10 Hot Consumer Trends 2017
Source: Ericsson
Dig into the technology expected to become increasingly popular in 2017.
Technology
In the dark over power grid security
Source: CBS News
The electrical supply across North America is interconnected in ways that allow long-distance energy sharing but also leave us vulnerable to an attack. Find out more.
Pokémon GO: U.S. Holocaust museum asks players to stay away
Source: The Guardian
Locating, capturing, battling, and training Pokémon can take a person into a whole new virtual world, but should there be limits on where a user can roam in the quest for these creatures?
The AI Revolution Is On
Source: Forbes
Artificial intelligence is all around us—and it’s not a bunch of robots that behave like humans. Find out what AI looks like in today’s world, and discover how we got here.
Why We Explore
Source: NASA
Our goals and technology for space exploration have changed, but our pursuit of knowledge is just as active today as it was during President Kennedy’s era. Discover the future of space exploration by accessing videos and interactive infographics on NASA’s website.
Nature: Now Showing on TV
Source: The New York Times
Is our digital experience with nature eclipsing our real experience with nature? What do we gain by watching wildlife on a webcam? What do we lose? In this essay, writer Diane Ackerman shares her opinion about our digital connection to nature.
Technology That Imitates Nature
Source: The Economist
From Velcro to robotics, nature is the inspiration for all sorts of technological advances.
Chernobyl Might Get a Second Life as a Solar Power Plant
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
The deadly 1986 meltdown of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant left an area of over a thousand square miles too contaminated for farming or habitation. With its existing infrastructure, though, it’s well suited to a different kind of power.
An animated lesson full of adorable animals made of autumn leaves
Source: TED Ed
You are what you eat! What about the stuff you don’t know you are eating, like dried plant matter that becomes part of the food chain? Here’s an interesting angle on the subject through a creative animation.
New ‘Selfie’ MicroSatellite Captures Images of Chinese Space Station
Source: Universe Today
In mid October two Chinese astronauts set off into Space to begin a 30-day stay at the Tiangong II space station. Keeping an eye on the condition of the station is a companion satellite with a 25 megapixel camera.