be transformed into data to transform everything through data The essence of “digital revolution”: Everything must be transformed into data to transform everything through data
-progress based on positive thinking -technology to solve economic, social and environmental problems. Image from cover of The Myth of Sisyphus and other essays, Albert Camus
China The company fitted 200 buses in Beijing with smart straps that give passengers a check-up, measuring heart rate, blood pressure, balance, body fat, etc. Data is sent to smartphone by NFC with alerts on any anomalies + website with relevant special offers https://vimeo.com/152672751
Teaches children and teens to be careful online Analyses activity on social media, detects risks and warns user with practical advice If they continue despite the warning, their parents receive a report oyoty.com
UK Applies Pavlov’s conditioning principles Users identify bad habits, program the device and set pain level Detects and analyzes movements, relocate user, connects to a fridge, fitness tracker, payment terminal or bank account… IVAN PAVLOV (1849-1936) https://pavlok.com/
NOSE USA Using biomimicry, NIST reproduced the anatomy of a dog’s nose and its fast sniffing technique improved artificial odor detectors => better at finding drugs or explosives https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/3d-printed-dog-nose-advances-national-security-100121/
Japan At NIAIST, designed a drone 4cm across and weighs 15g that can pollenate plants The next step is to make it autonomous https://www.newscientist.com/article/2120832-robotic-bee-could-help-pollinate-crops-as-real-bees-decline/
collars for cows that monitor temperature, movements and behaviour in real time Send alerts to prevent diseases and track reproductive cycles Recommendations to improve health and increase milk production… Pakistan https://cowlar.com/
USA Developing a delicious burger with no harm to animals and efficient use of natural resources: -95% land -74% water -87% greenhouse gases https://www.impossiblefoods.com/burger/
USA Make leather without cows, using living cells Engineering cells’ DNA to make collagen, which assembles into fibers that are “woven” together to produce tanned leather = “vegan” leather http://www.modernmeadow.com/
Fewer than 1% of refugees >18 years old gain access to higher education An online training program with free courses to 1,500 refugees The program lets them join one of 22 partner universities https://kiron.ngo/
Sweden Refugee Emergency Response to give refugees without ID papers an official identity through a QR code Identity is verified to create a secure web of trust on Blockchain Unbanked refugees can also obtain a Bitcoin charge card https://refugees.bitnation.co/
China An exoskeleton that lets the wearer feel the size, resistance, shape and texture of the objects they’re holding in virtual reality Applications range from video games to training and medicine http://www.dextarobotics.com/
LIMB THERAPY Sweden In this augmented reality treatment, patients wear sensors that measure muscle movements and reproduce them virtually After 6 months, pain and painkiller consumption is reduced https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/e2/news/Pages/Phantom- movements-in-augmented-reality-helps-patients-with-chronic- intractable-phantom-limb-pain.aspx
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