Innovation

MDMA and psilocybin show promise for PTSD and depression sufferers

Mention MDMA or psychedelic mushrooms, and most people think of ravers or hippies embracing counterculture at a music festival. In …
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Dr Amantha Imber knows it can, and she and her team at Inventium are teaching the world how it’s done.

Organisational psychologist Dr. Amantha Imber is on a mission to …
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Flights will begin in 2020, with commercial service by 2023

Uber’s solution to traffic congestion in cities is to simply fly over it. Having already chosen Los Angeles and Dallas-Fort …
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Salamander mucus could be effective medical glue

Have you ever had a cut that just won’t heal? If you’re a Chinese giant salamander, the answer is no. That’s …
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Would universal basic income make us lazy or foster innovation?

What would you do with your life if you were guaranteed to have a certain amount of money coming …
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Bioenergy turns waste product into clean fuel

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, the old saying goes. While that typically applies metaphorically, in the case of bioenergy, it’s literally …
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Asteroid mining could yield untold riches

If space is the final frontier, its gold rush period is about to begin. Investment bank Goldman Sachs and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson …
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Open banking delayed, but it’s still coming to transform the industry

Though full implementation has been pushed back until February, Australia’s big four banks will commence an open banking …
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Profile About Us Contact Us View This Article in Venture Magazine UCS creates sustainable connected communities with a focus on the future

It’s a sign of the times: Electricity consumers …
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Additive manufacturing brings almost limitless flexibility

It’s a technology that allows people to make just about anything they can dream up using just about any material imaginable. The sheer versatility …
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