What happened to this bright light on the green technology horizon?
I'm a science journalist and author of "Distant Wanderers: the Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System" who writes about over-the-horizon technology, primarily astronomy and space science.
I'm a science journalist and author of "Distant Wanderers: the Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System" who writes about over-the-horizon technology, primarily in the realms of astronomy and space science.
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There are doubtless many more refinements on the horizon that will improve the both the technology itself and the human feel of using it.
It is always hard to predict the impact of new technology, but there are several developments already on the horizon which, if the recent past is anything to go by, are bound to be used for monitoring of one sort or another.
Battery technology is advancing and several promising variants appear to be on the horizon of commerciality.
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For most investors in technology start-ups, the typical approach entails a five-year investment horizon that will enable the company to build market share and a sizeable customer base, making it ripe for a high-value liquidity event.
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He or she is, it is now widely assumed, best able to determine what technology will once and for all identify what customers really truly want, what trends are lurking below the horizon that will impact the company and, for good measure, the meaning of life.
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