{"id":19611,"date":"2025-04-04T11:18:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T07:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/?p=19611"},"modified":"2025-04-04T11:18:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T07:18:44","slug":"from-flying-taxis-to-underwater-homes-the-innovations-shaping-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/2025\/04\/04\/from-flying-taxis-to-underwater-homes-the-innovations-shaping-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"From Flying Taxis To Underwater Homes, The Innovations Shaping The Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a special half-hour show\u00a0Blueprint,\u00a0<\/em>CNN\u2019s\u00a0Max Foster<\/strong>\u00a0travels across the UK to explore the innovations shaping the world, from flying taxis to homes for humans in the depths of the oceans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UK has been at the forefront of change since the Industrial Revolution and Foster sets out to discover the innovative firms and industries aiming to keep this transformative legacy going. In Bristol, Vertical Aerospace is pioneering a new era of aviation with its\u00a0fully electric VX4 aircraft<\/a>. Chief Engineer\u00a0David King<\/strong>\u00a0explains, \u201cThis is the VX4. You\u2019ll see it has eight propellers. So, it takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter, but it cruises like an aeroplane.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The firm says the VX4 will reach a top speed of 240 kmph, with a range of up to 160 km. It is designed for use in cities and King compares it to a traditional helicopter, \u201cNumber one, it\u2019s much, much, much quieter, right? It\u2019s like getting an electric car versus an internal combustion engine. Once in the cruise mode, you\u2019re not even going to hear it. The noise level is going to be below the ambient noise. Number two, it\u2019s zero emissions, much, much cleaner. And number three, it\u2019s much less expensive than a helicopter. And then number four is the safety. It\u2019s being designed to be an airliner safety standard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Belfast, Artemis Technologies is on a mission to\u00a0decarbonise maritime transport<\/a>. Founder and CEO\u00a0Iain Percy<\/strong>\u00a0is a two-time Olympic champion whose extensive experience in high-performance sailing was crucial in the company\u2019s \u2018eFoiler\u2019 innovation \u2013 a zero-emission propulsion solution for high-speed maritime transport. He tells CNN, \u201cI think in terms of people transportation, there\u2019s a lot of opportunity with this technology to think about using our waterways as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company uses an underwater wing that lifts a boat\u2019s hull out of the water, drastically reducing drag. Powered by an electric battery, the vessels are more efficient than conventional diesel-powered boats. Percy explains, \u201cThe flight is controlled with these actuators controlling the flaps. And in that way, we feel we\u2019re very much in the aerospace industry here as we are in the marine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, in Chepstow, Wales, Foster sees how startup DEEP is hoping to spark a\u00a0renaissance of ocean exploration<\/a>\u00a0with its underwater Sentinel habitat. Chief Development Officer\u00a0Ethan Butler\u00a0<\/strong>talks about the company\u2019s aims, \u201cOur motto is to make humans aquatic [\u2026] Our goal is to help understand all of the myriad ways that the ocean benefits us all, whether we recognise it or not. And to do it in a way that is unobtrusive and aligned with the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DEEP says its modules will allow scientists to live at a depth of up to 200 metres and while scientific exploration is its primary goal, the underlying innovation could pave the way for tourism or even living underwater. Lead diver\u00a0Phil Short<\/strong>\u00a0tells Foster, \u201cScientifically and physiologically, the possibility for subsea villages is absolutely there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the skies to the depths of the oceans, Foster sees how British innovators are building the ideas that will shape the future and redefining what is possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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