Tech, Future & World: Recent Episodes
Patrick Jones
A podcast were a completely unqualified average Joe decides to look into and researches tech, future ideas and things going on in the world, some of them cool, some of them a little scary! So please join me 'Paddy Jones' as we investigate a new topic every episode.
Tech #Future #World #eye #Medicine
This week on Tech, Future & World we will be discussing the possible future of eye surgery and a cure for blindness, Artificial Eyes.
In the episode we will discuss;
- What are artificial eyes
- Who is developing this tech
- How these eyes work
- How are they being used
- What is the future for this tech
Useful links;
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vision-loss/#:~:text=In%20the%20UK%2C%20more%20than,to%20come%20to%20terms%20with.
https://preventblindness.org/prevalence-visual-acuity-loss-blindness-us/#:~:text=Researchers%20found%20more%20than%207,the%20better%2Dseeing%20eye.%E2%80%9D
https://www.cbmuk.org.uk/news/latest-global-figures-on-vision-loss/
https://www.cdc.gov/visionhealth/basics/ced/index.html
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2020/looking-to-the-future-creating-an-artificial-eye/
Tech #Future #World #Nano Diamond Batteries #Nuclear Diamond Batteries #Batteries
This week I am going to be discussing Nuclear Diamond Batteries and how they could change our future.
What is covered in this episode.
- What is a Nuclear Diamond Battery
- How these batteries could be used
- How these batteries are created.
- Possible benefits and issues with these batteries.
Useful links;
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/what-we-do/diamond-batteries/
https://gsiwaste.com/battery-recycling-is-important-for-environmental-health/#:~:text=As%20batteries%20corrode%2C%20their%20chemicals,could%20be%20ingesting%20dangerous%20metals.
https://www.investmentmonitor.ai/insights/batteries-are-bad-for-the-environment
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a35970222/radioactive-diamond-battery-will-run-for-28000-years/
Tech #Future #World #3D printing #Medicine
This week we look at 3D printing being used in the medical industry and how this can improve our future medical care.
What is discussed during this episode;
- What is 3D printing
- How this is being used in the medical industry
- How this can improve your medical care.
- How this can help the medical industry
Useful link:
https://builtin.com/3d-printing
https://www.medicaldevice-network.com/analysis/3d-printing-in-the-medical-field-applications/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/380148/total-number-of-organ-transplants-in-uk/
https://nhsbtmediaservices.blob.core.windows.net/organ-donation-assets/pdfs/Organ_Donation_Registry_Fact_Sheet_7_21337.pdf
https://unos.org/transplant/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20transplants%20performed,of%20the%20gift%20of%20life.
https://www.amputee-coalition.org/resources/limb-loss-statistics/
https://www.prd.uk.com/application/files/9415/3555/4595/PRD_-_Can_we_end_amputee_disability_in_2018_-_FINAL.pdf
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Hand-and-upper-limb-reconstruction-using-vascularised-composite-allotransplantation.pdf
In this episode we are talking about floating farms and if they can help with food production and the feeding of our populations that live in large cities.
In this episode we will covering;
- The history of floating farms
- The different types of floating farms
- What floating farms have been created to date
- How these floating farms could help feed the increasing population
Useful Links;
- https://www.euronews.com/2021/09/06/in-rotterdam-the-world-s-first-floating-farm-is-helping-save-agricultural-land#:~:text=Netherlands-,In%20Rotterdam%2C%20the%20world's%20first%20'floating%20farm',is%20helping%20save%20agricultural%20land&text=The%20port%20of%20Rotterdam%20is,floats%20in%20the%20harbour%20basin.
- https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200910-the-remarkable-floating-gardens-of-bangladesh#:~:text=Floating%20gardens%20are%20most%20common,into%20shape%20and%20making%20rafts.
- https://smartfloatingfarms.com/
- https://www.sciencealert.com/this-giant-floating-farm-could-produce-almost-10-tonnes-of-food-each-year
In this episode we will be discussing the possible future were everyone owns a digital twin
What is included in this episode;
- What is a digital twin
- How digital twins are used in manufacturing
- How they could be used in the medical field
- How far could this technology be taken
- Should we all own a digital twin
Useful links.
- https://www.networkworld.com/article/3280225/what-is-digital-twin-technology-and-why-it-matters.html
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/internet-of-things/iot-cheat-sheet-digital-twin/
- https://www.embs.org/the-role-of-digital-twin-in-healthcare-current-trends-and-challenges/
In this very first episode of the Podcast 'Tech, Future & World', I have been inspired by the new Jurassic World film and so going to be discussing the project Pleistocene Park, which is looking to create a park that replicates the Ice age.
So exactly what will we be discussing;
- The inspiration from Jurassic Park
- The History of Pleistocene Park
- What the Park intends to do for the future
- Could they clone a mammoth
- How the Park could help climate change
- Should this park exist
If you are interested in looking at some of the sites I looked at to get the above information you can find further details below.
- https://pleistocenepark.ru/
- https://www.britannica.com/science/Pleistocene-Epoch/Marine-oxygen-isotope-record
- https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/04/pleistocene-park/517779/
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/welcome-pleistocene-park-russian-scientists-say-high-chance-cloning-woolly-mammoth#:~:text=Twitter-,Welcome%20to%20Pleistocene%20Park%3A%20Russian%20scientists%20say%20they%20have%20a,of%20cloning%20a%20woolly%20mammoth&text=Woolly%20mammoth%20blood%20and%20tissue,language%20Siberian%20Times%20this%20week.
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/woolly-mammoths-extinction-cloning-genetics