeline
Wearable technologies such as pendants for cruise passengers and augmented reality glasses for ship technicians are becoming increasingly popular in the maritime industry. Joe Baker explores the gadgets set to revolutionise the on-board experience for both seafarers and passengers.
Birds vs lasers: vineyards rely on technology for bird control
Earlier this year lasers provided successful results as a bird deterrent at a vineyard in Sonoma County, California. Callum Tyndall investigates how the technology works and the role it is set to play as vineyards start to adopt more modern tools.
Dealing with disaster: the aftermath of the Minas Gerais dam collapse
The 2015 dam collapse at Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil killed 19 people and devastated the Doce River Valley. Could the companies involved have done more at the time? And three years on, what has been done to remediate the valley? Chris Lo investigates the efforts that have been made to reach a settlement and clean up the environmental damage.
Airport tap into virtual reality for passenger entertainment
While some airlines have already pioneered in-flight virtual reality, a number of airport lounges are also starting to experiment with the technology. Frances Marcellin looks at the immersive entertainment systems that are taking off in airports.
The $1bn project digging up soil to find new medicines
Genentech has signed a $1bn collaboration deal with Lodo Therapeutics to develop unique, natural products from the microbial DNA found in soil. With this level of investment confidence must be high, but just how much potential lies in soil, and how can it be harnessed? Sally Turner finds out in the new issue of Pharma Technology Focus.
Advancements in hypersonic missiles spark excitement and concern
With an increase in military posturing and announcements of new strategic weapons, the US has seemingly stepped up its efforts in hypersonic missile technology – but it’s not the only country. Andrew Tunniclffe reports on the latest developments in hypersonic missiles around the world, which have given rise to equal measures of excitement and concern.
Don’t look down: the world’s most dangerous railway journeys
From Argentina’s vertigo-inducing Train to the Clouds to Thailand’s Death Railway, via crime-plagued commuter lines in Cape Town and tropical forest climbs in Australia, there’s a surprising number of railways where the faint of heart better not get on board. Adele Berti takes a look at some of the most adventurous rail journeys around the world.