Menu

Blog

Page 2544

Mar 3, 2022

Planet Awash in Waste Needs to Adopt a Circular Economy Approach to Our Trash

Posted by in categories: economics, energy

Today we can eliminate landfills by incinerating much of the garbage we produce using net-zero-emissions waste-to-energy technologies.

Mar 3, 2022

“Cream Cheese” That Never Came from a Cow

Posted by in category: futurism

Bold Cultr, from General Mills, produces an animal-free dairy product that like meatless meat is expected to disrupt the food industry.

Mar 3, 2022

Why I Write About Hydrogen

Posted by in categories: economics, energy

Can hydrogen be a substitute for fossil fuels across the global economy? A report tabled at COP-26 provides a plan to make it so.

Mar 3, 2022

The Rogue Planets I Read About in Science Fiction When I Was Younger Are Real

Posted by in categories: futurism, space

It turns out that free-floating planets are more common in our galaxy than previously thought.

Mar 3, 2022

Capturing Carbon Continues to be Controversial

Posted by in category: futurism

Five options include natural, permanent sequestration, capture and use, direct air capture, and ocean sequestration.

Mar 3, 2022

Peter Diamandis Describes How Applying AI to Drug Discovery is Causing Positive Disruption to Biopharma

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, Peter Diamandis, robotics/AI

The content of Peter’s email blast has been edited by me (can’t help myself). But I believe I have captured its essence and hope you enjoy the retelling. As always your comments are welcomed.

What is Insilico Medicine?

Insilico Medicine is a pioneering drug company that is powered by a “drug discovery engine” that sifts through millions of data samples to determine the signature biological characteristics of specific diseases. It then identifies the most promising treatment targets and uses a new AI technique called generative adversarial networks (GANs) to create molecules perfectly suited against them.

Mar 3, 2022

Fifth Generation Wireless Raises Issues for Airlines — Is the Concern Legitimate?

Posted by in category: internet

Airplanes use radio altimeters that work on a frequency that the industry claims is too close to the ones being used by 5G networks.

Mar 3, 2022

Will the Pandemic Create a Generation of Lost Youth Who Have Seen Their Education Disrupted?

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, education, internet

Governments need to ensure ubiquitous access to broadband Internet, and quality desktops and laptops, as well as tutoring programs.

Mar 3, 2022

Carbon as a currency

Posted by in categories: climatology, economics, sustainability

As I have contemplated climate change over the past months, it seems as though linking currency to carbon could open the door to a more sustainable economy.

Mar 3, 2022

What Technological Innovation Will Have the Greatest Impact in the Next 15 Years?

Posted by in category: innovation

The facility near Oxford will be 70% to commercial scale and should be operational by 2025.