Bill Gates Says We Need New Economic Models That Take Tech Into Account

"In a blog post published last week, Bill Gates says supply and demand is over.  It’s grown irrelevant to today’s economy, Gates argues. And he feels that many politicians have failed to take these economic shifts into account as they consider legislation and steer the country into the future.
The reason? The way a lot of the top companies make money is no longer tied to tangible stuff. Sure, some companies like Tesla are still (more or less) subject to the forces of supply and demand as they continue to drive up prices (high demand) and not sell cars (little supply), but they’re becoming the exception rather than the norm..."

https://futurism.com/bill-gates-economic-models-tech/

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Bacteria-Powered Paper Battery Could Bring Electricity To Remote Areas

"Believe it or not, all batteries don’t power electric cars or store energy from renewable sources. Some provide small amounts of power to operate an LED or a medical sensor — functions that can make a critical difference to people living in remote areas far from any electrical grid. At a conference of the American Chemical Society this week, researchers from the State University of New York at Binghampton will present their work on a groundbreaking paper battery powered by bacteria..."
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/08/20/bacteria-powered-paper-battery-could-bring-electricity-to-remote-areas/

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Arcimoto On Track To Deliver First Production Vehicles To Customers By End Of 2018

"Creator of the world’s first Fun Utility Vehicle, Arcimoto has released its 2018 Q2 update video and it starts off with a bit of fun about the brand and how it plans to leverage its vehicles to change the world.

That question led Mark to take on automakers head on with his 3-wheeled fun utility vehicle under the banner of his company Arcimoto. It went public about a year ago under the symbol FUV as a sign of not only how much fun its vehicle is, but as a statement to the world that its vehicles represent an entirely new way to think about transportation. They are electric, they are efficient, they are affordable, and they are also just a ton of fun to ride around in. I experienced this first-hand when they brought an early build out to Venice Beach and let me take a spin around town in it..."
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/08/20/arcimoto-on-track-to-deliver-first-production-vehicles-to-customers-by-end-of-2018/

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LiDAR: A Different Perspective on Forests

"Most people have a heard of sonar or radar detection technology, but few are familiar with their more detailed imaging cousin, LIDAR, short for light detection and ranging. LiDAR is a process by which thousands of lasers are shot out of an aperture, and when the light bounces back, the distance, time, and position of the light traveled are recorded. When the records from these thousands of lasers are collected, they can form stunningly detailed aerial images. The images and light data correspond to GPS data and create a map. 

These images can show great detail and trends across an entire landscape, which is why LiDAR is used to survey massive plots of forest. Traditionally, when checking the growth and density of a forest, scores of workers are required to measure each tree manually, a process that is both time- and resource-consuming. With LiDAR however, a few workers and a plane can chart and record a massive swathe of woods. With several years’ worth of mapping done, researchers can identify how much the forest has expanded or retracted, the species composition of the forest, and even the growth rate of an individual tree..."

https://www.americanforests.org/blog/lidar-and-forests/

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Cities will automate first. We should prepare now

"Estimates for the number of jobs potentially displaced by automation vary dramatically, depending who is doing the measurement. But it’s reasonable to assume that people in certain industries will indeed be greatly impacted, while others not as much. And it’s also safe to say that any mass displacement of workers would create a range of bad outcomes—poverty and populism top the list—that we can and must deliberately plan for now. We must re-tool the workforce, be ever learning, and open to rapid change to reduce the negative impact.

The urban environment will be the testing ground for these new technologies impacting the workforce, particularly in the transportation sector. The shift toward autonomy—whether with cars, trucks, trains, buses, or delivery robots on the sidewalk or in the air—is already happening..."
http://www.impactlab.net/2018/08/17/cities-will-automate-first-we-should-prepare-now/

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[VIDEO] Music Made by AI Composers Can Help Your Improve Concentration

"Through purposefully designed sound and endless playlists, music made by AI composers will trick your brain into improving your focus and productivity..."

https://futurism.com/videos/music-ai-composers/

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Researchers Investigating the Use of Blockchain to Increase Efficiency in the 3D Printing Industry

"Blockchain, the underlying technology of decentralized cryptocurrency Bitcoin, makes it possible for all members of a network to process transactions in a decentralized, transparent manner that is free from tampering. The technology stores a series of data sets, or blocks, containing transactional data, through an individual concatenation (hash values) on the preceding set. This forms a connection, or chain, between the blocks, which are then stored within the data set in a secure transfer.

Recently, we’ve been seeing increased interestin incorporating Blockchain technology into the 3D printing industry, from being used in a military testing capacity to storing data of 3D printed aircraft parts. A pair of researchers – Wjatscheslav Baumung from Germany’s Reutlingen University and Vladislav V. Fomin from both Vilnius University and Vytautas Magnus University in Lithuania – are looking to increase efficiency in the 3D printing business world by incorporating Blockchain..."

https://3dprint.com/222679/blockchain-architecture-research/

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