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Scenario prompts 12 Augustus 2024
Today’s prompts are self driving cars, genetically engineered wood, intelligent bullets/drones, century old companies, brain probes, electric bandages, eco-friendly nanoparticles, drones-as-a-service and an opportunity to pre-oder my book about books about AI.
Will you company survive for a century?
Self-driving cars with level-4 automation hit Hong Kong roads for testing
https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/self-driving-cars-testing-hong-kong
Hong Kong is testing eight autonomous vehicles as part of a $16.3 million effort to advance driverless technology.
New genetically engineered wood can store carbon and reduce emissions
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-08-genetically-wood-carbon-emissions.html
Researchers genetically modified poplar trees to produce high-performance, structural wood without the use of chemicals or energy-intensive processing
China’s robot with light-driven system can be used like bullet, transform ballistics
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/china-robot-bullet-transform-ballistics
This power-amplification strategy provides a basis for propulsive motion to advance the capabilities of miniaturized soft robotic systems.
Why so many of the world’s oldest companies are in Japan
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200211-why-are-so-many-old-companies-in-japan
The country has 33,000 businesses at least a century old. How have so many survived – and what does it mean for Japan’s future?
Needle-Thin Brain Probe Offers Safer Alternative To Invasive Diagnostics
The “biodegradable electronic tent” promises to deliver the benefits of large-area brain monitoring without the risks of traditional open-skull surgery.
Electric bandages could heal wounds faster
https://www.futurity.org/electric-bandages-chronic-wounds-3244262/
Electric bandages healed 30% faster than wounds treated with conventional bandages.
Researchers develop eco-friendly nanoparticles from plant waste
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-eco-friendly-nanoparticles.html
The green synthesis of nanoparticles.
Nokia and Swisscom Broadcast to deploy drones-as-a-service network
https://www.therobotreport.com/nokia-swisscom-broadcast-deploy-drones-as-a-service-network/
By deploying 300 Drone-in-Box units, the companies said they plan to enable emergency response, perimeter protection, and infrastructure inspection, which will help keep public safety workers safe.
A book about books about AI
https://www.ronimmink.com/product/a-book-about-books-about-ai/
So far, taking the perspective from 22 books/authors covering intelligence (there are many forms), work, synthetic biology, transhumanism, economics, spiritualism, digital transformation, data, etc. When you go through the books again, you start to wonder if we are asking the right questions. Pre-order to stay in the loop.
