2050 Earth

  The first flying boat Well… it was only a matter of time! In an incredible feat for the maritime sector, the first-ever flying boat was recently introduced to the market. The Pioneer of Belfast – developed by Belfast-based Artemis Technologies – is propelled out of the water by a wing-like structure on its underside. Using an electric motor, the Pioneer successfully reduces emissions by up to 90%. And since 90% of global trade is shipped by water, it’s another huge step in the right direction for the UK’s mission towards net zero. This is great for the future of shipping which will reduce energy costs, maintenance costs and the creation of swell which is an issue in well chartered waters.

  Radical decarbonization tools Deep tech climate startups can radically decarbonize our industries by leveraging two superpowers: 1) science and 2) entrepreneurship. While science provides impactful breakthroughs, entrepreneurship enables their fast implementation for tackling the climate crisis. Deep tech climate startups have already developed ways to grow steaks without an animal ( Mosa Meat ,   Aleph Farms ), build electric airplanes ( Heart Aerospace ), invent multi-day energy storage ( Antora Energy ,   Form Energy ), and develop plastic-eating enzymes ( Epoch BioDesign ,   Beworm ). There are two areas where I believe deep tech startups can make an outsized climate impact: #1. Decarbonizing hard-to-abate manufacturing sectors Concrete, steel, and other manufacturing industries (e.g., plastics and chemicals) form the backbone of our modern society. These industries make up   20% of global greenhouse gas emissions   and, unfortunately, are all   ...

  Omnichannel Retail Omnichannel is a cross-channel content strategy that organizations use to improve their user experience and drive better relationships with their audience across points of contact. Rather than working in parallel, communication channels and their supporting resources are designed and orchestrated to cooperate.

  5G In telecommunications, 5G is the fifth generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks, which cellular phone companies began deploying worldwide in 2019, and is the planned successor to the 4G networks which provide connectivity to most current cellphones. 

  Carbon Pricing A  carbon price  is a cost applied to  carbon  pollution to encourage polluters to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases they emit into the atmosphere. Economists widely agree that introducing a  carbon price  is the single most effective way for countries to reduce their emissions.

  Longevity Technology Unlocking the longevity dividend will require multi-disciplinary collaboration and a radical rethink of how we approach all of life and not just the end of life.

  Ageing Population Population ageing is an increasing median age in a population due to declining fertility rates and rising life expectancy. Most countries have rising life expectancy and an ageing population. This is the case for every country in the world except the 18 countries designated as "demographic outliers" by the UN.

  AI Drug Discovery By embedding data into a high-dimensional space and extracting key relationships,  AI  provides innovative solutions for all stages of early  drug discovery . The market size of  AI -enabled  drug discovery  is projected to reach $1.43bn by 2024, with an annual increase of 40.8%.

  Antimicrobial Resistance Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microbes evolve mechanisms that protect them from the effects of antimicrobials. The term antibiotic resistance is a subset of AMR, as it applies to bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics.

  US Healthcare Reform One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act is to improve the quality and safety of health care. In that way, health care reform means better care for everyone. Other  provisions  of the Affordable Care Act help people get health insurance who couldn't before. They also help make coverage more affordable.

  Robotic Surgery Robotic surgery  are types of  surgical  procedures that are done using  robotic  systems. Robotically-assisted  surgery  was developed to try to overcome the limitations of pre-existing minimally-invasive  surgical  procedures and to enhance the capabilities of  surgeons  performing open  surgery .

  Personalised Medicine Personalized medicine, also referred to as precision medicine, is a medical model that separates people into different groups—with medical decisions, practices, interventions and/or products being tailored to the individual patient based on their predicted response or risk of disease.

  Predictive Healthcare Analysis Predictive analytics  can support population health management, financial success, and better outcomes across the value-based care continuum. ... Instead of simply presenting information about past events to a user,  predictive analytics  estimate the likelihood of a future outcome based on patterns in the historical data.

  AI Radiology AI in radiology provides information on the technology, the industry, the promises and the challenges of the AI radiology field. Currently, we are on the brink of a new era in radiology artificial intelligence. AI has had a strong focus on image analysis for a long time and has been showing promising results. Therefore, there are great expectations around applying AI to radiological images.

  Personalised Insurance By allowing people to have personalised services, it increases the likelihood they will be more engaged with the services they are providing.

  PAYG Social Care A PAYG (pay as you go) scheme has the big advantage that it could start with lower tax rates, one half or one per cent, for example, but rates would have to increase after about five years and eventually, after 20 years would probably exceed tax rates in the funded scheme – meaning the currently-young would pay more over their working lives. Total contributions, in either case, would be capped, e.g. by applying those increases to basic-rate income tax only. The cap is reasonable because otherwise many people would pay in more than they could ever hope to get back even in the worst case where they required lengthy and extensive social care. The scheme will necessarily be redistributive, being mainly of benefit to people with low incomes and modest wealth. Yet the intention is also to pool a risk across society so that those unfortunate enough to require expensive care are helped with the burden. Given a cap on contributions, everyone should have the possibility of...

  Wellness Economy Defined as  industries that enable consumers to incorporate wellness activities and lifestyles into their daily lives,  the wellness economy encompasses 10 varied and diverse sectors.

  Remote Patient Monitoring Remote  patient  monitoring  (RPM) uses digital technologies to collect medical and other forms of  health  data from individuals in one location and electronically transmit that information securely to  health  care providers in a different location for assessment and recommendations.

  Opioid Epidemic Devastating consequences of the opioid epidemic include increases in opioid misuse and related overdoses, as well as the rising incidence of newborns experiencing withdrawal syndrome due to opioid use and misuse during pregnancy.

  Sleep Technology We love sleep. We also love gadgets. And yet it seems at times that we can never have enough of either. Fortunately, there is more sleep tech out there than you could stuff a duvet with, so we’ve rounded up the gadgets that could help get the best night’s sleep of your life… or at least help you doze off into blissful slumber. Of course, nothing can guarantee you a night of bliss in the land of Nod, and if you are really struggling you should see your GP, but if you do think technology can help give you those vital extra minutes in restful sleep, these sleeping aids might just work for you.