Insect larvae in meatballs? Food startup hopes meat-free alternative flies with consumers

Food tech start up FlyingSpark says their insect powder is an alternative protein source that can potentially substitute for meat, poultry and fish - but can consumers stomach it? Bob Mezan reports.

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Robotic eel seeks out water pollution

Envirobot - a robotic eel that can swim through contaminated water to find the source of pollution - is being developed at EPFL in Switzerland. Jim Drury reports.

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Futureproof: E-mobility and the future of aviation

This episode is all about e-mobility. Matt Gooderick heads to Germany to discover how short-haul flights might soon be powered by electricity. Meanwhile Radhika Bajaj is in Mumbai taking a look at India’s ambitious electric vehicle target and asks how a country of power cuts can stay charged.

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Electric flight

Matt Gooderick heads to Germany to discover how our short-haul flights might soon be powered by electricity

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Electric India

Radhika Bajaj is in Mumbai taking a look at India’s ambitious electric vehicle target and asks how a country of power cuts can stay charged

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Clever cockatoos knock crows off their perch

Research by a team in Vienna indicates that the Goffin's cockatoo is smarter than crows by demonstrating genuine creative thinking. Matthew Stock reports.

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Google, Amazon pack strong revenue growth

Amazon on Thursday reported a 30 percent plus jump in quarterly revenue thanks to strong sales on Prime Day and strong demand for its cloud service for companies. And Google clicked in over 20 percent on the back of its mobile ad growth.

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The crowded race of self-driving startups

The race among start ups to win the self driving car billions is heating up and the field is crowded with 75 of them in Silicon Valley alone and more than 240 around the world.

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Bloodhound Project jet-car makes its first public test run

The Bloodhound Supersonic Car made its first public appearance on Thursday, reaching speeds of 210mph. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

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Solar car to recharge its batteries from sun's rays

A solar-powered electric vehicle from the Dutch team behind the Eindhoven University of Technology's Stella cars will be able to run for months by charging its batteries using the sun's rays, according to its developers. Amy Pollock reports.

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