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I pointed out in the previous blog that a true self replication shall involve both top down and bottom up processes. Researchers are taking this system-wide approach in (nanotech) molecular manufacturing, as shown in the diagram. The industrial issue with nanotech and molecular manufacturing is that the yield of the …

The advance in smart material technologies includes the capability of self replication. Studies in this area started in the last decade and exploited the results of Nature: using DNA strings with attached molecules of materials scientists demonstrated the possibility of replication (see the image). Of course the replication instructions to …

I have been fascinated by hydras since I was at elementary schools and I kept tracking the increasing knowledge researchers have harvested on these animals. Their outstanding capability for regenerating missing limbs was well known to our ancestors that created the mythical Hydra, a creature with seven snake like heads …

Yes, luckily the Christmas tree is still warming up my living room. It is almost like the ones I used to have as a kid, however the technology has penetrated even this niche. There are chips controlling the lightning, tiny and amazingly cheap microprocessors that I can program with one …

In the previous post I pointed out that Digital Reality is becoming Reality not just for products but also for Systems, including complex systems like telecommunications networks. Here I point out that Digital Reality is becoming “Reality” also for processes. This is of particular interest, and significance, for the manufacturing …

Interestingly digitalisation/softwarization is happening not just at product/equipment level but also at system/network level. An airplane engine (turbine) has its digital twin, creating a digital model in the cyberspace that can be used in many ways, including the provisioning of information via virtual and augmented reality to designers, maintenance crew, …

Yesterday, December 21st, 2019, opened the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. It will remain open till March 2020. An area of the expo is Eyes of the City, curated by Carlo Ratti. It showcases a variety of technology applications to highlight the growing impact of Artificial …

If we go back to industry, we see that more and more products are a mixture of hardware and software. Whilst in the past software was totally embedded, and in the end just a different sort of “material”, nowadays, more and more, software is decoupled from the hardware, it might …

OK, let me start by saying that I have been uncertain on writing this post as part of the Digital Reality series. Eventually, I decided to publish it for three reasons: VR in porn is a rapidly growing “reality” VR in porn is facing technological challenges that are so far …

Whilst humanity have long pursued the dream of eternal youth with basically no success so far (although the quest is as strong as ever!) movie makers have taken a few shortcuts to make actors look younger on the screen. So far the application of cosmetics (make up) have allowed the …