If the last 12 months have taught us anything,
it's that technology is a vital and integral part of maintaining our everyday lives during
world-changing events. One country has been proudly leading the world
in innovation, emerging tech, and future design—the United States. Americans are notorious for advancing the
rest of the world in the cutting edge tech of the future, so what toys can we expect
from the US this year? Think of the ordinary technology you can't
do without. The smartphone you browse social media on
during the trip to work, the internet that connects you to others, and the 5G network
allowing this all to happen. We take it for granted sometimes. Then there's the tech that we rely on when
we're down and out, like an ECG heart monitor and the subsequent laparoscopic surgery using
a little angiography balloon to push out the crud blocking your arteries. Or how about the CT or MRI scan that prompts
doctors to start radiation or chemotherapy to get you back on the mend. There have been some genuinely fascinating
scientific advances already, with more on the way… To get notified when a new video is posted
hit the bell icon below, right next to the subscribe button. Thank you for watching, Mind's Eye Design! Wireless-Electric Grid Local Air Networks,
or "wiggle" for short, sends targeted energy through the air and is absolutely as crazy
as it sounds. In short, WiFi provides the internet connection,
but WiGL will provide the power – wires will soon be a thing of the past and may possibly
be ditched altogether in the distant future. The "internet of things," a rapidly growing
array of wirelessly connected devices in our homes, will be powered up using smart technology
that directs the power to where it needs to go. AC or DC power is converted into a two-way
radio-frequency signal. Then a receiver converts it back from RF to
AC or DC to harvest the energy. It's not sorcery, we promise. The unfortunate reality is that for many stroke
sufferers, the use of extremities is drastically reduced. At the very least, the fine motor skills required
to complete simple tasks like tying a shoelace are affected. The SaeboGlove is a rehabilitation product
designed specifically for overcoming the paralysis and loss of function experienced after a stroke,
regain some normality in everyday living, and improve quality of life. As the hand is closed to grasp an object,
band tensioners provide the resistance needed to return the hand back to an open state – one
of the hardest things to do post-stroke. They come in a variety, depending on the application,
from the SaeboStretch designed to stretch out hands to combat spasticity and contracture
to the SaeboSlim to electrically re-educate muscles and nerves and the SaeboStep to combat
foot drop. Heart disease is the big killer in many developed
countries. We lead sedentary lifestyles, and most of
us don't get enough exercise. Eventually, the chickens come home to roost,
and a lifetime of eating fatty foods and inhaling sugar like it's going out of fashion comes
back to bite you in the backside. The Electron Beam CT Scan or EBT can identify
coronary artery disease as much as 2 decades before the onset of any symptoms. It's a non-invasive procedure with a 99% accuracy
for revealing the hard, dense deposits of calcified plaque that line arteries and cause
atherosclerosis, as well as eventual heart attack and/or failure. The radiation exposure is nowhere near as
high as a regular CT. It sits just above a standard X-ray. The scan takes all of 5 minutes and prevents
the need for angiogram investigation. Classical medicine has a focus that is orientated
around treating the symptoms instead of the disease. Gene therapy does the exact opposite but has
copped some pretty bad press in the media and has been portrayed as dangerous science
in Hollywood Sci-Fi blockbusters. Current treatment options like radiation and
chemotherapy have severe side effects, with the dosage adjusted, depending on how much
damage and toxicity your body can take. Not to mention they're so expensive that they're
not an option for many people. Gene therapy looks to repair the section of
DNA responsible for causing the illness. Damaged DNA results in tumors and cancers
developing. As the DNA ages, degenerative diseases like
Parkinson's and Alzheimer's start to rear their ugly heads. Designer proteins seek out damaged base pairs,
act like a pair of scissors that remove the damaged section of DNA, and then insert the
DNA sequence required for normal function. There's no doubt that harnessing the power
of the wind to generate power is a great idea. After all, it's renewable and using a force
already present in nature in place of burning coal in power stations. The downside is that the turbines are expensive
to set up and maintain, extremely noisy, and absolutely massive. Not to mention a bit of an eyesore. The 2-Bladed Wind Tulips solve all of these
issues. They're tiny and range from 3 to 18 feet tall. The units consist of two offset shell shapes
that catch wind and initiative rotational force. At their base is a generator, which converts
the kinetic energy to electricity. A cluster of Tulips can be set up on top of
a roof and spin around without affecting anything around them to generate a steady trickle charge
of electricity to replenish stored battery charge. The significant drawbacks of conventional
spacecraft propulsion systems based on rocket fuel are the enormous costs, the impact on
the environment, and the finite nature of fossil fuels. Wouldn't it be awesome if there was another
way? Enter the CubeSat Electric Propulsion System. Eliminating the need for the conventional
mass propellent to move through space is a game-changer and will revolutionize space
travel. Using photons gathered from the sun. The system concentrates electromagnetic field
strength and microwave pressure on a radio-frequency cavity resonator. Motion is induced by exploiting the density
of the EMF field, as it's proportional to amplitude. Travel is made possible via the spread of
asymmetrical EMF fields in a closed volume to create a positive momentum value. In short, it's exactly how you think a flying
saucer works, but instead of using gravity as the drive, we're using magnetism. Ever walk on a road barefoot during the middle
of a sweltering summer's day? On a scale of 1 to barbecued, how roasted
were the bottoms of your feet? Now, imagine there is a way to harness all
that heat and energy beaming down from the sun onto the road. Solar Road Panels are just that. Footpaths and roads take up a large amount
of space. The same can be said about solar farms. They take up an expansive surface area in
order to be a viable energy producer. It makes sense to replace transit surfaces
with tough and durable solar cells that produce green energy. The US Department of Transportation has already
greenlighted the commencement of the solar panel rollout. Not only that, any flat surface can be lined
with the Solar Road Panels to capture the sun's rays in areas like playgrounds, parking
lots, airports, or anywhere really. If you're thinking, "Hey, that's a big battery,"
– that's because it is. The Titanstack is a vanadium flow battery
that uses the metal's ability to exist in 4 different oxidation states to store energy. There is a need for just one electroactive
element and not two or more, like other battery types that lead to premature degradation and
decreased performance. There are improvements across the board, with
vanadium being 100% recyclable and reusable, non-polluting, and neither flammable, corrosive,
nor explosive. The same can't be said about lithium. The cost of production per kilowatt-hour is
about on par with lithium. However, a unit duration of 25 years and 15
million charge cycles has vanadium needing to be replaced 4 times less often. It holds 35% more energy storage at the same
volume and has a 5% increased efficiency in harsh weather compared to lithium. When you were a kid, I bet you dreamed of
having robots. Someone's childhood dream came true because
the Stryker Mako is a robotic surgical assistant and the first of its kind. Implants used in orthopedic surgery are already
3D printed and mass-produced by robotic automation. Still, it's incredible to think that a state-of-the-art
surgical robot could be the one to replace a damaged joint. The sad reality is that human error is unavoidable. A third of total knee replacement surgeries
result in patients enduring chronic post-operative pain that may last the rest of their lives. Joint replacement hasn't really changed much
in 40 years, with instruments resembling construction saws and drills. Surgeons use their eyes and best judgment
to prepare the bone for the implant. But the Stryker uses various sensors and more
delicate tools to perfectly match a bone to a prosthesis. The team that built Robocop had the right
idea, but they got it half wrong. The way to make crimefighting robots is to
eliminate the human element. Knightscope makes a range of autonomous robots
that stop crimes before they are even committed. The concept is stemming from the attack on
Boston. Each robot is fitted with eye-level 360-degree
cameras, thermal scanners, a speaker array to address the public, and a processing unit
capable of putting together all the data and deciding on a course of action. The K1 is a stationary unit and intended to
act as an early warning system for home security thanks to scanning unwanted guests' faces. Once in position, it will relay footage and
a list of comings and goings to a central mainframe. The K3 does the same, but with the addition
of a set of very R2D2 like wheels. It packs the latest in LiDAR technology to
navigate its surroundings to perform routine after-hours patrols of shopping centers, office
space, and airports. The K5 is more robust and designed for outdoor
use, returning to autonomously charge when needed. Its presence and the ability to use spoken
commands to establish a physical presence acts as a strong deterrent for the bulk of
petty crime. The K7 takes it one step further, and thanks
to a 4-wheel chassis, can maneuver through rugged terrain off the beaten track. Law enforcement and security personnel are
provided with constantly updated reports, increasing their situational awareness over
a widespread area.
