QUESST: Better than Never
NASA quietly passed a critical milestone on June 5 when its X-59 demonstration aircraft flew faster than sound. The X-59 is the sharp end of NASA’s QUESST programme. QUESST is…
Can Rust Fix Broken Software?
In the mid to late twentieth century I expected software to become a significant driver of wealth creation. Better automation, software configured products, advanced business management systems, and the internet…
Steep Highways are False Economy
That burning smell as you drive down a steep slope might not be coming from a roadside barbecue just around the next corner. More likely, it’s your trailer or caravan…
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It’s Time for a Climate Task Force
It’s almost 34 years since the initial signing of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The convention’s stated purpose was to stabilise “greenhouse gas concentrations in the…