Archive List for The Edge

Inside the futuristic indoor farm that could revolutionize agriculture in the UAE | The Edge

0 With such extremely high temperatures it’s no surprise that around 80% of food in the United Arab Emirates imported, however Dubai-based business, Badia Farms is offering a high-tech food supply solution. Subscribe to CNBC International TV: http://cnb.cx/2wAkfMv Subscribe to CNBC International: http://cnb.cx/2gft82z Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cnbcinternational Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cnbcinternational/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/cnbci

A new way to turn the sun’s power into energy | The Edge

Remember when you were a kid and burnt things with just the sun and a magnifying glass? Well that’s the simple premise behind HELIOVIS. This Austrian start-up has designed and developed solar concentration systems to create energy. The innovative system is also inflatable so it can be set-up anywhere. Farhad Shikhaliyev, business development manager at HELIOVIS explains to ‘The Edge’ how it all works. HELIOVIS featured in the episode, ‘The Edge: Energy Expo’ in which CNBC travelled to Astana, Kazakhstan to explore the ‘Future Energy’ Astana Expo 2017. Special thanks to: Astana Expo 2017 HELIOVIS Subscribe to CNBC Life: http://cnb.cx/2wAkfMv Subscribe to CNBC International: http://cnb.cx/2gft82z Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cnbcinternational […]

How to solve the problem of energy storage | The Edge

Some say the future of renewable energy lies in not how we create energy, but in how we store it. As more and more administrations around the world set energy storage targets ‘The Edge’ meets Primus Power, a Californian company hoping its flow battery energy storage systems become the norm. ‘The Edge’ speaks with Ruslan Rakymbay, general director of Primus Power to find out more. Primus Power featured in the episode, ‘The Edge: Energy Expo’ in which CNBC travelled to Astana, Kazakhstan to explore the ‘Future Energy’ Astana Expo 2017. Special thanks to: Astana Expo 2017 Primus Power Subscribe to CNBC Life: http://cnb.cx/2wAkfMv Subscribe to CNBC International: http://cnb.cx/2gft82z Like our […]

Creating Black holes & The ‘God’ Particle | The Edge

0 They found the ‘God’ Particle, and Tim Berners-Lee developed the Web there. Now Susan Li explores the latest experiments from the European Nuclear Research Agency, CERN. Subscribe to CNBC International: http://bit.ly/1eiWsDq Like us on CNBC’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cnbc Follow us on CNBC’s Twitter accounts Tweets by cnbcworld https://twitter.com/CNBC

Inside VW’s Transparent Factory | The Edge

The VW transparent factory brings the consumer and the manufacturer closer than ever before. CNBC takes a look at the latest innovation in car manufacturing. Subscribe to CNBC International: http://bit.ly/1eiWsDq As the biggest car manufacturer in Europe you might not think Volkswagen would be willing to completely re-imagine its manufacturing process. Think Again. CNBC welcomes you to Dresden. CNBC.com for more great clips: http://cnb.cx/1o2BRDO CNBC International playlist: http://bit.ly/1u34e9a Like us on CNBC’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/cnbc Follow us on CNBC’s Twitter accounts Tweets by cnbcworld Tweets by CNBC The VW Transparent Factory | The Edge | CNBC International

Baxter, The Bionic Robot | The Edge

Baxter the robot to take your job? CNBC goes behind the scenes at Rethink Robotics to see Baxter, a robot that takes orders from human interaction to do it’s job. Subscribe to CNBC International: http://bit.ly/1eiWsDq They’ve been locked away in car factories for years, but as computer processing gets faster, cheaper and more intelligent production line robots are moving into the mainstream. CNBC learns that’s where Rethink Robotics’ ‘Baxter’ comes in. CNBC.com for more great clips: http://cnb.cx/1o2BRDO CNBC International playlist: http://bit.ly/1u34e9a Like us on CNBC’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/cnbc Follow us on CNBC’s Twitter accounts Tweets by cnbcworld https://twitter.com/CNBC

Mach 5 aircraft technology | The Edge

Mach 5 aircraft technology would enable flight times of 4.5 hours from Europe to Australia. CNBC goes behind the scenes with the latest innovators to find out more Subscribe to CNBC International: http://bit.ly/1eiWsDq Teams in Oxford, U.K., and Boston, U.S., are working on new designs for plane engines, with the potential to create a “very high-speed aircraft” and take fuel out of the equation altogether. CNBC takes a look at both options. Scimitar is a prototype jet engine from UK-based Reaction Engines. Developers tell CNBC that the experimental apparatus can extend the speed, the power, and the range of existing systems by up to 5 times the speed of sound. […]