WFS AZ - Today’s Gadgets & Emerging Technology Innovations 10/21/15

Today’s Gadgets & Emerging
Technology Innovations
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Mark Goldstein, International Research Center
PO Box 825, Tempe, AZ 85280-0825, Phone: 602-470-0389,
markg@researchedge.com, URL: http://www.researchedge.com/
© 2015 - International Research Center
Arizona Chapter

http://benmerrick3d.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/a-geeky-wheres-wally-waldo/

http://www.kurzweilai.net/ask-ray-the-future-of-moores-law

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity_Is_Near

Source: Raymond Kurzweil http://www.singularity.com/

http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla
-supercomputing-solutions.html
High Performance Computing with Tesla GPUs

Baddest Supercomputer on Earth
China’s Tianhe-2 (Milky Way 2) posted the same 33.9 petaflop mark as before to
retain the title of most powerful supercomputer on Earth for a third year. If the
second-place system is a titan, Tianhe-2 is a colossus, packing a grand total of
5,856,000 processor and accelerator cores into a gigantic cluster architecture.
Source: Network World 6/14
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2363958/data-center/157311-The-10-baddest-supercomputers-on-Earth.html
Top 500 Supercomputing Sites: http://www.top500.org/

http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/X99DELUXE/
ASUS X99-DELUXE
Intel Socket 2011-v3

http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z97IPLUS/
ASUS Z97I-Plus Mini-ITX Motherboard
6.7 inch x 6.7 inch

Intel Next Unit of Computing (NUC) Kit NUC5i7RYH
https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-nuc5i7ryh.html

Arduino Mega 2560
Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Nwazet Pi Media Center
Night Vision Camera Modules
MicroSD Card Adapter
BLE Mini Bluetooth 4.0 Interface
Arduino, Raspberry & Other Microcontrollers
Ultimate GPS Breakout
UDOO Quad Core w/SATA

Vilros Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Ultimate Camera Kit
Raspberry Pi 2
Model B (900Mhz,
1GB) with 8GB SD
Card/Adapter with
NOOB, Wi-Fi
Adapter, 5mp
Camera Module,
Breadboard, GPIO
Ribbon Cable,
Breakout Board,
Jumpers, Resistors,
LEDs, User Guide,
Case, Power Supply
and more
http://www.vilros.com/

SunFounder 37 Modules Raspberry Pi B+ Sensor Kit
http://www.sunfounder.com/index.php?c=show&id=47&model=Sensor%20Kit%20for%20B+
Detailed tutorial, source code
& 32 lessons on project DVD

Intel Galileo Microcontroller
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-
it-yourself/galileo-maker-quark-board.html
Complements & extends the Arduino line of products

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/compute-stick/intel-compute-stick.html
Intel Compute Stick

This summer, ASUS will launch a new type of Chrome device: the Chromebit.
Smaller than a candy bar, the Chromebit is a full computer that will be available
for less than $100. By simply plugging this device into any display, you can turn it
into a computer. It’s the perfect upgrade for an existing desktop and will be really
useful for schools and businesses.
Source: http://chrome.blogspot.com/2015/03/more-chromebooks-for-everyone.html
ASUS Chromebit Turns Any TV into a Chrome PC
• Rockchip RK3288 (with quad-core Mali 760 graphics)
• 2GB of RAM, 16GB of solid state storage
• Plugs into any HDMI-equipped display
• Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0 port

http://www.ti.com/product/cc2541
The Texas Instruments
CC2541 is a power-
optimized true system-on-
chip (SoC) solution for
both Bluetooth low energy
and proprietary 2.4-GHz
applications. It enables
robust network nodes to
be built with low total bill-
of-material costs. The
CC2541 combines the
excellent performance of a
leading RF transceiver
with an industry-standard
enhanced 8051 MCU, in-
system programmable
flash memory, 8-KB RAM,
and many other powerful
supporting features and
peripherals. The CC2541 is
highly suited for systems
where ultralow power
consumption is required.
TI CC2541 SOC

Intel’s Edison computer is housed in an SD card form factor and comes with built-
in Linux and both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless. The computer, which is based on
Intel's 22-nanometer Quark chips, can be the basis for a new wave of products
and will become available summer 2014. Source: eWeek

Intel Curie Module Unleashing Wearable Device Innovation
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en
/wearables/wearable-soc.html
Intel’s Curie module is a complete low-
power solution for the wearable space
with compute, motion sensor, Bluetooth
Low Energy, and battery charging
capabilities.
Key Features:
• Low-power, 32-bit Intel Quark SE SoC
• 384kB Flash memory, 80kB SRAM
• Small and efficient open source real-
time operating system (RTOS)
• Low-power integrated DSP sensor hub
with a proprietary pattern matching
accelerator
• Bluetooth Low Energy
• 6-Axis combo sensor with
accelerometer and gyroscope
• Battery charging circuitry (PMIC)
• Released January, 2015

Source: IEEE Spectrum 7/14 (http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/interactive-the-top-programming-languages)
Top Programming Languages

Lenovo Twist
Ultrabook
http://www.lenovo.com/

USB Type-C All-In-One
Cable of the Future
• 8.4 mm by 2.6 mm 18-pin reversible connector
• USB 3.1 capable to 10Gbps max transfer rate
• Capacity to charge up to 100 watts & 20 volts
• Power can flow both ways for versatile use
http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/macbook
https://store.google.com/product/chromebook_pixel_2015
Google
Chromebook Pixel
Apple New
MacBook

Intel's 5th Gen vPro with Wireless Display (WiDi) & 60GHz Wireless Docking
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/enterprise-security/a-better-way-to-work.html

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-ultimate-pocket-fleece#/story
http://www.scottevest.com/
The Ultimate Pocket Fleece

EZ-Dock2 (Model EZD-2536U3)
RAID0/RAID1/JBOD/BIG/Clone Modes
(Set Using DIP Switches)
http://kingwin.com/products/cate/
docking_stations/ezd_2536u3.php
EZ-Clone USI-2535CLU3
USB 3.0 to Dual-SATA &
Single-IDE Hard Drive Adapter
& Standalone Duplicator
http://kingwin.com/products/cate/ac
cessories/adapters/usi_2535_u3.asp
External 2.5” HDD USB 3.0 Enclosure
http://kingwin.com/products/cate/
enclosures/tl_202u3_bk.asp

Netgear ReadyNAS 100 Series 2-Bay Diskless Storage
http://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-storage/readynas-100.aspx
6 TB Common, 8 TB Shipping,
10 TB On Deck, 20 TB by 2020

http://www.supermicro.com/
SuperServers

Baselayer Technology (formerly io) Data Modules
are manufactured, factory tested, UL-Listed, and
software-defined data center infrastructure that can
be deployed and provisioned in standard
increments of power, cooling, and IT space in as
little as 90 days. https://www.baselayer.com/
Baselayer Anywhere CORE Line Data Modules

BaseLayer (https://www.baselayer.com/) partners with SRP
for new modular data centers that plug directly into power grid

Computer Passes Turing Test for First Time
Eugene Goostman seems like a typical 13-year-old Ukrainian boy, at least that's what a third
of judges at a Turing Test competition thought recently. Goostman says that he likes
hamburgers and candy and that his father is a gynecologist, but it's all a lie. This boy is a
program created by computer engineers led by Russian Vladimir Veselov and Ukrainian
Eugene Demchenko. That a third of judges were convinced that Goostman was a human in
unrestricted conversation is significant as at least 30 percent of judges must be swayed for
a computer to pass the famous Turing Test. The test, created by legendary computer
scientist Alan Turing in 1950, was designed to answer the question "Can machines think?"
and is a well-known staple of artificial intelligence studies. Source: The Verge 6/14

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084970/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imitation_Game

The Machine from HP
http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Cloud-Source-Blog/The-
Machine-a-view-of-the-future-of-computing/ba-p/164568
http://www8.hp.com/hpnext/posts/discover
-day-two-future-now-machine-hp

Stanford bioengineers have developed faster, more energy-efficient microchips based on the
human brain, 9,000 times faster and using significantly less power than a typical PC. This
offers greater possibilities for advances in robotics and a new way of understanding the
brain. For instance, a chip as fast and efficient as the human brain could drive prosthetic
limbs with the speed and complexity of our own actions. It can simulate one million neurons
and billions of synaptic connections. Boahen is working with other Stanford scientists to
develop prosthetic limbs that would be controlled by a Neurogrid-like chip. Boahen and his
team have developed Neurogrid, a circuit board consisting of 16 custom-designed
"Neurocore" chips. Together these 16 chips can simulate 1 million neurons and billions of
synaptic connections. The team designed these chips with power efficiency in mind. Their
strategy was to enable certain synapses to share hardware circuits. The result was
Neurogrid – a device about the size of an iPad that can simulate orders of magnitude more
neurons and synapses than other brain mimics on the power it takes to run a tablet
computer. Qualcomm could add a “neural processing unit” to mobile-phone chips to handle
sensory data and tasks such as image recognition. http://www.stanford.edu/group/brainsinsilicon/
Neurogrid Microchips for Neuromorphic Research

Quantum Device Detects and Corrects Its Own Errors
Researchers in the John Martinis Lab at UC Santa Barbara have developed
quantum circuitry that self-checks for errors and suppresses them — preserving
the qubits’ state(s) and imbuing the system with reliability that is foundational for
building powerful large-scale superconducting quantum computers. Unlike
classical computing, in which the computer bits exist on one of two binary
(“yes/no”, or “true/false”) positions, qubits can exist at any and all positions
simultaneously, in various dimensions. It is this property, called
“superpositioning,” that gives quantum computers their phenomenal
computational power, but it is also this characteristic which makes qubits prone
to “flipping,” especially when in unstable environments, and thus difficult to work
with. So the researchers developed an error process that involves creating a
scheme in which several qubits work together to preserve the information stored
across several qubits.
http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-quantum-device-that-detects-and-corrects-its-own-errors

IBM's four superconducting quantum
bits use a square lattice to detect both
types of quantum errors, bit-errors and
phase-errors, for the first time.
Source: IBM Thomas J. Watson Research
Center (http://www.research.ibm.com/labs/watson/)

http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-would-you-like-to-invest-in-immortality
With his 2045 Initiative, Russian Internet
mogul Dmitry Itskov is looking for backers for
the world’s first immortality research center
into neuroscience and human consciousness
with the ultimate goal of transferring human
minds into robots, extending human life
indefinitely. The new venture sells itself:
invest in his new research and development
interest and the payoff could be immortality.

Will Transcendence Transcend Science Fiction?
According to futurists, the Singularity will be the singular most important incident to ever
unfold. The term describes technology’s version of a black hole: that incredible moment
when artificial intelligence will surpass our own. Transcendence is the newest dystopian
interpretation of this A.I. benchmark. The reviews have been less than glowing, but it still
brings a pivotal question into sharp focus: Are we nearing true machine intelligence?
Transcendence tells the story of a dying technology visionary, played by Johnny Depp, who
uploads his brain to a computer right before he dies. The story takes place in the present,
compelling many to question the possibility of an apocalyptic singularity to transpire. While
the technology depicted in Transcendence is still very much science fiction, it alludes to
some remarkable developments that are unfolding in the artificial intelligence community.
http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/8320/will-transcendence-transcend-science-fiction
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2209764/, Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_%282014_film%29

Artificial Intelligence: Should We Be
as Terrified as Elon Musk and Bill Gates?
Elon Musk and Bill Gates have been as fearless as any entrepreneurs and
innovators of the past half century. They have eaten big risks for breakfast and
burped out billions of dollars afterward. But today, both are terrified of the same
thing: Artificial intelligence. In a February 2015 Reddit AMA, Gates said, "First the
machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent. That should be
positive if we manage it well. A few decades after that though the intelligence is
strong enough to be a concern ... and [I] don't understand why some people are
not concerned.“
In a September 2015 CNN interview, Musk went even further. He said, "AI is much
more advanced than people realize. It would be fairly obvious if you saw a robot
walking around talking and behaving like a person... What's not obvious is a huge
server bank in a vault somewhere with an intelligence that's potentially vastly
greatly than what a human mind can do. And it's eyes and ears will be
everywhere, every camera, every device that's network accessible... Humanity's
position on this planet depends on its intelligence so if our intelligence is
exceeded, it's unlikely that we will remain in charge of the planet.“
To be fair, others such as Stephen Hawking and Steve Wozniak have expressed
similar fears, which lends credibility to the position that Gates and Musk have
staked out.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/artificial-intelligence-should-we-be-as-terrified-as-elon-musk-and-bill-gates/

Global Grand Challenges with Bioscience Solutions
Source: Battelle-BIO 2014

47
1908
First Large-Scale
Adoption of Water
Chlorination
1921
Diphtheria and TB
Vaccines
1930s
Pertussis
Vaccine
1936
Yellow Fever
Vaccine
1935
Sulfa Drugs
(first antibiotic)
1940s
Penicillin First Used
as a Treatment
1955
Polio
Vaccine
1963
Measles Vaccine
1974
Meningococcal
Disease Vaccine
1985
Influenza
Vaccine 1995
Hepatitis A
Vaccine
1987
Azidothymidine
(first HIV treatment)
Deaths per
100,000
people
48
78
20
475 Life
Expectancy
Source: The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution. Available at http://www.hamiltonproject.org/multimedia/charts/deaths_from_major_infectious_disease/. Accessed on 11/1/12.
>96%
Decrease
>62%
Increase

48
2011
1960
Deaths Per 100,000
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System. 2011. Available at
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_06.pdf#page1. Accessed 11/12/12.

https://biodesign.asu.edu/news/biodesign-research-takes-aim-deadly-ebola-epidemic
Charles Arntzen,
Plant Biologist

Healthcare Industry, Then and Now
Source: Capital IQ, GSV Asset Management

http://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/bionic-man
Creating Biomedical Technologies
to Improve Health

Hugh Herr, who heads the Biomechatronics research group at the MIT Media Lab, is creating
bionic limbs that emulate the function of natural limbs marrying human physiology with
electromechanics. A double amputee himself, he is responsible for breakthrough advances
in bionic limbs that provide greater mobility and new hope to those with physical
disabilities. Herr’s research group has developed gait-adaptive knee prostheses for
transfemoral amputees and variable impedance ankle-foot exoskeletons for patients
suffering from drop foot, a gait pathology caused by stroke, cerebral palsy, and multiple
sclerosis. He has also designed his own bionic legs, the world’s first bionic foot and calf
system called the BiOM. Hugh Herr at MIT: http://www.media.mit.edu/people/hherr
TED2014 Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/hugh_herr_the_new_bionics_that_let_us_run_climb_and_dance

Bionic Arm Created by DEKA Research for DARPA
The DEKA Arm System or "Luke Arm" is one of the most advanced robotic prostheses ever
built. This is the first prosthetic arm approved by the FDA that "translates signals from a
person's muscles to perform complex tasks." The DEKA Arm was created by famed inventor
Dean Kamen and his team at DEKA Research and Development Corp. as part of DARPA's
Revolutionizing Prosthetics program. The goal of the US $100 million program was
developing an advanced prosthetic arm with near-natural control to improve quality of life
for amputees. DARPA funded two groups: the DEKA project and another effort led by
researchers at Johns Hopkins University. What makes the DEKA Arm unique is that it can
carry out multiple, simultaneous powered movements, and its wrist and fingers can adjust
its positions to perform six different user-selectable grips. In addition, force sensors let the
robotic hand precisely control its grasp. Source: IEEE Spectrum 5/14

Advanced Prosthetic Limbs Enable Sensation of Touch
A team of clinicians, engineers, and scientists at the University of Pittsburg is developing
technology that could allow amputees to have more natural control and even feel the
sensation of touch with prosthetic limbs. Today’s artificial limbs do not provide sensory
information to users, which means that even the most advanced prosthetic limbs feel numb,
so they function more like tools than body parts. Researchers are currently working on
pinpointing the electrical signals that occur in the body’s nerves. To gather baseline data,
they are mapping electrical signals and muscle movement from volunteers who have fully
functioning arms, via electrodes that are implanted into forearm muscles. Additionally, they
are testing a group of volunteer amputees by simulating the portion of the spinal cord
nerves that are responsible for forearm and hand sensation. If an electrical signal is
detected in the required nerves, the amputees are deemed candidates for feeling the
sensations of touch with the new prosthetic limbs. Source: In Compliance Magazine 3/15
http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/BTO/Programs/Revolutionizing_Prosthetics.aspx

3D printing lets engineers design for more than function. With complexity being
essentially free, engineers can design aesthetically pleasing parts. The Ekso team
designed parts that incorporate beautiful complex patterns, like muscle strands,
with fluid contours. The striated pattern creates greater flexibility and ventilation
channels as well.
http://www.makepartsfast.com/2014/05/7042/3d-printing-improves-exoskeleton-helping-paraplegics-walk/
3D Printing Improves Exoskeleton, Helping Paraplegics Walk
Ekso Bionic Suit

HAL for Whole Body reinforces whole bodily
functions from the upper limbs to the lower
limbs, making impossible heavy works for
human power possible. The HAL technology
that utilizes human judgment power
maximally is expected to be applied to various
fields such as Disaster Recovery in order to
assist human activity for disaster recovery
under extraordinary environments.
http://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/products/supporting.html
HAL Exoskeleton to Assist, Reinforce & Extend Human Motor Function

http://www.hdmarvelwallpaper.com/iron-man-avenger-costume-7795.html

Alex Jessup Concept Artist
Renderings of Military Exosuits
http://alexjessup.blogspot.gr/

Potential Stakeholders in Neuroscience Research
Source: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues 5/14

http://www.battelle.org/our-work/pharmaceutical-medical-
devices/medical-devices/neurotechnology/neurorehabilitation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEbioFpdK5E

Four individuals diagnosed as having complete paralysis of the legs were able to
intentionally move their knees, ankles, and toes while undergoing electrical stimulation of
the spinal cord, according to a study recently published in the journal Brain. The novel
therapy has the potential to change the grim prognosis of people who have been paralyzed
for years, say the researchers involved in the study based out of the University of Louisville
Frazier Rehab Institute in Kentucky. The research is a continuation of a 2011 groundbreaking
pilot trial that demonstrated that electrically stimulating the spinal cord in precise ways
enabled a man paralyzed below his chest to stand independently for minutes at a time. The
announcement of that pilot trial was incredibly exciting, but scientists wondered if it could
be repeated with other individuals. The new paper reveals that the therapy has been
successful in four people, and that it can enable not only independent standing, but also
other kinds of voluntary leg and foot movement. Source: IEEE Spectrum 4/14
Electrical Spine Stimulation Helps Paralyzed Patients Regain Some Movement

Liquid Metal Reconnects Severed Nerves in Frogs
Severed nerves in the body can lead to the loss of muscle function and muscle
atrophy, unless the severed nerve endings get reconnected. One possible new
solution devised by Chinese researchers uses liquid metal to create an electrical
conduit capable of transmitting signals between the severed nerve ends. The
liquid metal solution consists of a gallium-indium-tin (GaInSn) alloy that has
successfully bridged severed sciatic nerves taken from the calf muscles of
bullfrogs, according to Technology Review. A team at Tsinghua University in
Beijing showed that the metal alloy, capable of remaining liquid at body
temperature and thought to be benign, could transmit nerve signals much more
effectively than the commonly-used Ringer's solution meant to mimic the salt
mixture in body fluids. Source: IEEE Spectrum 5/14
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/liquid-metal-reconnects-severed-nerves-in-frogs
Photo: Getty Images

After many centuries of splints and cumbersome plaster casts that have been the
itchy and smelly bane of millions of children, adults and the aged alike, that world
is over as we at last bring fracture support into the 21st century. The Cortex
exoskeletal cast provides a highly technical and trauma zone localized support
system that is fully ventilated, super light, shower friendly, hygienic, recyclable,
and stylish. The Cortex Cast utilizes the x-ray and 3d scan of a patient with a
fracture and generates a 3d model in relation to the point of fracture for printing.
Source: Jake Evill and Cortex Cast Systems. http://www.evilldesign.com/cortex
Cortex Exoskeleton Protecting the Internal Skeleton

The first known human climbing of a glass wall using gecko-inspired climbing devices has been
demonstrated by DARPA’s Z-Man program. A 218-pound climber ascended and descended 25
feet of glass with no climbing equipment other than a pair of hand-held, gecko-inspired
paddles (he also carried an additional 50-pound load in one trial). A gecko is able to climb on
glass by using van der Waals intermolecular forces between the spatulae (nanoscale hairs),
resulting in easy attachment and removal of the gecko’s toes from the surface. To enable
gecko-like dynamic climbing at human scale, engineers at Draper Laboratory of Cambridge,
Mass. created climbing paddles capable of balancing adhesive forces in both the shear
(parallel to the vertical surface) and normal (perpendicular to the vertical surface) directions.
Source: Kurzweil News 6/13/14
DARPA Demonstrates Gecko-Like Climbing Pads
660 lbs.

In February 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first
treatment that can restore (limited) eyesight to (some) blind people. Despite the
caveats, it's an exciting milestone. The treatment involves electrodes implanted in
the eyes of people whose retinas are damaged. The FDA approved the implants
for people with severe cases of retinitis pigmentosa, a relatively small patient
population. But the company that makes the implants, Second Sight Medical
Products, says they can benefit a much broader group of people with vision
problems, including many elderly people who suffer from macular degeneration. A
competing technology is under development from the German company Retina
Implant AG, whose system was undergoing clinical trials last year.
Source: IEEE Spectrum 5/14 http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/bionic-eye-implants-will-hit-the-us-market-this-year
"Bionic Eye" Implants Will Hit the U.S. Market This Year

Glasses Give Vision Impaired a Close-Up View
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/06/photos-day-glasses-give-vision-impaired-close-view

Vision-Correcting Displays
New technology could lead to e-readers, smartphones, and displays that let users
dispense with glasses. Researchers at the MIT Media Laboratory and the
University of California at Berkeley have developed a new display technology that
automatically corrects for vision defects, no glasses (or contact lenses) required.
The technique could lead to dashboard-mounted GPS displays that farsighted
drivers can consult without putting their glasses on, or electronic readers that
eliminate the need for reading glasses, among other applications.
Source: MIT News (http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/new-display-technology-automatically-corrects-for-vision-defects-0731)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNdapCs6vR8

Seeing Eye Ring Aids the Blind
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2014/07/photos-day-seeing-eye-ring-aids-blind

http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/ibmwatson/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_(computer)

Memorial Sloan Kettering & IBM Watson Advancing Personalized Cancer Care

TGen and Genomic/Proteomic Sequencing
Illumina’s HiSeq 2500 System is a powerful and efficient
ultra-high-throughput sequencing system that supports
the broadest range of applications and study sizes.
Unrivaled data quality using Illumina's proven SBS
chemistry has made the HiSeq 2500 the instrument of
choice for all major genome centers and leading
institutions throughout the world. New HiSeq v4 reagents
allow for more reads and more data in less time.
http://www.illumina.com/systems/hiseq_2500_1500.ilmn
https://tgen.org/

Low cost genome sequencing is expected to revolutionize healthcare among
other aspects of life. iNanoBio is developing a novel sensor device for high speed
genome sequencing with technology from Arizona State University (ASU).
Sequencing 3 billion bases in a short period of time is an extremely complex task.
Various strategies utilize piecemeal sequencing and massively parallel techniques
for high throughput readout. Sequencing using nanopores is a promising
approach, but most often requires development of advanced methods for slowing
down the DNA as it translocates through the nanopore. Small read lengths, need
for elaborate sample preparation and complex data processing are required,
which in-turn add to the cost of sequencing. Rather than slowing down the DNA
as it translocates through a nanopore iNanoBio’s strategy is to sequence the DNA
at high speed using their FET nano sensor devices. Field effect transistor sensors
can have high switching frequencies of up to 1 GHz or more, which enables faster
signal acquisition with minimal background noise. They expect sensing of
individual bases at higher speeds, with larger signal to noise ratios, than when
using other strategies. http://www.inanobio.com/genomesequencing.php
iNanoBio Exponential Nanosensor Technology for Chemical & Biological Sensing
Aiming for Low Cost $100 Genomic Sequencing Using Nanopores

GE scanners, used by doctors in Florida, are currently involved in their first
clinical trial aimed at making the process of medical scanning cheaper and easier.
Dubbed 'Revolution CT', they beam x-rays through a patient's body from which a
computer can reconstruct a high-definition image, slice by slice. Shown here is a
high-definition image of the skull and the Circle of Willis - a structure which
supplies blood to the brain and surrounding area.
http://www3.gehealthcare.com/en/Products/Categories/Computed_Tomography/Revolution_CT

In research by Cheryl Nickerson and her team at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute and
external collaborators, a radical approach to addressing the problems of transplantation potential and
repairing scarred lungs is under investigation. The researchers describe an elegant method to improve
aspects of lung engineering that may in the future contribute to providing a nearly limitless supply of
donor organs, ideally matched to their recipients, or to repairing damaged lungs. Although years of work
and further study remain before such research could be a reality in the clinic, the potential is there and the
results in animal studies are promising. https://asunews.asu.edu/20150526-engineering-new-lungs

Researchers at Huazhong
University of Science and
Technology in China have
made miniature, functioning
kidneys through 3D printing.
They are composed of 90
percent living cells and
function almost exactly like
real kidneys. With a few
adjustments and
advancements, it's possible
that they will one day be ready
for implanting into people.
http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130815-how-do-they-3d-print-kidney-in-china.html

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/new-3d-bioprinter-to-reproduce-human-organs/
3D Bioprinter to Reproduce Human Organs, Change the Face of Healthcare

Here's one vision of the future of meat: We manufacture it from stem cells in giant
"bioreactors" of the sort you might find in a modern pharmaceutical factory. The cells come
from a contented pig that lives in the yard outside the village meat factory, where
technicians sometimes poke it with a biopsy needle, and meat-eaters with quiet consciences
give it a pat on their way to buy a cultured piece of it. Read more: http://ow.ly/xjtPq Source:
Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (http://www.richarddawkins.net/)

http://www.technologyreview.com/review
/536296/the-problem-with-fake-meat/ http://www.beyondmeat.com/
Beyond Meat's 100% Plant-Based Products

Images Credit: João Conde, Nuria Oliva, and Natalie Artzi/PNAS
http://imes.mit.edu/
http://www.kurzweilai.net/new-nanodevice-defeats-drug-resistance-and-releases-cancer-drugs
New Nanodevice Defeats Drug Resistance and Releases Cancer Drugs
A new nanodevice developed by researchers at MIT’s Institute for Medical
Engineering and Science (IMES) can help overcome cancer cell drug resistance
(after chemotherapy) by first blocking the gene that confers drug resistance, then
launching a new chemotherapy attack against the disarmed tumors. The device,
which consists of gold nanoparticles coated with a “nanobeacon” DNA hairpin,
near-infrared dyem and a dark-quencher embedded in a hydrogel that can be
injected or implanted at a tumor site, could also be used more broadly to disrupt
any gene involved in cancer.

Source: Kurzweil.AI
http://www.kurzweilai.net/drugs-that-dramatically-increase-healthy-lifespan-discovered-by-scripps-research-mayo-clinic

A ’3D Printer’ for Customized Small Molecules Such as Drugs
A machine in University of Illinois chemistry professor Martin Burke’s lab
assembles complex small molecules out of simple chemical building blocks, like a
3D printer on the molecular level. This simpler way to synthesize small molecules
(currently employed with large molecules such as peptides) can eliminate a major
bottleneck in creating new medicines. Source: Kurzweil AI
http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-3d-printer-for-customized-small-molecules-such-as-drugs

Medtronic Micra Pacemaker
http://newsroom.medtronic.com/phoenix.zhtml
?c=251324&p=irol-newsarticle&id=1883208 Ron Wilson
World's Smallest,
Minimally Invasive
Cardiac Pacemaker
Delivered directly
into the heart
through a catheter
inserted in the
femoral vein
at AZBio

Researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have built the
smallest, fastest and longest-running tiny synthetic nanomotor to date, an important step toward
developing miniature machines that could one day move through the body to administer drugs when
needed or target and treat cancer cells without harming good cells. UT Austin engineers focused on
building a reliable, ultra-high-speed nanomotor that can convert electrical energy into mechanical motion
on a scale 500 times smaller than a grain of salt. Source: http://www.engr.utexas.edu/features/nanomotors
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s1NkvH98yEE
Engineers Build World’s Smallest, Fastest Nanomotor

Aterica has created a smart epipen case. It’s a simple, elegant application of sensors to
everyday technology, and it just might save your life. Their smart epipen uses Bluetooth to
automatically trigger an app on your phone, which informs anyone you've selected from
your contact list (like family or friends) that you have had a severe allergic reaction. The
case itself is even capable of sounding an alarm to alert people around you of the situation,
and instruct them on how to correctly inject the shot. Source: Popular Mechanics 1/15
Veta Smart EpiPen Case
https://www.aterica.com/

RevMedx XStat is a first-in-kind hemostatic device for the treatment of gunshot and shrapnel
wounds on the battlefield. XStat works by injecting a group of small, rapidly-expanding
sponges into a wound cavity using a syringe-like applicator. Each sponge contains an x-ray
detectable marker. In the wound, the XSTAT sponges expand and swell to fill the wound
cavity within 20 seconds of contact with blood. This creates a temporary barrier to blood
flow and provides hemostatic pressure. http://www.revmedx.com/
RevMedx XStat

Source: The Atlantic Council & Intel Security

Continua Health Alliance Enables the
Personal Health Information Network (PHIN)
Source: Continua Health Alliance (http://www.continuaalliance.org/)

Health Information Exchange Using Electronic Health Record Technology
Source: U.S. GAO

National Health Information Network (NHIN)
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&mode=2&cached=true&objID=1142

AMoHS designs and manufactures quality mobile surgical facilities for temporary
and permanent use. Their units are deployable worldwide and we offer solutions for any
project. http://www.amohs.com/

Source: Deloitte Tech Trends 2014

Garmin vívofit
http://sites.garmin.com/vivo/

Polar V800 GPS Sports Watch
http://www.polar.com/en/products/maximize_performance/running_multisport/V800

https://www.apple.com/watch/
Shipping April, 2015
Apple Watch

FiLIP Smartwatch from Filip Technologies
http://www.myfilip.com/

http://mimobaby.com/
Add Pacif-i
Bluetooth
Smart Pacifier
for Temperature
Mimo Smart Baby Monitor
http://bluemaestro.com/pacifi-smart-pacifier/

“You can lie to me, you can lie to your trainer,
you can even lie to yourself, but you can’t lie to your Fitbit.”

http://www.infomotionsports.com/

Atomo Diagnostics is a medical technology company bringing next generation rapid diagnostic
solutions to market and radically changing the way that we diagnose disease. AtomoRapid has
launched in Africa and the UK, and USA market entry is underway. The AtomoRapid blood
testing platform can accommodate test strips for a wide variety of conditions from celiac
disease, allergy through to infectious diseases such as malaria and HIV. Also offering
AtomoRapid to leading diagnostic companies interested in converting their rapid tests onto
this revolutionary rapid test platform.
http://atomodiagnostics.com/
AtomoRapid Blood Testing Platform

Source: IEEE Spectrum 11/14
Perspiration Biosensor Patches

A successful Kickstarter project with over $2.76 million in funding,
the SCiO pocket molecular sensor lets users scan and obtain
information about the chemical makeup of materials and physical
objects. Once an item is scanned, the chemical makeup is
compared against items in a cloud-based database, and the
information about the item is sent back to a smartphone. The device
is capable of scanning food (for nutritional information), medicines,
plants (for health purposes), oils, plastics, wood and more. The
device works by shining a light on an object and using a
spectrometer to analyze the properties of the light reflected back.
Source: Network World
SCiO Pocket Molecular Sensor
https://www.consumerphysics.com/myscio/

Breathalyzer Test May Detect Deadliest Cancer
Lung cancer causes more deaths in the U.S. than the next three most common
cancers combined (colon, breast, and pancreatic). The reason for the striking
mortality rate is simple: poor detection. Lung cancer attacks without leaving any
fingerprints, quietly afflicting its victims and metastasizing uncontrollably — to
the point of no return. Now a new device developed by a team of Israeli, American,
and British cancer researchers may turn the tide by both accurately detecting
lung cancer and identifying its stage of progression. The breathalyzer test,
embedded with a "NaNose" nanotech chip to literally "sniff out" cancer tumors,
was developed by Prof. Nir Peled of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of
Medicine, Prof. Hossam Haick (inventor) of the Technion — Israel Institute of
Technology, and Prof. Fred Hirsch of the University of Colorado School of
Medicine in Denver. http://www.aftau.org/newsroom?5f0ab72c-d32d-4437-a023-83d04c39e29f

http://www.qualcommtricorderxprize.org/
DMI Tricorder Project
MESI Modular
Tricorder Concept
Cloud DX Bio

The Good Life, With Robots: Photographer Dan Saelinger envisions a future
eased by amiable automatons. Source: IEEE Spectrum 5/14
http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/the-good-life-with-robots

Rodney Brooks and his newest robot, Baxter, are trying to bring low cost, high quality
manufacturing back to the U.S. Rethink Robotics (http://www.rethinkrobotics.com/)
Baxter

Source: Boston Dynamics (http://www.bostondynamics.com/), acquired by Google
The WildCat four-legged robot can gallop at high speeds.

DARPA’s Atlas robot from Boston Dynamics
(Recently acquired by Google)

Mechatronics engineer Ben Schaefer (R) interacts with humanoid robot bartender "Carl" as
it prepares a drink for a guest at the Robots Bar and Lounge in the eastern German town of
Ilmenau. The Humanoid robot bartender "Carl," developed and built by Schaefer who runs a
company for humanoid robots, prepares spirits for the mixing of cocktails and is able to
interact with customers in small conversations.
Source: InfoWorld, Photo: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) AgBot

http://www.salon.com/2014/01/17/robots_are_stealing_your_job
_how_technology_threatens_to_wipe_out_the_middle_class/

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/new
-matter-mod-t-a-3d-printer-for-everyone

MIT's MultiFab can print an
unprecedented 10 different materials
at once, far more inexpensively than
traditional models.
The MultiFab 3D printer has been
used to print smartphone cases,
light-emitting diode lenses, and
fiberoptic cables, as well as other
items. The printer has a potential
range of applications in consumer
electronics, microsensing, medical
imaging, and other fields.
Source: Tom Buehler/CSAIL 8/15
See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poRFPjiB9vw

Autodesk 123D Catch
Autodesk is a dominant player in the world of professional 3D engineering software; the
company's new suite of free, simple tools gives amateurs the power to create, share, and
print 3D models. Here's how it works: The user takes 20 to 30 photos of an object, then
loads them into the 123D Catch software. The software analyzes the images to produce a 3D
CAD model that can be edited onscreen like a digital photo. The CAD file can be sent to a 3D
printer or turned into a series of 2D paper prints that the user can glue to cardboard, cut to
shape, and assemble into a real-world 3D model. Source Popular Mechanics 10/12

http://techshop.ws/ts_chandler.html
Individual Membership -
$175/Month, $1395/Year
Student Discounts, Family Adds,
Corporate Memberships Available
Core Tools & Equipment:
http://techshop.ws/tools_and_equipment.html

http://makezine.com/day-of-making/
http://makerfaire.com/white-house/

Nanoscale Examples
U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative
(http://www.nano.gov/) http://www.engineersgarage.com/articles/what-is-nanotechnology-applications-future

Chameleon-Like Artificial ‘Skin’ Shifts Color on Demand
Engineers from the University of California at Berkeley have created an incredibly
thin, chameleon-like material that can be made to change color on demand by
simply flexing it with a tiny amount of force. This new material-of-many-colors
offers intriguing possibilities for an entirely new class of display technologies,
color-shifting camouflage, and sensors that can detect otherwise imperceptible
defects in buildings, bridges, and aircraft. Source: Kurzweil.AI
http://www.kurzweilai.net/chameleon-like-artificial-skin-shifts-color-on-demand

The bridge of the Starship Enterprise, NCC-1701-D, which the National Security
Agency (NSA) reportedly based its Information Dominance Center's design on.
http://leaksource.info/2013/09/15/u-s-army-intelligences-star-trek-inspired-information-dominance-center/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689/

Robert Downey Jr. (as Tony Stark/Ironman) uses a hologram in the 2012 film "The Avengers"

http://www.technologyreview.com/review/524576/glass-darkly/
Google Glass Explorer Edition
https://glass.google.com/

Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 (DK2)
http://www.oculusvr.com/
Oculus Joins Facebook 3/14:
http://www.oculusvr.com/blog/oculus-joins-facebook/

http://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us

http://innovega-inc.com/
Innovega iOptik Platform

http://innovega-inc.com/Innovega iOptik Platform

ASU Flexible Electronics and Display Center has successfully
manufactured the world's largest flexible color, a 14.7” diagonal OLED
http://flexdisplay.asu.edu/

Source: U.S. Display Consortium

Sony LED Pocket Projector
Microvision Pico Projector (PicoP)
Sigma Designs Pico-Projector
(XGA, 4.3 in.3, 10 Lumens, 5 Watts)
TI Pico-Projector
Integrated into Phones

Artist's rendering of 3DIcon's CSpace system, here displaying a 3D image and 2D "slice" of
a heart. 3DIcon is developing projection 3D technologies that have the potential to transform
communications on all fronts - visualization, situational-awareness, business, scientific,
research and analytics and of course inter-personal by delivering volumetric, full color, 360
degree, 3D images that do not require any kind of viewing aid such as glasses or goggles.
http://www.3dicon.net/

Pufferfish design and develop new platforms for the display of digital content outside of the confines of
traditional flat screen media. Our range of PufferSphere spherical display systems let you deliver 360
degree video simply and quickly across a range of commercial and artistic projects.
http://www.pufferfishdisplays.co.uk/

Say Hello to Project Tango! on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe10ExwzCqk
Google’s Project Tango is an exploration into giving mobile devices a human-
scale understanding of space and motion. What if you never found yourself lost in
a new building again? What if directions to a new location didn't stop at the street
address? Imagine playing hide-and-seek in your house with your favorite game
character. Imagine competing against a friend for control over physical space with
your own miniature army. Source: https://www.google.com/atap/projecttango/
Google Project Tango Motion Tracking Mobile Device

http://blogs.cornell.edu/teachertalk/2011/01/27/mr-worf-ill-be-on-the-holodeck/

The Virtuix Omni is the first virtual reality interface for moving freely and naturally in your
favorite game, allowing anyone to stand up and traverse virtual worlds with the natural use
of their own feet. Moving naturally in virtual reality creates an unprecedented sense of
immersion. The Omni will free gamers from passive, seated gameplay, unleashing the full
potential of virtual reality gaming with the Oculus Rift and future head mounted displays.
http://www.virtuix.com/

Chevy Volt
Source: Electronic Design Magazine 6/10
Nissan Leaf

Tesla’s Advanced Battery Energy Density
$69,900 $79,900 $93,400
http://www.teslamotors.com/
(208 miles) (265 miles) (265 miles)
XXX
Tesla Estimates =
Tesla Motors Sizzle Reel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkm00ZffzNM

http://www.teslamotors.com/powerwall
Tesla Powerwall Home Battery

Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) and Smart Grid Ecosystem
Source: Electronic Design Magazine 6/10

Intel In-Vehicle Solutions on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk2XNc7qyJ0

Connected Cars On Board Safety & Security Features
Source: Infineon Technologies AG

Navdy's Transparent Head-Up Display (HUD)
https://www.navdy.com/
Navdy extends the apps you
already have on your phone.
No service plans required.

Intel’s Road to Autonomous Driving
Intel In-Vehicle Solutions on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk2XNc7qyJ0

Google X is building a few hundred self-driving cars that have no steering wheel,
accelerator pedal or brake pedal.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/05/27/316486989/google-is-becoming-a-car-manufacturer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqSDWoAhvLU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDOnn0-4Nq8

Here we see the Armadillo-T, a foldable electric vehicle, at the Korea Advanced
Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). With a click on a smartphone, the
experimental "Armadillo-T" electric car made in South Korea will park itself and
fold nearly in half, freeing up space in crowded cities.
Source: InfoWorld, Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Johammer J1 Brammo
Empulse R
Lightning Motorcycle LS-218
Lito Green
Motors Sora
Voxan
Wattman
Harley-Davidson
Project LiveWire
Electric Motorcycles

http://litmotors.com/c1/ http://litmotors.com/kubo/
Lit Motors C-1 Lit Motors Kubo

http://actonglobal.com/
Acton M Electric Scooter

Topjoy Pinwheel Battery-Powered Unicycle for $295
http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/04/pinwheel-unicycle-hands-on/

The Onewheel (http://rideonewheel.com/), a self-balancing electric skateboard, makes you
feel like you are surfing or snowboarding when you ride on a flat surface. Controlling the
board is easy, simply lean forward when you want to accelerate and lean back to slow down
or stop. Learning how to use the board only takes a couple of minutes and people with
experience in boardsports are ready to aggressively ride almost as soon as they jump on
the board. The reason this board is so easy use is because of the self-balancing technology.
Solid-state MEMS and algorithms balance the board around the wheel. The board uses a
500W brushless hub motor and the wheel is the only moving part -- so there are no gears,
belts, or chains to maintain. The Onewheel can go up to 12 mpg and on a single charge and
can ride for four to six miles (depending on speed and terrain). Recharging the 48V lithium
iron phosphate battery is quick with the ultra charger, only 20 minutes. With a standard
charger it will take about an hour. Source Onewheel/Design News 1/14

Hendo Hoverboards - World's First Real Hoverboard
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/142464853/hendo-hoverboards-worlds-first-real-hoverboard
http://hendohover.com/

http://researchmatters.asu.edu/videos/jetpack-helps-
soldiers-run-faster
http://vimeo.com/98084869

Aero-X Hoverbike from Aerofex
Where you’re going, there are no
roads. That’s why you need the
Aero-X, a vehicle that makes low-
altitude flight realistic and
affordable. Flying up to 10 feet off
the ground at 45 miles per hour,
the Aero-X is unlike any vehicle
you’ve seen. It’s a hovercraft that
rides like a motorcycle - an off
road vehicle that gets you off the
ground. The Aero-X can be
adapted for unlimited outdoor
uses: surveying, search and
rescue, border patrol, disaster
relief, aerial agricultural, ranching,
and much more. Or maybe you
just want go out to the desert and
fly. http://aerofex.com/

Designer Greg Brown and engineer Dave Fawcett are finessing a design for a jet-
propelled car that can reach speeds up to 550 miles in the air, but then converts
into a zero-emissions electric car on the ground. Over the last few years flying
cars like the Terrafugia Transistion and the Skylys have provided a realistic
glimpse into the future of flying cars. The idea of a jet-propelled flying car has
been missing, but the GF7 could bridge that divide if it comes to life. On the
ground the GF7 drives like a standard car with its four wheels and wings folded
up. It can reach speeds up to 100 mph and the 50 kWh battery pack has a range
that’s on par with electric vehicles at between 80-120 miles. Upon take off the
wheels retract into the fuselage and the wings fold down with a wing span of 23
feet. The jet engine also recharges the battery pack during flight. Unlike the
Terrafugia, the GF7 can fly at altitudes up to 38,000 feet high with a range of up to
a thousand miles. Brown and Fawcett hope to have a flying prototype completed
in four years. Unfortunately, the GF7 won’t be cheap with a price tag expected
between $3-5 million, about the same as other small jet aircraft.
http://inhabitat.com/gf7-flying-car-reaches-550-mph-in-the-air-then-turns-into-an-electric-car-on-the-ground/
GF7 Flying Car Reaches 550 MPH in the Air

Moller International
http://moller.com/dev/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOR_SzLW2Ns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY85eExk7Zo
Flying Car Developer Says He's $80 Million Closer to Making Sci-fi Dreams Real

E-volo’s Volocopter is a revolution in aviation made in Germany. It’s safer, simpler,
and cleaner than normal helicopters with a unique way of moving, a
groundbreaking innovation. The Volocopter is an environmentally friendly and
emission- free private helicopter. http://www.e-volo.com/

Source: Army Technology Magazine 3-4/15

NASA Puffin VTOL Personal Air Vehicle Concept
Scientific American Article 1/10:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=nasa-one-man-stealth-plane
YouTube Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhpPhvWvLgk&feature=player_embedded

The Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1 is shown in the Final
Assembly and System Testing (FAST) Cell, positioned over the service module
just prior to mating the two sections together. The FAST cell is where the
integrated crew and service modules are put through their final system tests prior
to rolling out of the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space
Center in Florida for integration with its rocket. Technicians are in position to
assist with the final alignment steps once the crew module is nearly in contact
with the service module. Last December, Orion launched 3,600 miles into space in
a four-hour flight to test the systems that will be critical for survival in future
human missions to deep space. Source: NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/orion)
NASA Orion Spacecraft

SpaceX pulled the wraps off its brand-spankin'-new Dragon V2 spacecraft at its Hawthorne, California
headquarters on May 29, 2014. During a live webcast, founder Elon Musk said, "It's all around I think a big
leap forward in technology," adding that the seven-passenger, reusable spacecraft "really takes things to
the next level.“ Unlike its unmanned predecessor, the original Dragon CRS, the new space taxi will shuttle
cargo and astronauts back and forth between Earth and the International Space Station, potentially
allowing the U.S. to reduce its dependence on Russian Soyuz capsules for transport.
Article: http://www.fastcompany.com/3031284/most-creative-people/check-out-spacexs-slick-new-space-taxi-the-dragon-v2
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf_-g3UWQ04, Wikipedia Entry

An artist concept image of where seven carefully-selected instruments will be located on
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover. The instruments will conduct unprecedented science and
exploration technology investigations on the Red Planet as never before. NASA has selected
ASU to design, deliver and oversee the Mascam-Z imaging investigation, a pair of color
panoramic zoom cameras, on the Mars rover mission to be launched in 2020.
Source: NASA (http://www.astronomy.com/news/2014/07/nasa-announces-mars-2020-rover-payload-to-explore-the-red-planet-as-never-before)

NASA's Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD)
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Mars One is a Dutch non-profit organization determined to establish a permanent human settlement on
our neighboring red planet by the year 2025. The organization's plan consists of "cargo missions and
unmanned preparation of a habitable settlement, followed by human landings," powered by big dreams
and paid for by fundraising contributions. The group estimates the cost of putting four people on Mars
somewhere around the $4 billion mark, a number the group feels confident in hitting. Though MIT
aerospace engineers have poked holes in Mars One's ambitious plans (debunking the organization's
major claim that Martian settlements are "possible today with existing technologies"), that's not stopping
anyone from moving forward with the proposed expedition. In February 2015, Mars One selected 100 top
candidates from those who have applied to go to Mars in the next decade. Source: Popular Mechanics
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a14128/meet-the-100-finalists-who-want-to-move-to-mars/

Iridium NEXT Satellite from
Orbital Sciences Corp.
http://www.iridium.com/about/iridiumnext.aspx
Technical Support Center (TSC) in Chandler, AZ

O3b Satellites
http://www.o3bnetworks.com/
Investors
Coverage

Project Loon began with a pilot test in June 2013, when thirty balloons were
launched from New Zealand’s South Island and beamed Internet to a small group
of pilot testers. The pilot test has since expanded to include a greater number of
people over a wider area. Looking ahead, Project Loon will continue to expand the
pilot through 2014, with the goal of establishing a ring of uninterrupted
connectivity around the 40th southern parallel, so that pilot testers at this latitude
can receive continuous service via balloon-powered Internet. http://www.google.com/loon/
Project Loon: The Technology - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcw6j-QWGMo

Source: Chris Anderson/The Atlantic 9/12
Drone/Autopilot Production Volume and Price

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Potential Applications

The Amazon.com Inc. Prime Air octocopter is seen in this undated handout
photograph released to the media on Dec. 2, 2013.
Photo Source: Amazon.com Inc. via Bloomberg
YouTube! Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98BIu9dpwHU

http://www.dslrpros.com/
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=3yLoDrLT7i4
FPV
Goggles
4K Video
Option
GPS Puck
Hero 3
Camera

Agisoft PhotoScan 3-D Demo Images
Eric Gakstatter of GPS World & Geospatial Solutions Monthly was able to produce
sophisticated and detailed 3-D models with a piece of software called PhotoScan
from Agisoft (in demo mode) with only 35 minutes of flight time with a consumer-
grade drone and a couple of hours at his computer. See http://www.agisoft.com/
and http://geospatial-solutions.com/drone-industry-irrational-exuberance/.

A British soldier holds Prox
Dynamics' PD-100 Black Hornet, a
palm-sized miniature helicopter
weighing only 16 grams.
Researchers with the U.S. Army
Natick Soldier Research,
Development and Engineering
Center are testing the Black Hornet
to provide squad-sized small units
with organic intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance
capability. (U.S. Army)
http://www.proxdynamics.com/products/pd-100-black-hornet
Prox Dynamics PD-100 Black Hornet
PD-100 Personal Reconnaissance System

Can Cyborg Moths Bring Down Terrorists?
At some point in the not too distant future, a moth will take flight in the hills of northern
Pakistan, and flap towards a suspected terrorist training camp.
But this will be no ordinary moth. Inside it will be a computer chip that was implanted when
the creature was still a pupa, in the cocoon, meaning that the moth’s entire nervous system
can be controlled remotely. The moth will thus be capable of landing in the camp without
arousing suspicion, all the while beaming video and other information back to its masters via
what its developers refer to as a “reliable tissue-machine interface.” The creation of insects
whose flesh grows around computer parts – known from science fiction as ‘cyborgs’ – has
been described as one of the most ambitious robotics projects ever conceived by the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the research and development arm of the US
Department of Defense. Source: Times Online 5/24/07

U.S. DARPA LANdroids
DARPA is soliciting proposals for LANdroids, a new program to develop intelligent autonomous
radio relay nodes that exploit movement to establish and manage mesh networks in urban
settings. The goal is to create small, inexpensive, smart robotic radio relay nodes that
dismounted warfighters drop as they deploy in urban settings. The nodes then self-configure
and form a mesh network, a temporary infrastructure that establishes communications over
the region. As the situation changes, the nodes will adapt the network, such as self-healing if
nodes are destroyed by the enemy. Through movement and density, the LANdroids will enable
effective communications in complex non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments like those found
in urban settings, dealing with phenomena like fades and shadows through strategic self-
placement and chaining of the relays.
http://www.darpa.mil/ipto/solicit/open/BAA-07-46_PIP.pdf

Source: FutureStructure Water, Waste & Energy Systems 6/14

http://www.climate.gov/news-features/features/floridas-fragile-oasis

The Thermal Hydraulic Engine from Deluge, Inc. represents a breakthrough technology that
can perform the work of similar engines at a fraction of the operating costs while releasing
no emissions into the air. Also known as the Natural Energy (NE) Engine, this patented,
innovative engine employs alternative heat sources such as solar, geothermal, and waste
heat energy, as well as fuels like natural gas, to convert hot water into mechanical power
without combustion. Under development by Deluge since 1996, the NE Engine has been use-
tested in numerous applications including oil and gas pumping, water pumping,
desalination, electricity generation, compression, and air handling, and can operate as
effectively in third-world countries as in highly industrialized countries. Initially conceived
as a replacement for the internal combustion engine, the NE Engine has attracted the
attention of many who want to use this pioneering, clean, and cost-effective technology as a
way to lower production costs. The technology’s cost effective and environmentally-
innocuous features make it an attractive power source for most any application, including
pumping water for desalination processes. http://delugeinc.com/DESALINATION.html
The Natural Energy Engine as a Low-Cost
Power Source for Reverse Osmosis Desalination

Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Systems Concept
http://fullcircle.asu.edu/research/asu-engineering-research-center-newt/

Deka R&D Slingshot Water Purification Machine
Ensuring access to clean water is one of the greatest challenges faced by under-
developed countries. Existing approaches to water purification require expertise
in system design, operation and maintenance. Deka R&D, led by genius inventor
Dean Kamen, the creator of the Segway transporter, has designed Slingshot, a
simple vapor compression water purification machine that transforms any source
water into safe drinking water producing roughly 30 liters of water an hour using
no more energy than required by a standard handheld hair dryer. A partnership
with Coca-Cola will bring Slingshot to communities in need of clean water in rural
parts of Latin America and Africa. http://www.dekaresearch.com/water.shtml

Cynthia Koenig, a young social entrepreneur from New York, learned that
millions of girls and women around the world spend hours each day
collecting water from distant sources. She decided to create the
WaterWheel, a new way to help people in poor communities collect,
transport, store, and use water receiving a $100,000 Grand Challenges
Canada prize. The WaterWheel allows people to roll water in a 50-liter
container versus carrying it in 5 gallon (19 liter) jugs which can save
women 35 hours per week in water transport time, as well as prevent the
physical strain that comes from balancing 40 pounds of water on top of
their heads for hours each day. (http://wellowater.org/)

LifeStraw water filters from Vestergaard
convert contaminated water into clean,
safe drinking water. The easy-to-use filters
are a vital tool for some of the 780 million
people who don’t have ready access to
safe drinking water. This leaves them at
risk for diarrheal disease, which kills more
than 1.5 million people every year. Safe
drinking water is especially important for
vulnerable groups, such as children under
five, pregnant women and people living
with HIV. LifeStraw water filters also
prevent cryptosporidiosis, a major cause
of diarrheal illness in people living with
HIV and children under five. LifeStraw
Guinea Worm is a plastic pipe with a
stainless steel mesh that filters out Guinea
worm larvae from contaminated water. It
has been a vital tool in global efforts, led
by The Carter Center, to eradicate Guinea
worm disease. Each product in the
LifeStraw portfolio is designed for a
specific situation where safe water is
needed but not readily available.
http://www.vestergaard.com/our-products/lifestraw

The WarkaWater gathers water from fog and condensation. It was invented by an
Italian firm and three of them are shown here in an Ethiopian village. WarkaWater,
which is named after an Ethiopian fig tree, is composed of a 30-foot bamboo
frame containing a fog-harvesting nylon net that can be easily lowered for repairs
and to allow communities to measure the water level. It produces up to 26 gallons
of drinkable water a day, enough for a family of seven. Source: NPR 5/14
(YouTube Video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjGVRuN9akM)

New research by scientists at Rice University demonstrated that forests of carbon
nanotubes can be made to harvest water molecules from arid desert air and store
them for future use. The invention called “hygroscopic scaffold” mimics
the Stenocara beetle, which survives in the desert by stretching its wings to
capture and drink water molecules from the early morning fog and has
a superhydrophobic (water-repelling) bottom and a hydrophilic (water loving) top
The water is stored until released either by squeezing the reusable scaffold or
until it slowly evaporates back into the atmosphere. If it becomes possible to grow
nanotube forests on a large scale, the invention could become an efficient,
effective water-collection device because it does not require an external energy
source. http://news.rice.edu/2014/06/11/nanotube-forests-drink-water-from-arid-air-2/
Nanotube Forests Drink Water from Arid Air
Superhydrophobic (water-repelling) Side Hydrophilic (water-loving) Side

Self-Propelled Microscopic
Carbon-Capturing Motors
May Reduce Carbon Dioxide
Levels in Oceans
Nanoengineers at the University of
California, San Diego have designed
enzyme-functionalized micromotors
the size of red blood cells that rapidly
zoom around in water, remove carbon
dioxide, and convert it into a usable
solid form, calcium carbonate.
The CO2 sequestration proof-of-
concept study represents a promising
route to mitigate the buildup of carbon
dioxide, a major greenhouse gas in
the environment, said the researchers.
Source: Laboratory for Nanobioelectronics, UC San Diego Jacobs School of
Engineering, See http://joewang.ucsd.edu/ & http://www.kurzweilai.net/these-self-propelled-
microscopic-carbon-capturing-motors-may-reduce-carbon-dioxide-levels-in-oceans

Pranav Agarwal has built a solar-powered floating surface aerator that can be installed in water
bodies to prevent water stagnation and mosquito breeding. The device produces ripples by
generating air bubbles at regular intervals. It automatically switches on when it comes in contact
with water and an alarm alerts if the water body dries up or someone tries to remove the device
from water. The device is cost effective and being solar powered, it is energy independent and
maintenance-free. If this device is improved upon and ubiquitously installed, the world will soon be
free from mosquito borne diseases. YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42HqsWmc5cE

https://www.abiresearch.com/pages/what-is-internet-everything/

Internet of Things (IoT) Ecosystem Conceptual Rendering
Source: IEEE Computer - Imagineering an Internet of Everything 6/14

Source: IEEE Computer - Imagineering an Internet of Everything 6/14
Information Flow Between the Cyber and Physical Worlds

The Intel Intelligent Systems Framework provides a consistent framework for
connectivity, security, and manageability. Flexible developer ‘recipes’ use
scalable, off-the-shelf elements that in turn, shift resource investments from
interoperability to extracting value from data.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/embedded/intelligent-systems.html

Swirl iBeacon Platform and Ecosystem
http://www.swirl.com/

Source: EDN Magazine
Wikipedia on Smart Dust:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartdust
Wikipedia on Wireless Sensor Network (WSN):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_sensor_network
Smart Dust Motes for
Wireless Sensor
Networks
(WSN)
Multihop Wireless Sensor Network

GlobaTrak's Trakdot is a GSM-based tracking device that uses the cellular
network, rather than GPS, to keep tabs on your bags. Trakdot pairs up with your
cellphone; once that's done, just pack it in your suitcase before checking your
bag. Trakdot runs on 2 AA batteries (included) and is FAA compliant. It uses an
onboard accelerometer to put itself to sleep while in transit, then wakes up upon
arrival and sends a text or email to your cellphone letting you know it's arrived.
Source: Popular Mechanics, 3/14 (http://www.trakdot.com/TrakDot/index.jsp)
GlobaTrak's Trakdot

https://nest.com/thermostat/life-with-nest-thermostat/

EcoSmart E26 10.5-Watt LED Down Light (65W Equivalent)

LEDs can be engineered to produce practically any desired spectrum of visible
light. Blue or violet LEDs pump mixes of phosphors, which down-convert some of
the light and mix with the pump color to produce something humans perceive as
white light. Near-monochrome LEDs, whose spectrum amounts to a single sharp
peak, can be mixed at varying intensities to produce light of any apparent color in
a wide gamut. Hue is controlled over WiFi. The bulbs and router talk amongst
themselves using a wireless mesh network protocol called ZigBee, IEEE 802.15.4.
Source: Phillips (http://meethue.com/en-us/)

Sengled Pulse
AwoX StriimLIGHT
MiPow PlayBulb Color
Klipsch LightSpeakers
http://www.klipsch.com/lightspeaker-
in-ceiling-lighting-and-audio-systemhttp://www.playbulb.com/en/playbulb-color.html
http://www.awox.com/connected
-lighting/awox-striim-light/
http://www.sengled.com/product/pulse
LED Light Bulbs That Play Audio

Philips TLED 200 lm/W Breakthrough

Japanese Super Toilet: This luxury toilet from Japan has controls for almost every
aspect of the bathroom experience. It can warm the seat, give a massage, play
music, adjust the height and temperature of the bidet stream (that plastic tube
allows the tester in the showroom to see the height of the stream without getting
water on the floor), and much more. It can even make flushing sounds -- without
actually flushing -- to cover up the sounds of embarrassing body functions.
Source: Contractor Magazine 4/15

Netflix Revamped Interface
https://www.netflix.com/?locale=en-US

236
Slingbox Pro-HD
http://www.slingbox.com/go/slingbox-prohd

Sony STR-DA2800ES ES 7.2-channel 4K A/V Receiver
http://store.sony.com/es-7.2-channel-4k-a-v-receiver-zid27-STRDA2800ES/cat-27-catid-All-ES-Home-Theater-Components

Overview of the Internet Value Chain

http://www.deepwebtech.com/deepweb-not-darkweb/

Types of Big Data Analyzed Now and Planned for Analysis in the Future
Source: Gartner Research

First Version of a Mobile Radio Telephone (1924)
Source: Bell Labs (http://www.bell-labs.com/)

Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/visual-networking-index-vni/white_paper_c11-520862.html

“Horizon 2020: Sensors
Source: Telecom Italia

Sensor Cluster Trends for Mobile Phones
(Inertial Measurement Units)
AMS AV-MLV-P2 is a volatile organic compounds (VOC) gas sensor which can detect
alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, organic acids, amines, aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons.

In a study of air pollution, a small pollution sensor was used to measure black carbon level
continuously, combined with an Android smartphone with CalFit software for recording GPS
information on user location. The indoor/outdoor study of 54 Barcelona schoolchildren was
associated with BREATHE, an epidemiological study of the relation between air pollution
and brain development. The researchers conclude that mobile technologies could contribute
valuable new insights into air pollution exposure. Source: Kurzweil AI
http://www.kurzweilai.net/turning-smartphones-into-personal-real-time-pollution-location-monitors
Smartphones as Personal, Real-Time Pollution-Location Monitors

Source: Keysight Technologies (Formerly Agilent)

Exemplary 5G Application Scenario
Source: IEEE Communications 2/14

5G Heterogeneous Cellular Architecture
Source: IEEE Communications 2/14

Source: picoChip Designs Ltd.
http://www.picochip.com/
Femtocells

StingRay (also marketed as Triggerfish, IMSI
Catcher, Cell-site Simulator or Digital Analyzer), is a
sophisticated, portable spy device able to track cell
phone signals inside vehicles, homes and buildings
by acting as fake cell towers, allowing police
investigators to pinpoint location of a targeted
wireless mobile and capture phone data such as
text messages, emails and cell-site information.
StingRay Trackers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker

Linksys WRT1900AC Wireless AC Router
http://store.linksys.com/Linksys-WRT1900AC-
App-Enabled-AC1900-Dual-Band-Wireless-
Router_stcVVproductId158014980VVcatId553
965VVviewprod.htm
4 Port Gigabit Router, VPN Support,
SPI Firewall, UPnP Media Server
.
OpenWRT.org

Sources: Row 44; TECOM Industries by Frank O’Connell in The New York Times 7/4/12
Surfing at 560 M.P.H.

Submarine Cables
1858 vs. 2015
Source: Telegeography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telegraph_cable

Google Fiber Coming to the Phoenix Area?
• Would provide new fiber optic networks to neighborhoods and directly to homes
• Up to 1 Gbps symmetric broadband speed (20-100X faster on average)
• Offers highest speed Internet at $70/month down to very low cost 5 Mbps services
– Also offering 200+ HD television channels in various bundles/packages
– No traditional phone service (POTS), but supports VoIP with e911
• Currently deploying and offering gigabit service in Kansas City, Provo, and Austin
• Potential build out list added 34 individual cities in 9 areas in February 2014 including
Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe in the central Valley of the Sun
• Extensive checklist and other information submitted by all three Valley cities for analysis
– Identifies/mitigates barriers to construction, environmental factors, permitting
process
– Equipment housing (Hut) placements on city-owned land approved
• Streamlined permitting & street cut processes
• Cable license and pole attachment agreements
• Existing commercial fiber leasing (especially SRP)
• Digital Inclusion considerations
– Outreach and inclusion in technology plans
– City departments and not for profits
– Low cost 5 Mbps service at $300/7 years
• Google decision expected late-2015 to 2016
https://fiber.google.com/about/

http://www.finsix.com/products/adapter.html

Griffin PowerDock 5
http://store.griffintechnology.com/ipad/powerdock-5-device-charger

Duracell Powermat wireless charging
stations in Starbucks will begin with
stores in the San Francisco Bay Area http://www.duracellpowermat.com/
Duracell Powermat Wireless Charging System

Solar Laptop Concept Designed by Nikola Knezevic
Solio Solar Powered Charger
Voltaic Generator
Solar Laptop Bag
Solar Bikini

Go Mechanical Charger Empower Kinetic Glider Chair

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/crankcase-power-your-devices-from-your-motion
CrankCase Powers Your Devices from Your Motion

Energy-Generating Cloth Could Replace Batteries in Wearable Devices
Scientists at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea and University of Wollongong in
Australia have developed the first durable, flexible cloth that can harness human
motion to generate energy, allowing for self-powered smart clothes avoiding the
need for batteries, a current limitation in wearable electronics. The new textile can
charge batteries or supercapacitors without an external power source, making
new applications possible, such as health care monitoring and batteryless
personal electronics. The cloth is based on triboelectric nanogenerators (TNGs).
TNGs use two materials with different “triboelectric” polarities in a manner
analogous to static electricity, when the two materials are contacted or rubbed
together, then separated, electrons are generated and can flow through a
connected device.
http://www.kurzweilai.net/this-energy-generating-cloth-could-replace-batteries-in-wearable-devices

The PowerPot V is a lightweight thermoelectric
generator that converts heat into DC electrical
power. Simply add water to the pot and place it
on a heat source appropriate for boiling water.
The PowerPot V will immediately start
powering up your mobile electronics. The
PowerPot V comes equipped with a standard
USB (5V) port, making it compatible with
devices you already have. The cable has three
feet of heavy-duty, flame-resistant wire. The
solid-state voltage regulator provides up to
5W of power to charge your high-tech devices.
http://www.thepowerpot.com/powerpot-v
PowerPot V

Sony Cyber-shot Digital Camera RX100 IV
Inside the compact RX100 IV is the world’s first
memory-attached 1.0-type stacked 20.1 mp CMOS
sensor, a remarkable advance in image shooting
possibilities with a large aperture ZEISS Vario-Sonnar
T 24-70 mm F1.8-2.8 lens and retractable XGA OLED
Tru-Finder . Super-high-speed 1/32000 sec. anti-
distortion shutter enables up to 40x super slow
motion, up to 16 fps continuous shooting without
blackout, and handy 4K movies. With high-speed
BIONZ X processor and Wi-FI/NFC connectivity.
http://www.sony.net/Products/di/en-gb/products/f5kd/

Panasonic GH4 vs Sony A7S for 4K Video
http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/DMC-GH4KBODY http://store.sony.com/alpha-a7/cat-27-catid-All-Alpha-a7-Cameras

Lytro's Illum Camera
https://www.lytro.com/
Lytro's light-field cameras transform photography,
capturing light from all directions and letting you
focus an image after you shoot it.

The Light L16 is a totally new type of camera, a multi-aperture computational
camera for $1,699. While a DSLR or mirrorless camera uses interchangeable
lenses and a single sensor, the Light L16 Camera uses multiple small cameras
and sensors permanently integrated into the body, selecting 10 of 16 for use in
each photo yielding up to 52 megapixel images. Source: https://light.co/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2014/09/04/cities-of-the-future-what-do-they-look-
like-how-do-we-build-them-and-whats-their-impact/
Cities of the Future: What Do They Look Like, How
Do We Build Them and What's Their Impact?

Source: The New York Times 9/25/10

Intelligent Buildings Value Chain
Source: Frost & Sullivan

http://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Making-the-Modern-World

Botanical apartment therapy in Phuket, Thailand

http://internationalhempbuilding.org/

Global Installed PV Capacity and Average System Prices, 2013-2020E
Source: GTM Research

U.S. Cities Cumulative Installed Solar PV Capacity
Source: Environment America (As of End of 2014) http://www.environmentamericacenter.org/

http://www.newroof-hybrid.com/in/
Source: nEwROOF

Lightweight solar cells track the sun, providing 40 percent more energy than fixed cells.
Inspired by kirigami, the ancient Japanese art of paper cutting, they replace heavy
conventional Sun-tracking systems. Source: University of Michigan News Story 9/15

A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of solar
concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to
actually see through the window. It is called a transparent luminescent solar concentrator
and can be used on buildings, cell phones and any other device that has a clear surface.
“Glowing” infrared light is guided to the edge of the plastic where it is converted to
electricity by thin strips of photovoltaic solar cells.

The first complete, efficient, safe, integrated solar-driven system for splitting
water to create hydrogen fuels has been developed by the Joint Center for
Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) at Caltech, an efficient, robust and integrated
solar-driven prototype. See http://solarfuelshub.org/.
Image: Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis; Artwork: Darius Siwek

1000 Meter Solar Tower Benefits:
• 100% Clean Green Energy Generation
• Zero Water Use *
• Zero Emissions
• Zero Pollution
• Reliable & Sustainable Energy
Generation
• Green Jobs - Shovel ready
• High Capacity Factor
• Low Operating Costs
• Cost Competitive
• Tailored to meet demand profile (peak or
base load)
• Efficient use of Infrastructure
• Site Flexibility
• Heat storage availability
• Exceptional Carbon Credits
• Clean air equal to taking 220,000 typical
motor vehicles from the roads annually
EnviroMission’s 400MW Solar Updraft Tower Project in Arizona
http://www.enviromission.com.au/
See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTkmTsKLRq0

Bloom Energy is changing the way the world generates and consumes energy
with their unique on-site power generation systems utilizing an innovative new
fuel cell technology. Their Energy Servers are among the most efficient energy
generators on the planet, providing for significantly reduced electricity costs and
dramatically lower greenhouse gas emissions while offering increased electrical
reliability and improved energy security. Bloom Energy has received $1.1B in
funding to date, but faces growing profitability concerns.
http://www.bloomenergy.com/

Dean Kamen, Segway inventor, is now bringing energy autonomy and Stirling
engines powered by natural gas to the home with the Beacon 10. Stirling engines
are a promising 19th century idea finally coming to fruition in the 21st century that
can convert almost any fuel into electrical power, and properly implemented, they
may do so in a system that is clean, quiet, easy to use, easy to maintain, and has
a long operating life. For applications that need both electricity and clean heat, the
Stirling engine is exceedingly efficient. DEKA’s goal is to design a system with all
of the advantages of Stirling engines that can be manufactured cost-effectively.
NRG Energy plans to sell a product that is disruptive to the centralized power
business model. The company is working with Deka Research on an on-site
“energy appliance,” http://www.dekaresearch.com/stirling.shtml
Deka R&D Beacon 10 Stirling Engine Electrical Generation

Fusion reactors could become an economically viable means of generating electricity within
a few decades, replacing conventional nuclear power stations, according to new research at
Durham University and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in Oxfordshire, U.K. The research,
published in the journal Fusion Engineering and Design, builds on earlier findings that a
fusion power plant could generate electricity at a price similar to that of a fission plant and
identifies new advantages in using new superconductor technology. Such findings support
the possibility that, within a generation or two, fusion reactors could offer an almost
unlimited supply of energy without contributing to global warming or producing hazardous
products on a significant scale.
Source: http://www.kurzweilai.net/fusion-reactors-economically-viable-in-a-few-decades-say-experts
Illustration of a
tokamak fusion
reactor design
with plasma
(Credit: ITER
Organization)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/raymond.spiteri/USS%20Europ%20Science%20Web%2
0Site/Trek%20Science/Star%20Trek%20Science%20Phasers.htm

U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapon System (LaWS)
The Navy’s Laser Weapon System
(LaWS) uses the Phalanx Close in
Weapon System’s (CIWS) radar track to
obtain a target and combines six high-
energy laser into a focused beam of
light. While the laser uses a mere 30
kilowatts per volley, a few dollars a
shot, the weapon is hampered by
inclement weather and other adverse
conditions.
Source: ECN Magazine 2/14

Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) Mounted
on the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD)
Source:
Lockheed Martin/
U.S. Army

Laser Canon for the International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) has been forced to alter trajectory numerous
times over the years to avoid collisions with space junk, but may get a laser
cannon to vaporize orbital debris. Japan’s Riken Computational Astrophysics
Laboratory has proposed a system that could blast dangerous space debris out of
the sky before it comes close to the ISS. The new, more aggressive approach
would use the Extreme Universe Space Observatory (EUSO), scheduled to be
installed on Japan’s ISS module in 2017 intended to monitor the atmosphere for
ultraviolet emissions caused by cosmic rays, but whose Coherent Amplification
Network (CAN) laser could focus a single powerful beam on a piece of debris,
vaporizing the surface of the target and causing a plume of plasma to push the
object away from the station and toward the atmosphere. Source: Extreme Tech
5/15 http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/205899-international-space-station-may-get-laser-cannon-to-vaporize-orbital-debris

Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
Source: Gartner 7/15

Megatrends Driving Significant Profile Shifts
Source: Gartner 8/15

Top 10
strategic IT
technology
trends for
2016
Source:
Gartner

Grand Challenges for Engineering
From the National Academy of Engineering
* Make solar energy economical
* Provide energy from fusion
* Develop carbon sequestration methods
* Manage the nitrogen cycle
* Provide access to clean water
* Restore and improve urban infrastructure
* Advance health informatics
* Engineer better medicines
* Reverse-engineer the brain
* Prevent nuclear terror
* Secure cyberspace
* Enhance virtual reality
* Advance personalized learning
* Engineer the tools of scientific discovery
http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/

Digital Life in 2025 - More-Hopeful Theses
• Information sharing over the Internet will be so effortlessly interwoven into
daily life that it will become invisible, flowing like electricity, often through
machine intermediaries.
• The spread of the Internet will enhance global connectivity that fosters more
planetary relationships and less ignorance.
• The Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and big data will make people
more aware of their world and their own behavior.
• Augmented reality and wearable devices will be implemented to monitor and
give quick feedback on daily life, especially tied to personal health.
• Political awareness and action will be facilitated and more peaceful change and
public uprisings like the Arab Spring will emerge.
• The spread of the ‘Ubernet’ will diminish the meaning of borders, and new
‘nations’ of those with shared interests may emerge and exist beyond the
capacity of current nation-states to control.
• The Internet will become ‘the Internets’ as access, systems, and principles are
renegotiated.
• An Internet-enabled revolution in education will spread more opportunities,
with less money spent on real estate and teachers.
Source: Pew Research Center, 3/14 http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/03/11/digital-life-in-2025/

Digital Life in 2025 - Less-Hopeful Theses
• Dangerous divides between haves and have-nots may expand, resulting in
resentment and possible violence.
• Abuses and abusers will ‘evolve and scale.’ Human nature isn’t changing;
there’s laziness, bullying, stalking, stupidity, pornography, dirty tricks, crime,
and those who practice them have new capacity to make life miserable for
others.
• Pressured by these changes, governments and corporations will try to assert
power and at times succeed as they invoke security and cultural norms.
• People will continue sometimes grudgingly to make tradeoffs favoring
convenience and perceived immediate gains over privacy; and privacy will be
something only the upscale will enjoy.
• Humans and their current organizations may not respond quickly enough to
challenges presented by complex networks.
• Most people are not yet noticing the profound changes today’s
communications networks are already bringing about; these networks will be
even more disruptive in the future.
Advice: Make Good Choices Today
• Foresight and accurate predictions can make a difference; ‘The best way to
predict the future is to invent it.
Source: Pew Research Center, 3/14 http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/03/11/digital-life-in-2025/

http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/04/17/us-views-of-technology-and-the-future/

European Commission Futures Poll Emerging Themes
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/futurium/

Integrated Global Futures Strategy Draft
Source: The Millennium Project 2015 http://www.millennium-project.org/

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