The author
Gianluca Riccio, copywriter and journalist - Born in 1975, he is the creative director of an advertising agency, he is affiliated with the Italian Institute for the Future, World Future Society and H +, Network of Italian Transhumanists.
Pivot of Safety: future public transport? (Also) autonomous and self-sanitizing
Guaranteeing sociality and safety, the great challenge of the public transport of the future. The concept of a South Korean designer has interesting ideas.
Airo, electric car that "sucks" the pollution of other cars: launch in 2023
A car that not only pollutes less, but reduces the pollution produced by other cars? Airo: presented yesterday, it will be on the market from 2023.
The underwater rescue drone goes where no man can
Saver Whale is the concept of an underwater drone that can carry out rescue operations in difficult or impossible to reach locations.
E-Motocompo, rides the ebike that looks like (and has the capacity of) a locker
An interesting Vietnamese design studio has very clear ideas on the next generation of hyper diversified e-bikes: this, for example, looks like a locker.
Co-working floating on the Vistula is a portrait of the post-Covid world
The floating co-working modules by designer Agnieszka Białek define a real map of spaces in the post Covid era.
Earth 300, the crazy gigayacht surmounted by a giant sphere
An insane ship project longer than the Titanic and topped by a giant sphere incorporating a city of science. It will be ready in 2025.
Eyecam, the prototype of a “human” webcam that makes my skin crawl
A webcam in "flesh, bone and hair"; with a lot of eyebrows? Eyecam is scary, and a lot. But it can be damn useful to us.
The new shape-shifting wheels can really go anywhere
The shape-changing wheel developed by a Korean team has the structure and dynamics of an origami: it will be the future of space missions.
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