Summary Automation in the construction industry is being used increasingly to reduce build time, cost and increase accuracy. For instance, 3D printing can build all insulating concrete walls of a house in 2 days. The remainder is completed in a few weeks at maybe 50 to 60% of the cost, including all services. It will…
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Summary The human brain is incredibly complex and the best minds are trying to find out how it works so that computers can simulate it. We have a long way to go. A few basic facts: The male brain weighs around 1.4kg, about 2% of body weight. Although the male brain is 10% larger than…
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Summary Ageing is considered a disease that can be cured or even reversed and the technology is being perfected. There are 2 aspects here. One is curing or preventing diseases that are more likely as we age, such as heart problems, Alzheimer’s, arthritis and cancer. Crispr, the gene editing tool will assist. The second is…
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Summary The change to clean energy is a ‘no brainer’ because of the enormous cost savings, profits, new jobs and negated damage costs. It is too easy to continue ‘Business As Usual’ (BAU,). Fortunately, there are smart technology companies, entrepreneurs and venture capital firms out there. They will make it happen because of the opportunities…
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Summary Statistics show many more on the right of politics either deny climate change is happening or believe it is not important. On the left, the reverse is true. Why is this? Probably because the conservative right doesn’t want change. While coal is a major export earner for Australia, what should be appreciated is…
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Summary We are living in a time of abundance, not just material wealth, but a life of possibilities. Our amygdala (emotional function) has built in our need for survival. Consequently, newspapers and TV feed us as much bad news as possible. Over and over in high definition! Doom sells newspapers and TV, but the opposite…
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Summary The Metaverse is an artificial 3D setting in which anyone can mix with other people from anywhere via avatars in a setting anywhere in the world. See also AR/VR blog. Much work is being done to replace avatars with real world holograms of the participants. Covid remote working has accelerated the development to make…
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Summary Big businesses such as Google long ago started changing the way people work. They ditched 9 to 5, allowed employees to take holidays when they want them, work when they want. Google provides free facilities to eat (gourmet food all day), rest, play, meditate, sleep. Also to exercise in a variety of gyms, holiday,…
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Summary Climate Change has been debated for decades. It has long been known by experts and now accepted by the majority of the public, that the science is settled. Most first world countries are taking action. Technology is and has been developed to clean up the atmosphere from greenhouse gas emissions shown in the chart…
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Summary Future Covids and Vaccines: The rapid availability of vaccines for Covid19 shows how far the technology has progressed. Previously, mainly due to red tape for approval, it took about 10 years. Most successful are the mRNA (messenger RNA – synthetic and genetically engineered) types from Pfizer and Moderna. But Pfizer’s vaccine needs to be stored at…
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Brief Summary Quantum Computing: The computers we use today (Classical Computers, CCs) use transistors which can be off or on, 2 states, ‘go and no go’ or 0 and 1. Quantum (Quantum means the smallest possible unit of any physical property) Computers (QCs) use cubits relying on subatomic particles, ions, photons, electrons and atoms. QCs…
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What is CRISPR? 4 scientists developed CRISPR to edit DNA in 2012. This was recognised as the breakthrough of the year in 2015. Its first application is to eliminate hereditary diseases, either in a person’s body and/or eliminating it from all future children. After that, it may be used to eliminate most diseases. It has…
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What is the Khan Academy? In 2004, Salman Khan began tutoring his younger cousin, Nadia, in maths over the internet, then other cousins. Such was the interest from YouTube watchers, he quit his job as a hedge fund analyst to start the not for profit Khan Academy full time. Salman “Sal” Khan aged 44, son of…
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Introduction Growing acceptance by voters of data from climate change experts is pushing most first world governments into action. Also, last year saw a huge shift by industry, some realising court actions will make them act and/or shareholders will desert them, see Events … below. Others see the profitability and new job opportunities. They need…
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A Huge New Industry IoT will be a US$1.1 Trillion industry in 2021, so big that we should find out more about it. There will be 50 Billion ‘Things’ by 2030, with 5G driving market growth. While it is a strange title, ‘Things’ refer to anything that can be measured. By connecting these Things to…
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Video Gaming – What is It? I knew very little about video gaming until my 9 year old grandson told me last week he woke at 2am. He was so excited he couldn’t get back to sleep, so I asked why. Apparently his father (my son) said he could try a borrowed Nintendo Switch at…
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While not particularly related to Hydrogen, for those who think technology development is not increasing exponentially, consider this from Brownstone Research. “A quantum computer has solved in 3 seconds, a problem that the world’s most powerful ‘Super Computer’ would take 10,000 years”! Now to our blog subject. Why Hydrogen? Increasing pressure from climate change is…
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