New breakthrough could let smart windows replace Wi-Fi in your home
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF To get a signal in the future all you might need is a window and some fancy tech … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog....
New tech cheaply produces Lithium and Hydrogen while desalinating seawater
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF For now the world meeting Net Zero climate targets relies on the electrification of industries like transportation, but global Lithium reserves are under pressure, this solves that. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...
Futurist Virtual Keynote, Saudi Arabia: The Future of Education and Entrepreneurship, MISK
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Today one entrepreneur can impact the lives of billions, and do it at a speed that was previously unimaginable. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Firstly, thank you to the MiSK Foundation...
Researchers unveil an unhackable chip that even quantum computers can’t crack
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum computers will be able to crack most encryption systems on the planet, but this new security system is apparently uncrackable. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The word unhackable is a strong one and recently there have...
Scientists created a new type of solar panel that produces electricity and clean water
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Water purification systems traditionally use huge amounts of energy, but now researchers have managed to re-purpose waste heat from solar panels instead to do the same job. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. A new device created by...
Magnetic human skin breakthrough could lead to new types of wearables
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Technology is getting closer to the human body but we’re still culturally not ready to “merge” with it yet, so artificial skins could be an interesting middle ground until that happens. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Recently...
Breakthrough solar charged battery could revolutionise the solar industry
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Despite solar power’s increasing popularity until now customers it’s been difficult and expensive for customers to store the excess energy from their solar panels to use later, meaning they often still have to be attached to the energy grid. Recently we passed the 1...
MIT’s breakthrough battery makes electricity from thin air, literally
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We still live in a world where many people live in energy poverty and inventions like this one could one day become an important part of the overall energy mix. Energy devices that can generate electricity from thin air are increasingly appearing in labs...
Stanford’s humanoid robotic diver recovers treasures from King Louis XIV’s flagship
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Built to go where human divers can’t Stanfords OceanOne takes the plunge. Oussama Khatib held his breath as he swam through the wreck of La Lune, 100 meters below the Mediterranean. The flagship of King Louis XIV sank here in 1664, 20 miles off...
