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February 22, 2021

AI and machine learning will finally take off in healthcare

The combination of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning will enable healthcare providers to improve diagnoses and to advance the science of imaging. Clinicians will use wearable data to help them make better health decisions. All this will cause an explosion of innovation in health.

One possible future of autonomous AI-driven agriculture

Agriculture accounts for over 70% of the global water use. With food demands only rising, managing water consumption is vitally important. While today the function of AI is mostly to inform farmers’ decision-making processes, machines will be able to operate autonomously in the near future.

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Source: The World Economic Forum

The 9 most impactful young sustainability leaders in Asia Pacific of 2020

Entrepreneurship

February 15, 2021

The 9 impactful young sustainability leaders in Asia Pacific of 2020

Ted Chiu Hao Chen of EverComm harnesses smart sensor and machine learning technologies to provide data-based tools for decarbonisation. Barney Swan of ClimateForce skied to the South Pole to raise awareness of the melting ice caps and Samantha Thian contributes to marine conservation.

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Source: Eco-Business

Energy

February 11, 2021

The top 10 geothermal countries of 2020

The geothermal power generation capacity around the world was 15,608 MW in 2020. In comparison to 2019, only 202 MW was added. This limited growth was due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States, Indonesia and the Philippines are the top 3 geothermal energy producers.

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Source: ThinkGeoEnergy

1.8 billion trees found in the Sahara due to Artificial Intelligence

ClimateICT

February 8, 2021

1.8 billion trees found in the Sahara due to Artificial Intelligence

Most people think that trees don’t grow in the Sahara. But researchers at the University of Denmark have counted over 1.8 billion trees and shrubs in the 1.3 million square kilometre area. They used satellite imagery from NASA and an advanced artificial intelligence method to make the count.

Solar power stations in space as energy source

Solar farms only provide energy when the sun is shining. Solar power stations in space could orbit and face the sun 24 hours a day. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency researched how they could send electricity from the solar cells in space to an antenna on Earth using electromagnetic fields.