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Shanghai, B corps, nanocrystal, digital twinning, solar beams, Zuzalu, sea grass, fusion, artificial leaves, American Express and DOAs, geothermal and brain interfaces as underestimated technologies.
Become a B corps. It is the future.
Shanghai ranked world’s top smart city for 2023
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366538818/Shanghai-ranked-worlds-top-smart-city-for-2023
Research shows savings from smart city deployments reaching $249bn globally, with Asia and North America dominating list of top switched-on urban environments
B Corp: Are they really the gold standard of sustainability?
https://sustainabilitymag.com/esg/b-corp-are-they-really-the-gold-standard-of-sustainability
B Corp certification has become the gold standard of sustainability.
Examining a nanocrystal that shines on and off indefinitely
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-nanocrystal-indefinitely.html?
Potential applications in optical memory, super-resolution microscopy, and bioimaging and biosensing
A Virtual You: Digital Twins will Sample the Medicine Before You Do
https://www.rtinsights.com/a-virtual-you-digital-twins-will-sample-the-medicine-before-you-do/?
Would you be more comfortable about an upcoming medical procedure if the surgical team first did dry runs on a close-matching virtual copy of your body?
Japan will try to beam solar power from space by 2025
https://www.engadget.com/japan-will-try-to-beam-solar-power-from-space-by-2025-214338244.html?
Using orbital solar panels and microwaves to send energy to Earth was first proposed in 1968
Longevity enthusiasts want to create their own independent state. They’re eyeing Rhode Island.
https://archive.ph/OILje#selection-353.0-353.94
Zuzalu, a pop-up city in Montenegro has provided a temporary home for people who plan to set up a new jurisdiction to encourage biohacking and fast-track drugs that slow or reverse aging.
Marine grain for sustainable food production
https://www.springwise.com/innovation/food-drink/marine-cereal-for-sustainable-food-production/?
Seagrass is an opportunity hotspot.
A Compact Fusion Reactor Barely 3 Feet Across Has Hit a Huge Milestone
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-compact-fusion-reactor-barely-3-feet-across-has-hit-a-huge-milestone?
Compared with larger fusion reactors, these smaller devices are cheaper to build, and potentially more efficient and more stable – all advantages if you want to make a technology commercially viable.
Artificial leaves can now directly make liquid fuels
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2023/05/artificial-leaves-can-now-directly-make-liquid-fuels/?
Powered only by sunlight, a new device converts carbon dioxide and water to liquid fuels that could be directly used in car engines.
AmEx is experimenting cautiously with generative AI for fintech
https://venturebeat.com/ai/amex-is-experimenting-cautiously-with-generative-ai-for-fintech/?
“We launch 20 to 25 pilots a year,” said Laura Grant, VP of product development for emerging platforms and AI at AmEx Digital Labs. “We look at technology from the perspective of, ‘How is this going to impact our customers and make their lives better?’
Three Underrated Technologies from the Future
https://stateofthefuture.substack.com/p/three-underrated-technologies-from?
Brain interface, geothermal, DOAs, etc. Follow State of the Future.
