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This issue is bringing the heat.

We’re talking about changing climates and the dangers they pose as well as some of the solutions scientists and engineers are working on.

For example: Changing temperatures mean sand dunes might soon encroach on human settlements. We also look at heat-resistant materials inspired by nature.

In other stories, we spend a day at the races with autonomous vehicles and our panel of experts discusses how AI might impact scholarship.

Technology affects individual lives in many ways. But you can’t get much closer to home than agricultural technology – which is helping to provide the food you eat with less waste and stress on an already burdened world.

In this edition of KUST Review we look at some of the ways farming is changing, from getting more of our groceries from the oceans to growing plants on shelves indoors.

You’ll also find stories about how sustainable cities of the future must look to nature and how microgravity can help us build better medicines.

Once the province of science fiction, robots and AI are rapidly becoming staples in our work and personal lives. They vacuum our floors, write our work memos, work in our factories and even help us with scientific research.

But with these changes come unprecedented challenges. What are the ethics involved, how do we navigate the changing landscape and what can we expect next in industries such as oil and medicine? We look at some of these issues and more in this edition of KUST Review.

Interest in space is, well, looking up, with more governments and companies funding research and missions to explore the cosmos and make use of the materials found there.

In this edition of KUST Review, we investigate some of the issues space exploration faces as well as some of the technology, materials and research that are paving the way.

In these pages you’ll find stories about the 2D materials that might shield astronauts from radiation and the cold of space; how future explorers might be affected by the law; why the junk in Earth’s orbit endangers future missions and much more.

Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is a large part of ambitious global goals to reduce CO2 output and fight climate change.

In this issue of KUST Review we examine some of those renewable energy sources as well as technology likely to improve energy efficiency in such areas as logistics and transportation.

We also look at mitigating the plastic waste that pollutes the planet as well as what to do with the CO2 that’s already in the environment. Read on to find these stories and more.