"Fiction can therefore be an exploratory medium for designers, helping them materialize potential future scenarios." - Sens Fiction
INNOVATION
Boeing gets green light for satellite internet constellation by theverge.com
Using 147 satellites to beam broadband internet around the world. Read more
DESIGN
High school senior uses MRI data to 3D print a human brain by designboom.fr
Elena Malott, a student from mcnair academic high school in new jersey, has 3D printed a larger-than-life brain using an experimental robotic printer developed for space applications. modeled from real-world MRI data, the 3D printed brain is four times the size of the subject’s own brain, measuring 560mm x 670mm x 370mm tall. Read more
FUTURE
I want to taste an AI-designed flavor by theverge.com
And smell an AI-created fragrance. Read more
MOBILITY
Airbus flies A319neo on 100% sustainable aviation fuel for first time by aerospacetestinginternational.com
An A319neo has made its first test flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as part of the first in-flight study of a single-aisle aircraft running off the fuel. Read more
SCIENCE
The future of exoplanet identification might lie on the surface of stars, Yale study finds by yaledailynews.com
ale researchers, alongside an international team of astronomers, have developed a technique to reveal the presence of exoplanets by observing the surface and movement of stars. Read more
UNSUAL
Mythical ’90s video game, Adibou is back by newsbeezer.com
Ubisoft has announced a new version of the educational game. It will be available on the computer, but also as a mobile application. Read more
PODCAST
It’s a Notch, Notch World by gog.show
Slow week in tech news; we get Meta-stasized; Apple getting into the headset game; Wendy's PR team wins; Facebook takes down Nicaraguan troll farm, but verifies a fake Elon Musk; Snap being investigated for securities fraud; Uber offers up Teslas through Hertz deal; creator coins; companies leaving China; don't tweet after death; Star Trek: Prodigy; delays on screen wipes; music gadgets; being negative; get your notch; the Book of Boba Fett; Trojan Source; Facebook's cringe-worthy internal staff video. Listen here
EVENT
Sens Fiction, October 6th to January 6th, Nantes, Pays de Loire, France.
When fiction foreshadows future usages. An exhibition on the intertwining of design and fiction, imagined by RF Studio and Bureau des Usages. Get your tickets
