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Global trends, GenZ, oral nanotech, turning air into electricity, wearable solar sensors, ecological doom-loops, soil, autonomous hybrid mobility robots, the metaverse and AI that teaches other AI.
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New Global Trends: 5 Opportunities for Businesses
Renewables, electrification, cloudification, data booming and smartisation.
Gen Z Is the Most Entrepreneurial Generation: What This Means for the Future of Work and the Economy
A recent survey conducted by GOBankingRates reveals that a remarkable 51% of 18- to 24-year-olds express their desire to embark on an entrepreneurial journey, with an impressive 14% already taking the leap into the world of business ownership
Nanotechnology Revolutionizing Oral Care
https://nano-magazine.com/news/2023/7/17/c1k9vyj0kldxu4p7v35v0o9ibyb3g6?
Imagine tiny particles, each about 80,000 times smaller than a human hair, working to repair enamel, reduce tooth sensitivity, prevent cavities, and even aid in the rejuvenation of damaged teeth.
Researchers discover an enzyme that turns air into electricity
An enzyme isolated from a common bacteria could eventually be used to power small electrical devices
New Wearable Sensor Sets Record for Solar Power Efficiency
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/-solar-powered-sweat-sensor?
The solar cell is made of perovskite crystal, a material that shares the chemical structure first found in the mineral calcium titanium oxide
Ecological doom-loops: why ecosystem collapses may occur much sooner than expected – new research
Indeed, scientific studies have now recorded “regime shifts” like these in more than 20 different types of ecosystem where tipping points have been passed.
Improving soil could keep world within 1.5C heating target, research suggests
https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/
Better farming techniques across the world could lead to storage of 31 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide a year. Soil is a hotspot.
Spherical cage-like robot can roll in any direction and fly like a multi-copter
https://www.inceptivemind.com/hybrid-mobility-robot-roll-any-direction-fly-like-multi-copter/?
An autonomous Hybrid Mobility Robot (HMR).
Could the metaverse be more trustworthy than our current internet?
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/07/metaverse-trust-internet-global-governance/?
Only 60% of users across 20 countries express confidence in the internet’s reliability
AI That Teaches Other AI
https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2023/07/teaching-robots-to-teach-other-robots/?
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