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British science fiction writer Douglas Adams wrote a book called "Salmon of Sceptic", which wrote about the ironic three laws of science and technology:
First, any technology that was already there when I was born is part of the original order of the ordinary world;
Second, any technology that was born between 15 and 35 years old is a revolutionary product that will change the world;
Third, any technology that was born after I was 35 years old is a violation of the laws of nature and will be punished by God.
The world of technology is mysterious and complex. As an ordinary person, how can understand technology and master the laws of technology?
You may feel that in the era of information explosion, the media is filled with reports of black technology every day, but it has nothing to do with you; or there are too many technology industries and too chaotic, and other industries are basically not clear except for your own industry.
In fact, understanding technology and even judging technological trends is an ability that everyone can master. As long as you have a full understanding and grasp of known technologies, there should not be any technical achievements that surprise you within 10 years. But the premise is that we need to continue tracking.
First of all, tracking technology must be continuous. The influence of technology has been in the industry for a long time, but if you continue to track technology with us, you will have an accurate grasp of the principles and industrialization process of technology.
Secondly, tracking technology must be comprehensive. cannot just understand its own industry. We must observe other related industries in a comprehensive and systematic manner.
has always been focusing on eight major areas: artificial intelligence , robots, biomedical , big health, display and interaction technology, 5G, new energy, and new materials.
, the eight major technology industries, correspond to three opportunities for technological innovation:
1, the trend is obvious, the opportunities are mature (industrial investment industry layout): robots, new energy
2, the opportunities are huge, and it needs to be explored ( entrepreneurship opportunity venture investment): biomedicine, big health, new materials
3, industry power and resource integration (strategic layout resource mobilization): artificial intelligence, display and interaction, 5G
Technology is a weapon, innovators need to grasp it in a timely manner. Following technology trends with us can benefit everyone.
▍Artificial Intelligence
【 Amazon releases 16 new smart home products】At the Amazon autumn new product launch conference, Amazon released a series of hardware products. The number of products reached an astonishing 16 models. These 16 products all have one thing in common: they are deeply bound to Amazon's smart assistant Alexa.
Intelligent voice is one of the important technologies in the field of artificial intelligence perception. Regarding the interpretation of intelligent voice in IoT, you can click the following picture to view the article:
[ Google releases TensorFlow 2.0] On October 1, Google launched the official version of TensorFlow 2.0, providing a flexible and powerful easy-to-use platform to promote progress in the field of machine learning.
Currently, the general algorithm of artificial intelligence for large companies is open source. Google's Tensor Flow's purpose is to allow more people to participate in application development, which in turn accelerates the development of the entire industry. Nowadays, many artificial intelligence applications, including intelligent voice, facial recognition, and driverless driving, are developed based on Tensor Flow. The launch of TensorFlow 2.0 is a grand event in the developer community.
[Google collects facial data in multiple cities] It is understood that in order to enhance the face unlocking system of the new generation of mobile phone Pixel 4, its employees searched for facial data in multiple American cities, and provided a $5 gift card to everyone who is willing to sell facial data. The collection objects include homeless people, college students, etc.Compared with China, the United States has more stringent regulations on facial recognition: in May 2019, San Francisco became the world's first city to ban facial recognition. How to reasonably collect data and promote the development of facial recognition technology is a difficult problem that technology companies must face.
▍Robot
[Boston Dynamics Robot Dog Signs for the World's No. Circus] Boston Dynamics is working with the famous Cirque du Soleil to let Spot Robot Dog join the circus' performance lineup. Cirque du Soleil is known as the " world's number one circus ". It was founded in 1984 and is the world's largest drama production company.
Robots just found a market in the entertainment industry? In fact, Boston Dynamics has just recently started mass production of Spot robot dogs, which are used for commercial purposes, mainly in the safety inspection and construction industries. Early customers have begun on-site testing to monitor construction sites and provide remote inspections for gas, oil and electricity facilities and public safety.
[NASA Research new robots to explore Titan ] NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is testing the "Shapeshifter" plan, which may deploy robots to Titan Titan in the future. The research and development of aerospace exploration is a arduous and long task, such as the flight detector developed for Titan Star will not be launched until 2026. It is understood that the "Shapeshifter" project team is applying for more research and development in 2020. Fund.
cobots prototype
▍Biomedical
【MIThings 9 has developed insulin capsules that can be taken orally】 A research team led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed an insulin capsule that can be taken orally, which is expected to replace the injection-type insulin that patients with type 2 diabetes must use every day. This technology can make it easier for patients to take medication. Insulin capsule size Similar to a blueberry, it contains a small needle made of compressed insulin, which is injected after the capsule reaches the stomach. In animal trials, researchers showed that they can provide enough insulin to lower blood sugar levels.
[ Novartis and Microsoft have reached a major long-term cooperation] Novartis (Novartis 3ishml4) and Microsoft announced that the two parties will jointly use artificial intelligence for drug molecular design and CAR-T therapy. The method is optimized. This protocol belongs to the long board combined with : Novartis can easily obtain the data and data mining capabilities provided by Microsoft, and use deep learning to develop new molecular compounds; Microsoft can also obtain Novartis' support in the optimization of life science software.
[ Zhang Feng , Liu Ruqian and others to raise US$100 million in the IPO of the new gene therapy program] 9 September 27, Professor Zhang Feng and Liu Ruqian (David Beam Therapeutics, co-founded by Professor Liu and others, officially submitted an application for listing in Nasdaq, and plans to raise $100 million.
Beam Therapeutics' technology is different from the traditional gene editing ? The traditional gene editing method is to modify the genome's "scissors", so Beam Therapeutics' gene editing method is to erase and rewrite a letter in the gene. Beam Therapeutics' technology is called "single-base editing technology", which is a new application of CRISPR gene editing tools.
Beam core technology
▍ Big Health
[GRAIL announces the latest clinical trial results of cancer diagnosis] GRAIL, which is committed to early diagnosis of cancer, recently announced the latest results: blood tests for multiple cancer types can be specific to 99.4%. (Equivalent to false positives of 0.6%) signals of more than 20 cancer types were detected.
is an important means to improve the survival rate of cancer patients. GRAIL's liquid biopsy technology is an important direction for cancer diagnosis and development. GRAIL has compared the cfDNA methylation map of a large number of cancer patients and healthy volunteers, and combined with machine learning to construct a liquid dysfunction test based on cancer methylation characteristics.
▍ Display and Interaction Technology
[It is said that Apple will import Mini LED technology next year] Apple will import the new generation of Mini LED technology for the first time next year, and Taiwan LED chip leader Jingdian is supplied. Since a tablet or laptop each requires about 10,000 Mini LEDs, the amount of about tens or hundreds of LEDs is dozens or even hundreds of times higher than the traditional one. It is said that Apple has requested the production capacity of Crystal Electric and hopes that the company will continue to expand production. It is not ruled out that the two parties will continue to cooperate in the field of Micro LED with a higher technical level.
Apple has always had strong capabilities to lead the industry trend. If Apple officially launches Mini LED displays, it is likely to trigger a wave of trends. In recent years, more and more mobile phone manufacturers will choose Mini LED displays.
[US SiliconCore Technology Inc. is catching up with Micro/Mini LED market] US SiliconCore Technology Inc. has established a partnership with Taiwan Chongyue Technology to provide LED driver IC products for Taiwan display manufacturers to meet the growing market demand for Micro LED and Mini LED displays.
▍5G
【 Daxing Airport : 5G+AI makes boarding only 20 minutes】In Beijing Daxing International Airport, the "Smart Travel Integrated Service System" jointly created by China Eastern Airlines, China Unicom and Huawei is the world's first commercial application based on 5G gigabit network, which only takes 20 minutes from check-in, luggage check-in to the boarding gate. In addition to 5G technology, the widespread application of technologies such as face recognition, AR, RFID (radio frequency recognition) can be said to be a comprehensive application innovation of new technologies represented by 5G.
[ Nokia boasts of milestone achievements in the global 5G construction field] On October 4, 2019, Nokia recently announced that from September 6, 2018 to the present, they have obtained 23 important orders in the 5G construction field around the world, which is a milestone achievement.
Nokia has won seven firsts in the field of 5G technology, including: the first 5G-based 8K HD TV transmission in cooperation with French TV stations; the first cloud VR game based on AI-enabled 5G network in cooperation with CMCC; and the 5G-based VR service provided for Saudi Haji Festival, one of the world's largest events.
Nokia Bell Labs is the inventor of many innovative fundamental technologies in the 5G field, including low-noise parity LDPC, 5G RF stack design, Massive MIMO, mobile edge computing, millimeter-wave 5G Release 15, as well as new 5G spectrum innovations, industrial Internet of Things, and more.
[HTC executive: VR games and movies will become the "killer" application of 5G] According to Gsmarena, Raymond Pao, senior vice president of product and strategy at HTC Vive, said that VR may be the "killer" application of 5G. HTC plans to combine VR technology and 5G technology into future smartphones. We can expect Light Fields movies and 5G-enabled VR experience to become mainstream in the future. Raymond Pao expects this virtual reality application to develop rapidly one year after 5G is popularized.
▍New Energy
【EnergySage: US solar energy prices fell below $3.00/W for the first time】EnergySage released its ninth semi-annual Solar Marketplace Intel Report, which is based on millions of transaction data generated in the EnergySage solar market from July 2018 to June 2019. As of the first half of 2019, the average quote for solar energy in the United States fell to $2.99/W. Compared to five years ago, consumers paid 23% less solar energy costs than five years ago.
Usually, the scale of residential solar systems is between 6 and 10 kW. According to TTS data, the average installation cost of solar installations owned by customers nationwide was $3.90/W in 2018, while the average selling price per watt for EnergySage was $3.09 per watt in the same year. This means that the nationwide installation cost is $5,000 to $8,000 more than EnergySage's solar energy costs in 2018.
▍New Materials
【Building Materials: MIT team develops a green cement production process】 Professor Yet-Ming Chiang from the School of Materials Science and Engineering and postdoctoral Leah Ellishml4, graduate student Andres Badel and others have developed a new electrochemical cement manufacturing method to achieve zero pollution emissions.Although they have demonstrated the basic electrochemical preparation process in the laboratory at present, if industrialization is to be achieved, more work will be needed to expand to the scale of industrialization.
Electrochemical Cement Preparation Solution: Convert calcium carbonate CaCO3 to calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2, and then use it to prepare cement, without any greenhouse gases generated during the process
[Lipid Nanoparticles: MIT team develops mRNA drug delivery system] According to DeepTech, the MIT team has developed a new lipid Nanoparticle carrier that can be used to deliver mRNA vaccines against cancer. mRNA vaccine is a new type of vaccine, and how to effectively deliver mRNA into cells has always been a difficult point. The vector platform technology published by MIT this time represents the progress of the latest generation of mRNA vector technology. It is understood that the team will start a new company to develop the next generation of mRNA drugs.
Currently, there are three companies in the global mRNA pharmaceutical field - Moderna Therapeutics, founded in 2010 and set the largest biotech IPO in history at the end of last year; BioNTech, the largest biotech unicorn in Europe, completed the largest ever financing of European biotech companies on July 10 this year; and CureVac, a leader in the mRNA pharmaceutical industry.
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