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Experience Saudi Arabia: Things to do, places to go

When we interviewed Amy Peck (Founder and CEO at Endeavour XR) about her experience at LEAP, she said:  “I am still so inspired by the event and the future vision in Saudi – I don’t think it will ever fade!”  And she’s right: Saudi Arabia is a country that’

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Why is India leading the way with QR codes?

You stop at a tea stall at the side of the road. You don’t have any cash in your pocket – but it doesn’t matter, because the tea trader has a QR code. You can scan and pay on your phone. Ten minutes later, you’re back on the

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Hyperspectral imagery: What it is and why it matters

It might sound a bit like something from Ghostbusters, but hyperspectral imagery is gaining interest (and investments) in the tech industry.  It’s a technique that collects and processes information across the electromagnetic spectrum, in order to obtain the spectrum for every pixel within an image. This means that materials

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Could these microbots change the future of HealthTech?

Imagine a microscopic robot that could spiral through the human body’s vascular system, guided by sound, and deliver life-saving medicine as it goes.  Along with his colleagues at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Daniel Ahmed (Professor of Acoustic Robotics for Life Sciences and Healthcare) is working on a

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Semiconductors: The critical industry most people don’t think about

They’re the unsung heroes in daily life around the world – and today, we want to celebrate semiconductors. Because they deserve a little bit of attention.  In simple terms, a semiconductor is a substance with particular electrical properties, through which it acts as a foundational technology for almost every type

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Web3 developments to watch in 2024

Web3 (also called Web 3.0) is an idea for a new iteration of the World Wide Web. The term was coined by Gavin Wood (Co-Founder of Ethereum) in 2014, and its innovators and thought leaders have focused on its integration with decentralised technology, blockchain, and token-based economic systems.  But

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What will the Internet of Things look like in the future?

Kevin Ashton coined the phrase ‘the Internet of Things’ in 1999, with great optimism that the rise of connected devices and sensors could change the world for the better. In a 2015 interview for the Smithsonian, he said: “It’s only been a few years, but we already take networked

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What we’ve learnt about partnership from the LEAP community

LEAP is proud to facilitate partnerships across the tech industry. Since the first event in 2022, we’ve seen countless strategic partnerships and professional relationships grow as a result of in-person networking among the LEAP community.  Startups have partnered with investors; researchers and developers have partnered with tech companies; and