Recently, Time Magazine announced the news that the 2021 person of the year , "Iron Man" Musk, can be said to be controversial.
As soon as this news was announced, the foreign media commented one-sidedly: he is not worthy...
In fact, Time Magazine's evaluation of Musk is still very pertinent: he is a clown, a genius, a leader, a wise man, an industrialist, an performer, a scoundrel; a hybrid of Edison, Barnum, Carnegie, and Dr. Manhattan in "Watchmen".
It seems that the American "Iron Man" has also found his own place in DC's comic works, and may have a nickname of "Doctor Manhattan" in the future.
But what the bad guys may not know is that since 2001, Time magazine has selected 100 of the best inventions in addition to the person of the year.
The gold content of this award is not low at all, after all, according to Time Magazine's selection criteria, these inventions will change future lives and affect the industry.
The 100 inventions covered 27 fields, including artificial intelligence, applications, education, healthcare, entertainment, and more.
There are also some star products that are familiar to bad friends, such as the PS5, which is often out of stock; the "Animal Forest Friends Association" that was once out of the loop; and even the Xbox Series X is on the list.
Shichao roughly looked at it, this 100 pieces of invention still have a lot of eye-catching products, it is worth giving a brief introduction to the poor friends.
Sarcos Robotics Guardian XO full-body power exoskeleton, is a futuristic technology product, this set looks like a power exoskeleton from a science fiction movie, developed by Delta Air Lines and Sarcos Robotics.
Wearing this set of power exoskeletons can easily lift objects weighing about 90 kilograms, after all, the original purpose of this set of skeletons is to allow Delta Air Lines employees to better carry goods.
The bottom line is that it takes less than 30 seconds to wear the device, responds to the operator's movements in milliseconds, and lasts up to 8 hours, making it practical overall.
But watching a group of people working in a warehouse wearing power exoskeletons is a bit cyberpunk.
In addition to this set of power exoskeletons, there is also a set of foldable wheelchair Revolve Air specially built for people with disabilities.
When folded, this wheelchair can be the size of an airplane carry-on suitcase, saving about 60% of the space compared to a normal wheelchair, which allows the Revolve Air to take it directly on the plane without checking in.
The easy-to-carry foldable design greatly facilitates the ability of people with disabilities to take a wheelchair out of the house.
Revolve Air is also planning to build a complete system of shared wheelchairs, hoping to be able to install shared wheelchairs in the streets and alleys, and if you need them, you can remotely book wheelchairs on your mobile phone and return them as you borrow them.
In fact, Shichao personally still hopes that revolve Air's sharing system can be successfully established, which is also a project that is convenient for many disabled people.
It is worth mentioning that the founder of Revolve Air graduated from the Royal College of Art in London with a degree in vehicle design and worked for Ferrari after graduation. Although the Revolve Air is not yet officially available, more than 12,000 people have already booked this wheelchair.
The next Xvision, invented by the Israeli company RealView Imaging, is likely to change the entire surgical industry in the future.
Xvision A suite of augmented reality head-mounted displays for spinal surgery. The system projects the patient's skeletal condition into the doctor's eyes, allowing the doctor to see under the skin without leaving the operating table.
According to the U.S. FDA Evaluation System, XVison has an accuracy rate of 98.9%. It is equivalent to directly prescribing a "perspective" plug-in to the doctor.
This invention is revolutionizing the surgical industry, allowing doctors to see through the patient's 3D deplaning structure while looking directly at the patient.
This is simply giving a small part of the "power of God" to doctors, giving them more control, and hopefully this technology can be applied to more medical fields in the future
In this list, Lenovo's ThinkReality A3 smart glasses are the most productive ones that Shichao personally feels.
When you link the glasses to your computer or mobile phone, the lenses have 5 built-in virtual displays, and with the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 platform, you only need to turn your head lightly to see the contents of the 5 virtual screens.
ThinkReality A3 achieves a resolution of 1080p for both eyes, and comes with a well-developed display system and motion tracking system, when you use it, you will see 5 suspended windows rising in front of you.
Any coffee table on the street can be your desk if you want.
In addition to the above inventions that seem to be very reliable, there are also some inventions that are somewhat imaginative.
Energy drink company Smart Cups has invented a technology to print the ingredients of the beverage directly on the bottom of the cup, and you can just add water when you want to drink.
And they're also announcing on their website that their technology can print things on any surface, including candy cobs, cornflakes, aluminum...
And these printed beverage ingredients are encapsulated in a plant-based shell, and once the shell comes into contact with the liquid, it will activate self-stirring, so that any empty cup becomes a drink.
Isn't this thing an effervescent film? Being evaluated by Time Magazine as an invention that changed the world seems a bit unreliable
Chef James Beard Awards has teamed up with pasta maker Sfoglini to invent a pasta that claims to be the easiest to get the most sauce in the world.
And the pasta of this shape is very easy to fork, and the taste is very elastic. To be honest, I was a little moved.
Then there's Honeywell's Dimer GermFalcon portable ultraviolet C-light system, which is the size of an airplane beverage car but can handle the sterilization of twenty rows of seats in less than ten minutes.
The telescopic wing can be adapted to a variety of seats, which is indeed a greatly efficient invention for this world with a serious epidemic.
As for the other 100 best inventions that enter Time Magazine, poor friends can go directly to Time Magazine's special page to see.
Website: https : //time.com/collection/best-inventions-2020/
In the past year, due to the epidemic and the factors of the environment, Shichao once thought that the whole world had pressed the pause button, and all inventions had stopped.
But this list of the 100 best inventions makes me see that in the corners that are ignored by everyone, there are still people who realize their extraordinary imagination and invent in creation.
The world is still moving forward all the time
Author: Little Flower Editor: Face line
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