In 2008, Richard Branson predicted a maiden Virgin Galactic voyage within 18 months. Since then, the company faced continuous launch date push backs, yet a launch in 2018 is still written in the stars. #Aerospace #Trend
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America's first robot farm replaces humans with 'incredibly intelligent' machines | US news
America’s first autonomous robot farm launched last week, in the hopes that Artificial Intelligence (#AI) can remake an industry facing a serious labor shortage and pressure to produce more crops. #Mankind #Agriculture #Trend
Google Pixel Event Highlights: Pixel 3, Home Hub, Pixel Slate, Chromecast
The key to the new #Google #Pixel3, #HomeHub, #PixelSlate and #Chromecast hardware releases isn’t the hardware; but the combination of the hardware, software and most importantly… Artificial Intelligence. #AI #Pixel #Trend
Scientists connected 3 actual human brains (then made them play Tetris)
Scientists created an interface that allowed three human subjects to collaborate and solve Tetris problems using brain-to-brain communication. #Mankind #BrainInterface #Trend
A 270 Year Old Mathematical Formula Can Teach Us A Lot About Innovation
We are too quick to discard ideas that we can’t immediately make use of. Because of this, we often fail to account for the fact that the most useful things often seem useless at first. #Innovation #Trend
Beware These 10 Innovation Killers
In order to nurture innovation, establishing “a separate Innovation Zone” where new ideas can take root… an environment with a culture that will encourage ideas and ensure that the best ones don’t end up dying quiet deaths. #Innovation #Trend
The 70-20-10 Rule for Innovation
The 70-20-10 Rule for Innovation: 70% of your resources should focus on sustaining/incremental innovations, 20% should be exploring adjacent markets and capabilities, and only 10% should be trying to create something fundamentally new. #Innovation #Trend
A colossal elevator to space could be going up sooner than you ever imagined
#NASA says the basic concept of a space elevator is sound, and researchers around the world are optimistic that one can be built by 2050. #Aerospace #SpaceElevator #Trend
Danske Bank begins wearable chip trials
Danske Bank is testing #FastPay, a wearable contactless chip that can be clipped to a wristband, keyring, jewellery or watchstrap for tap-and-go payments at the checkout. #FinTech #DanskeBank #Trend
Four (4) Skills That All Great Innovators Share
The (4) skills that all great innovators share: applied curiosity, effective networking, comfort with confusion and rigor. #Innovation #Trend
Microsoft Surface Headphones: Hands-on with Microsoft's new Bose-buster noise-canceling headphones
#Microsoft joins #Google in the market of Smart Headsets; with noise-canceling headphones that integrate always-on access to a Smart Assistant (#Cortana). I’m sure #Amazon will soon follow this #Trend with #Alexa. #SurfaceHeadphones #EchoHea…
Watch: Robot caterpillar deliver drugs inside human body
Scientists have developed a tiny, soft robot with caterpillar-like legs that can carry heavy loads and could be used to deliver drugs in the human body. #Healthcare #Trend
Elon Musk reportedly asks Tesla employees to test full self-driving version of Autopilot
The version of #Autopilot that Elon Musk has long promised would make #Tesla cars capable of driving themselves is reportedly being handed over to a small group of employees for testing. #AutonomousVehicles #Trend
Project Tennis Scramble at Oculus Connect5
The new #OculusQuest will arrive early next year (2019), and will provide wireless gaming experiences in Virtual Reality. Is this the big breakthrough for the #VR sector? #Facebook #Oculus #Trend
Walmart is betting on the blockchain to improve food safety
It typically took #Walmart 7 days to trace the source of food. Using #Blockchain, this has been reduced to 2.2 seconds. #Trend
Video projector creates augmented reality with no bulky headset
Using #Lightform you can use a video projector to beam images and animations onto surrounding objects; seamlessly merging the virtual with the physical world, and this without wearing anything on your face. #AR #Trend
This $600 Shoe Tying Robot Was Made by College Students
The engineering students from the University of California hacked toghether a 600$ robot that can tie shoelaces. #Trend
Without blades and without noise that is the new wind energy technology that is changing the world
Hooking up brains to machines could be the ‘next big thing’ for gaming
As with new technologies like motion tracking, virtual and augmented reality; gaming will be the industry that pushes brain-machine interfaces into the mainstream. #Mankind #BrainInterface #Trend
The world’s first self-driving grocery delivery cars are on roads in San Jose
In California, you can now get your groceries delivered by a self-driving car (although a backup driver is currently still monitoring the ride). #AutonomousVehicles #Trend
Wireless Charging May Soon Be Possible by Turning on You Ceiling Light
You can now use infrared technology to charge your phone without using either a charging cable or having to place it on a charging pad. #WiTricity #Energy #Trend
One simple chart shows why an energy revolution is coming — and who is likely to come out on top
'Molar Mic' will let US military make radio calls from their teeth
In the future, communicating in combat could be as simple as speaking into the microphone in your mouth, snapped onto your teeth. #Military #Technology #Trend
These Are The Disruptive Technologies That Will Affect Your Industry
Yes, disruption is hard: the change, the intersections, the arguments about what is and is not disruption. This is a guiding list of technologies, with a timeline that is specific to different industries. #Innovation #Trend
Solid-state battery startup secures backing from several automakers as it claims breakthrough for electric vehicles
Plant Wearables and Airdropped Sensors Could Sow Big Data Seeds
Stretchable Plant #Wearables and #SmartTags, dropped by drones, are aiming to give farming a “big data” makeover. The first field tests will start in 2019. #Agriculture #Innovation #Trend
Human brain stimulated by artificial synaptic device
An artificial synaptic device has been developed which can mimic the function of nerve cells and synapses that are responsible for memory in human brains. #Mankind #Singularity #Trend
Sphero's Rolling Robots Gain a Tiny Display and the Ability to Roam in Packs
The #Sphero rolling robot is the most fun alternative to learning to code (as apposed to spending thousands of dollars on boring courses). #Coding #Technology #Robot #Trend
The Boring Company shows off a new way to operate its machines: an Xbox controller
The impact of the gaming industry… using an Xbox controller to operate a massive boring machine. #Technology #Agile #Trend
Xbox One Greaseproof Controller – Announcement Trailer
The #Trend we have all been waiting for… a grease-proof #Xbox game controller. Obviously Not! #Technology #FunnyAd
Disruptive Innovation EXPLAINED in 10 Crazy Infographics
A collection of some interesting infographics about “disruptive innovation”. #Innovation #Trend
How Close Are We to Fusion Energy?
#Coal is dirty. #Nuclear is scary. #Solar and #Wind aren’t always reliable. #Hydrothermal and #Hydroelectric aren’t widely accessible. And we are depleting #Oil reserves. The only safe, efficient, reliable and clean #Energy source will be #Fusion. #Trend
The strategic business value of the blockchain market
#Blockchain, beyond the hype, has strategic value for companies by enabling both cost reduction without disintermediation as well as the creation of new business models in the longer term. #Trend
The reality of quantum computing could be just three years away
Quantum computing is going to change the world and it’s all going to come in our lifetime. This technology is going to redefine every industry, touch every market and involve every major company. #Quantum #Technology #Trend