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Circular innovations, weapons of mass distraction, nanosheets, octopus-inspired ink, robotic bees, 20 medical inventions, the future of AI and a perspective on the future.
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Banana fibre fabric and houses made of rice: The circular innovations of May 2023
Some of the best breakthrough technologies and closed-loop solutions that could help drive the transition to a zero-waste world.
Weapons of Mass Distraction
https://medium.com/@profgalloway/the-attention-economy-is-making-us-stupid-86461c0baa05
Read “Stolen Focus” https://www.ronimmink.com/why-you-cannot-keep-attention-and-why-it-is-important/
Scientists reveal rapid nanosheet fabrication method in under one minute
This technology is applicable to various compositions and structures, such as oxides, graphene, and boron nitride, and can form films on substrates of various shapes, sizes, and materials, making it an extremely versatile film-forming technology
Octopus-inspired ink can change color on demand
https://newatlas.com/materials/color-changing-ink-displays-active-camouflage-octopus?
Scientists have created a new light-activated ink that can change colour on demand. Useful for new electronic displays or active camouflage systems.
New robotic bee is the first to fly stably in all directions like a real bee
https://www.inceptivemind.com/new-robotic-bee-first-fly-stably-all-directions-like-real-bee/30950/
The artificial flying insects could someday be used for many applications, including artificial pollination, search and rescue efforts in tight spaces, biological research, or environmental monitoring, including in hostile environments
Top 20 medical inventions that changed the world by 2022
Drone ambulance, hologram hospitals, 3D, wearables, etc.
The future of AI: What to expect in the next 5 years
Human life will speed up, behaviors will change and industries will be totally transformed — and that’s what can be predicted with certainty.
Envisioning the Next Level
https://brinklindsey.substack.com/p/envisioning-the-next-level?
We need a new goal for technological and organizational progress: abundance at human scale.