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Topics to consider are quantum-sized machines, soil, material science, going modular, encryption, smart glasses, MilliMobile, speculative fiction, Lego and sandcastle worms.
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Researchers create a tiny boson-fermion quantum engine that works
https://interestingengineering.com/science/tiny-quantum-engine-that-works?
Using the principles of quantum mechanics, a team of researchers have managed the seemingly impossible: making a working quantum-sized engine.
We’ve Been Overlooking a Major Part of Climate Change, And It’s Sending Warning Signs
Heat extremes develop much faster in the soil than in the air
Alchemy Arrives in a Burst of Light
https://www.quantamagazine.org/alchemy-arrives-in-a-burst-of-light-20200930/?
Researchers have shown how to effectively transform one material into another using a finely shaped laser pulse.
Infrastructure For The Future: Building Giga Scale To Last Forever
Read https://www.ronimmink.com/project-management-wisdom/
Quantum Computers Could Crack Encryption Sooner Than Expected With New Algorithm
One of the most well-established and disruptive uses for a future quantum computer is the ability to crack encryption. A new algorithm could significantly lower the barrier to achieving this.
Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses hands-on: in pursuit of content
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/27/23889307/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-wearables-connect?
Unlike the original, I kind of see where Meta’s going with its second-gen smart glasses.
Self-driving robot can run indefinitely on harvested power
https://www.futurity.org/self-driving-robot-millimobile-sensors-internet-of-things-2980542/
Researchers have now created MilliMobile, a self-driving robot that is about the size of a penny, weighs as much as a raisin, and can move about the length of a bus (30 feet, or 10 meters) in an hour even on a cloudy day.
Speculative Fiction Writes the Future
https://every.to/p/speculative-fiction-writes-the-future
We need stories to contextualize important questions without easy answers.
Lego Is a Company Haunted by Its Own Plastic
https://www.wired.com/story/lego-haunted-by-its-own-plastic/?
And suddenly a business model is on its head.
Scientists make eco friendly material inspired by worms
https://interestingengineering.com/science/scientists-make-eco-friendly-material-inspired-by-worms?
Sandcastle worms, unassuming marine creatures about two inches in length, have now taken the spotlight as an unexpected source of inspiration for the future of low-carbon building materials.
