A roundup of this week's top stories
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Ant Middleton and PhotonLens partner for VR Everest climb
British smart glasses company PhotonLens has teamed with former SAS operator, author and TV personality Ant Middleton to create a virtual reality experience to recreate the latter's climb of Mount Everest...
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Cavendish to head robotics project for sorting nuclear waste
Nuclear services company and Babcock subsidiary Cavendish Nuclear is leading a project which it says will use robotics to transform the way nuclear waste material is sorted, making it safer, faster and at a lower cost...
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China's plans for a 13,000 satellite megaconstellation
China has announced plans to oversee and construct a megaconstellation - used for sending satellite internet services - made up of a little under 13,000 satellites through a coordinated effort involving many of the country's key space players...
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Lab-grown gemstone producer Diamond Foundry valued at $18bn
Silicon Valley-based Diamond Foundry has been valued at $1.8 billion (€1.49 billion), following a $200 million investment by Fidelity, which the lab-grown diamond startup will utilise to boost output and compete with major gemstone mining rivals...
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Multinationals & Governments team up to end deforestation
The governments of Norway, the UK and the US have joined forces with several multinational companies such as Amazon, Bayer and Nestlé on a project aiming to protect the world's tropical rainforests...
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Plans laid out for Europe's green hydrogen future
A consortium of companies, including steelmaker ArcelorMittal, Swedish utility company Vattenfall, Shell, Airbus and other players have vowed to cut carbon emissions across various key sectors using green hydrogen...
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UK government green lights self-driving cars
The UK government announced on Wednesday (April 28) it will begin to regulate the use of self-driving cars - becoming the first country to do so - meaning it could see autonomous vehicles on motorways by the end of the year...
