Category: Technology Is Hip

The Future of Jobs

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According to the World Economic Forum, their recent “The Future of Jobs Report 2020” indicates the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdowns and related global recession of 2020 have created a highly uncertain outlook for the labor market and accelerated the arrival of the future of work in the next five years. The adoption of cloud computing, big …

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New Biodegradable Plastics

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Plastics are produced by the conversion of natural products or by the synthesis from primary chemicals coming from oil, natural gas, or coal. Unfortunately, we rely on virgin plastics as it is cheap to manufacture and used in too many daily products including packaging of food, textiles, toys, and other household items. Plastics are a …

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Specific Face Masks Are Effective Against COVID-19

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The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) highly recommends wearing face masks in public settings. It’s amazing how many people, mostly millennials, still don’t wear masks in public places, and knowing they may cause the spread of COVID-19. Six million American seniors and compromised people of all ages have contracted the disease and nearly …

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Space Race Between U.S. and China

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Interestingly, the United States and China launched separate rover missions to Mars in July. This is also causing some rivalry between the two strongest economic nations. NASA’s Perseverance rover launched on July 30, while China’s Tianwen-1 rover launched on July 23. Both probes should reach Mars by February 2021. Perseverance’s goal is to research potential …

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Radio Makes History

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In 1893, the American inventor Nikolai Tesla demonstrated a wireless radio in St. Louis, Missouri. Despite this demonstration, Guglielmo Marconi, an English inventor, is the person credited as the father and inventor of the radio. Marconi was awarded the very first wireless telegraphy patent in England in 1896. Tesla’s patent request was granted in 1900. …

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Telehealth to the Rescue!

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With the coronavirus crisis in Colorado, many Coloradoans and Americans in general are required to stay home. Telehealth has come to the rescue for many patients who are asked to stay home and call their doctor. Many doctors are using telehealth services to see their patients online instead of in the office. This keeps the …

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What to Do at Home During the COVID-19 Threat?

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Since many Coloradans are at home during the one month or longer ‘stay home’ coronavirus period, Here are several ideas to keep you, your children, or grandchildren busy. Technology is key to getting you through this troublesome time. This requires a computer and the Internet to access several educational databases, webinars, programs, videos, or digital …

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It’s Time to Remove Our Space Junk!

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Space junk is a problem. The European Space Agency estimates there are about 170 million pieces of debris orbiting the Earth. Apart from dead satellites, there are also spent rocket boosters and bits of machinery scattered by accidental collisions. Even the tiniest piece of cosmic junk poses an enormous threat to other satellites and spacecraft. …

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Artificial Intelligence Aids Law Enforcement!

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According to a recent article on the popular technology website, RECODE, our federal government is investing in an AI-based software tool that would help catch illegal opioid sellers on the Internet. But the same approach could find lots of other illegal transactions. An estimated 130 people die from opioid-related drug overdoses each day in the …

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The Population Crisis

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In 1968, Stanford University professor Paul and his wife Anne Ehrlich authored a popular bestselling book, “The Population Bomb” that described how our planet was going to implode unless we took some drastic changes. Back then the population was 3.8 billion people and today is 7.8 billion. It has doubled in 50 years, whereas the …

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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

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As seen on 60 Minutes and other recent TV shows, artificial intelligence (AI) is being used everywhere to support or replace humans in critical or non-critical jobs including the healthcare industry. AI includes several technologies that enable home devices to sense, interpret, act and learn. Currently almost half of U.S. broadband households own at least …

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Solar Windows for Buildings

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A new concept in transparent solar panels generating electricity has surfaced into window glass panels. This will save lots of space in installing normal solar panels on buildings and generating more power for buildings or adding power to a major electrical grid system. Several universities including Michigan State University (MSU), UC Santa Barbara, and Massachusetts …

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