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The Economist
The Economist
30 Oct 2024


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Science & technology | Blue-sky thinking

Airships may finally prove useful for transporting cargo

The problem of variable buoyancy is being overcome

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IN 1783 THE Montgolfier brothers lofted a trio of farm animals over Versailles in a hot-air balloon, in what remains the most iconic demonstration of the power of lighter-than-air craft. Since then such vehicles have adapted to carry ever more—and ever more distinguished—passengers. But they have rarely been used to transport cargo.

Space may be worse for humans than thought

Why going into orbit sends cells haywire

Heart-cockle shells may work like fibre-optic cables

Inbuilt lenses transmit sunlight to symbiotic algae


The robot navigates the vineyard.

Winemakers are building grape-picking robots

Automating this delicate task is harder than it seems


Why Oriental hornets can’t get drunk

They can guzzle extreme amounts for their size, without suffering ill effects

The study of ancient DNA is helping to solve modern crimes 

Such techniques have helped secure two convictions this year

Perovskite crystals may represent the future of solar power

Their efficiency rates far exceed those of conventional silicon panels