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The future world will have stateless nations

It is a truly complicated period on a geopolitical level: an epochal transition towards the future world that almost imposes the dynamics of social networks even on political entities. What is happening in Syria (and in other neighboring nations) has every appearance of being a transition from a world of "nation states" to a world of "stateless nations". It is not the only indication of a change: other unknown factors that determine citizenship or belonging to a territory are changing. … Read more

Venter: Big data will make us live well beyond one hundred years

Lifespans could very soon begin to rocket upwards beyond three-digit numbers. According to David Agus and Craig Venter, we are on the eve of an extraordinary medical revolution: Agus, Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California, declared very precisely that the average lifespan will very soon reach around 100 years. Craig Venter, co-founder and head of Human Longevity inc. relaunches by stating that there is no limit to the years we could live, except the capacity... Read more

From Earth to Mars in 10 weeks with NASA's electromagnetic engine

There is no longer any controversy surrounding NASA's development of prototypes of an incredible engine that does not require fuel and can take a spacecraft to Mars in just 10 weeks. The reason is very simple: science cannot explain how such an engine can work, even if currently at NASA's Eagleworks Laboratory further tests confirm the production of thrust. There are those who say that the results could be 'spoiled' by... Read more

Flexible sensors: a revolution. Our life at a glance.

The best medical devices for measuring blood pressure today require a prolonged stay of the patient in the clinic. An experimental sensor can adhere to the skin almost like a tattoo and monitor this parameter in real time 24 hours a day. Why is a wearable sensor a revolution? A flexible and wearable sensor marks the difference between a simple 'photograph' of the patient and a constant path that allows us to perfectly understand what correlations exist between daily activities and the variation... Read more

Motobot: Yamaha has its automatic centaur

Directly from the Tokyo Motor Show 2015 one of the most attractive elements: a robot-centaur presented by Yamaha. Its name is Motobot: it is a concept being tested by the research and development department of the Japanese company. A device capable of driving an unmodified motorbike, currently at a speed of 120km per hour but expected to reach 200km per hour. The first bike 'ridden' by Motobot is a YZF-R1M. One of the most interesting challenges… Read more

Climate project: Carrefour awards 7 companies

Carrefour has started to look around among its suppliers (651) to identify the "greenest" companies that are ahead in adopting environmental sustainability policies. The company asked participants to present their projects, then evaluating them with the consultancy of Fedabo, a leading company in the sector, evaluating their innovative scope and producing a ranking: 7 virtuous companies, each for a reason. For Carrefour's sales and marketing director, Grégoire Kaufman, the process was natural: since 2011… Read more

DONAR, the supercar that knows how to be a hovercraft

ABS Hovercraft, an English company specializing in the amphibious vehicle sector, definitely took a leap forward when 25 years ago it ventured into the development of a 6-seater hovercraft called DONAR. The creation, pioneering in every way, went from the lightness of the materials to the great protection offered by the closed cabin. Subsequent improvements and the introduction of progressively more advanced technologies have led to new features in a system that yesterday was simply too advanced, today who knows: ... Read more

Floatwing: the house independent of space and energy

What do you think of a modular houseboat that provides for its own energy needs? You don't have to go far with your imagination: his name is Floatwing. Designed by the Portuguese agency Friday, this house can generate all the energy it needs for a year in just 6 months. Equipped with a robust photovoltaic system, a wastewater treatment mechanism and other elements, Floatwing is a true concentration of technologies for … Read more

Google Glass to cure Autism

The Autism Glass Project is a laboratory at the School of Medicine: in a small office in the administration building, researchers Catalin Voss and Nick Haber are bringing together facial recognition technology and artificial intelligence to create new autism treatments. The second phase will involve 100 young people to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatments, which can also be carried out at home. The goal is to create a sort of "translator of emotions" capable of providing children with a "dictionary" of moods in real time... Read more

Exacto, DARPA successfully tests remote-controlled bullets

The US military is testing an 'intelligent' projectile (do you have doubts about previous definitions of intelligence in relation to weapons? Me too) within a research program called EXACTO (EXtreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance): in these tests ( started in February 2015 and announced two weeks ago) all participants were able to hit a moving target with absolute precision. As? The projectile benefits from a real-time laser guidance system that follows the target and corrects… Read more

Here is the gun for the disabled and elderly

The “defensive” (I laugh) Palm .38 SPL pistol, designed specifically for people with reduced muscular capacity, osteoporosis or rheumatoid arthritis, as well as for those suffering from degenerative diseases, arrives on the American market. Disabled and elderly people will be able to kill someone just like everyone else: a great achievement of civilization, right? The project is a long-standing one: for years the company had been trying to patent this device: the delay in approval for sale would have been due (this is nice) to the attempt to have it registered as... Read more

Synthetic hamburger: 5 years for sale

In 2013, research by Prof. Mark Post at Maastricht University in the Netherlands led to the development of a synthetic hamburger that takes 8 to 9 weeks to grow in the laboratory. With the same technologies as two years ago and more resources, even a million products can be created, and maintain a pace worthy of a fast food chain. This is meat "grown" in the laboratory starting from stem cells: the commercial prospect is incredible, because a product... Read more

Created an artificial silicone heart

Who among you sleeps on a memory foam, latex mattress? I don't want to know if you like it or not (I do): just know that in the future a similar material could be used to create artificial body parts. A group of researchers at Cornell University have used their new “elastomer foam” to make a pump that looks and functions similar to that of a human heart. The silicone foam… Read more

A drone dance in the forest

The "dance" of these drones in the woods is absolutely spectacular. They are practically indestructible thanks to the armor they contain: of course, the expense is not worth the effort: the Swiss company that manufactures them, dronelight.ch, wants €18.000 for an object like this, it doesn't seem exactly accessible to me. But how nice to see a couple of them flying! The video is without any special effects.

The ringwatch sees the light.

We've been talking about it for some time, but recently the first semi-functioning prototypes of a digital ring-clock capable of communicating with devices have emerged. Surgical steel, patented system, three rotating rings showing hours, minutes and seconds with the help of blue or orange LED lights. The system is equipped with a wirelessly rechargeable lithium battery, which provides a full week of use on a single charge. Here are a couple more… Read more

Elon Musk has the 'infinite' electric car ready

Tesla Motors' Model S already surpasses every other electric car on the market in terms of autonomy, with its over 400km of range. Yet Elon Musk doesn't stop there. The CEO of Tesla Motors has announced that his company could bring this range beyond 900km by 2017 and in any case no later than the next 4 years, until it reaches the threshold of 1200km with a single battery charge. It's basically like having the ability to travel from... Read more

The gym in a nutshell

Everyone knows that there is no way to get a sculpted physique without exercise: exercising outdoors or in the gym improves health and has excellent effects on metabolism, circulation and brain function. Starting from this now acquired knowledge, scientists have begun to research solutions to develop "physique pills" capable of obtaining in whole or in part the same effects that the gym and training have on the body. Research published in the journal Trends in Pharmacological… Read more

6 bets for the future

The list of technologies under study is very long and is constantly updated: one of the latest lists of future developments that could change the world forever comes from the Institute of Ethics and Emerging Technologies, a research center founded in 2004 by a philosopher, Nick Bostrom, and a bioethicist, James Huges. The list, drawn up with the consultancy of futurologist Gray Scott, presents really interesting elements: here are the "magnificent" 6 technologies that could arrive in the near future. Age reversal… Read more

Facebook and augmented reality: Zuckerberg does not lack much

Mark Zuckerberg responded enthusiastically to the question of whether Facebook is currently working on augmented reality projects. When asked during a convention in San Francisco, the young SEO simply replied "Yes". Facebook's intentions had appeared clear since the purchase of Oculus, the start-up that currently produced one of the best virtual reality devices. And the words used by Michael Abrash, head of the Oculus project, leave no room for doubt: virtual reality is on the home stretch. There is … Read more

i30: small flashes of the future.

Calling it a 'restyling' is humiliating: after extensive renovation work above and under the bonnet, the Hyundai i30 presents itself with a decidedly 'European' and decisive appeal, and gives the readers of Futuroprossimo (and those who write to you first of all) a lot of insights into the innovations that are now part of modern automotive culture. From the multipurpose solutions to the greater possibility of 'customising' the purchase, from the ever greater guaranteed (and perceived) safety to the stylistic innovations, this car convinces from the first glance. Just for … Read more

Laboratory-printed human tissues will render many animal tests unnecessary within 5 years

Human tissues made with 3D printers could very soon save millions of lives: those of laboratory rats. More than three hundred million animals are killed every year in scientific laboratories and research centers around the world: they are mostly mice, rats and rabbits which are used to study vaccines and drugs to be tested in subsequent phases on humans: it is a sad (and sometimes necessary) reality that could soon be avoided. At Heriot Watt… Read more

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