How lake gases are powering homes in Rwanda

Extracting methane to produce eletricity
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-51548738/how-lake-gases-are-powering-homes-in-rwanda

3 Reasons Why Cheap Abundant Electricity Is Getting Closer To Reality

Quantum Dots Make Better Solar Panels
"According to Science Daily, researchers at the University of Queensland have set a new world record for the conversion of solar energy to electricity using quantum dots — which pass electrons between one another and generate electrical current when exposed to solar energy in a solar cell device. The solar devices they developed have beaten the existing solar conversion record by 25%."
#solar #solarenergy

Radical hydrogen-boron reactor leapfrogs current nuclear fusion tech

Probably a better way than a deuterium-tritium thermonuclear fusion approach.

https://newatlas.com/energy/hb11-hydrogen-boron-fusion-clean-energy/

This equation will change how you see the world

San Bernardino to introduce first U.S. hydrogen train

San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) has awarded a contract to Stadler for a hydrogen-powered train, which will become the first to operate in the United States.

A step in a good direction....

https://www.railjournal.com/fleet/san-bernardino-to-introduce-first-us-hydrogen-train/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11519

#FUELCELL

Índia e China lideram o “comboio tecnológico” enquanto França e Reino Unido ficam para trás

https://tek.sapo.pt/noticias/negocios/artigos/india-e-china-lideram-o-comboio-tecnologico-enquanto-franca-e-reino-unido-ficam-para-tras

The technology center of gravity is changing...

The world's first artificial womb for humans

Brave new world, here I come...
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-50056405/the-world-s-first-artificial-womb-for-humans

Did Google Duplex just pass the Turing Test?

Interesting article on the Duplex presentation by Google CEO Sundar Pichai. AI is really evolving fast... worth reading (see link below)


https://medium.com/@LanceUlanoff/did-google-duplex-just-pass-the-turing-test-ffcfe6868b02

Paralysed man moves in mind-reading exoskeleton

An example of technology to help for a better living.


https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49907356

First gas station in America to ditch oil for 100% electric vehicle charging opens in Maryland

The first gas station in the U.S. that has been completely transitioned from a petroleum station to exclusively charging EVs opened Thursday in Takoma Park, Maryland.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/26/first-gas-station-to-ditch-oil-for-electric-vehicle-charging-now-open.html

Philip Evans: How data will transform business

Excellent TED talk by  Philip Evans: How data will transform business.
What does the future of business look like? In an informative talk, Philip Evans gives a quick primer on two long-standing theories in strategy — and explains why he thinks they are essentially invalid.

All Aboard the U.K.'s First Hydrogen Train

"The United Kingdom’s first hydrogen fuel cell train rolled down the tracks last week, marking a milestone in the global push for greener transportation."

Little by little Fuel Cell locomotives are being deployed in Europe. 

See more info

Is risk ready for industry 4.0?

Interesting article about risk management in Industry 4.0

Humankind has become socially dependant on a personalised, pocket-sized computer which offers us unlimited access to people, products, tools and information, and on an absolute-global scale. But is risk management ready for this brave new world asks Complexus principal, Warren Black.

https://www.strategicrisk-asiapacific.com/is-risk-ready-for-industry-40/1430582.article