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Technology: 24 August 2010
BY TAXI
BY TAXI
Remember that cannabis car in the old Cheech & Chong movie? Well, it might be a reality soon.
You won’t be able to smoke it, though—the ‘Kestral’, as it’s called, is made of an impact-resistant composite material produced from hemp. It’s lighter, strong enough for vehicles, and crucially, takes less energy-intensive to produce than regular metals. The future’s looking greener already.
In other, not-so-environmentally friendly tech news, more behind-the-scenes deals are being struck on the whole ‘net neutrality’ brouhaha. According to the BBC, “an industry body representing some of the biggest names in technology has hosted a closed-door meeting to discuss the future of the open internet.”
You won’t be able to smoke it, though—the ‘Kestral’, as it’s called, is made of an impact-resistant composite material produced from hemp. It’s lighter, strong enough for vehicles, and crucially, takes less energy-intensive to produce than regular metals. The future’s looking greener already.
In other, not-so-environmentally friendly tech news, more behind-the-scenes deals are being struck on the whole ‘net neutrality’ brouhaha. According to the BBC, “an industry body representing some of the biggest names in technology has hosted a closed-door meeting to discuss the future of the open internet.”
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