ETech 's CFP has launched. The theme this year is Living, Reinvented: The Technology of Abundance and Constraints . To that end I spent time with MITs Scratch Team (changing computer education) and the RoboScooter team (changing transportation). We're going to explore the following themes. Make sure that you get your submissions in by September 17th. City Tech: Our cities are growing, getting bigger faster than ever before. People are rushing to them in search of economic and social opportunity—jobs, urban living, and access to culture. How can technology help us create livable, prosperous, sustainable cities? What should mass transit look like? How can we infuse urban infrastructure with sustainability? How are cities using citizens’ data to become smarter? What can economics tell us about the way urban populations will change and behave? Materials & Mechanics: Mechanics and materials develop hand-in-hand. The creation of a new, lighter metal enables iPhones and Mars Explorers. We’ll examine the latest in mechanics and the materials that enable new developments. What mechanisms will be possible? How will the coming age of materials change our clothes, our products, and our everyday lives? Can they be made the cradle2cradle way or will we simply be clogging our landfills with ingenious, meticulously crafted waste? Personalized Healthcare: Medical technology is something that almost everyone comes to rely on, whether it’s hopeful, ...
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ETech 's CFP has launched. The theme this year is Living, Reinvented: The Technology of Abundance and Constraints . To that end I spent time with MITs Scratch Team (changing computer education) and the RoboScooter team (changing transportation). We're going to explore the following themes. Make sure that you get your submissions in by September 17th. City Tech: Our cities are growing, getting bigger faster than ever before. People are rushing to them in search of economic and social opportunity—jobs, urban living, and access to culture. How can technology help us create livable, prosperous, sustainable cities? What should mass transit look like? How can we infuse urban infrastructure with sustainability? How are cities using citizens’ data to become smarter? What can economics tell us about the way urban populations will change and behave? Materials & Mechanics: Mechanics and materials develop hand-in-hand. The creation of a new, lighter metal enables iPhones and Mars Explorers. We’ll examine the latest in mechanics and the materials that enable new developments. What mechanisms will be possible? How will the coming age of materials change our clothes, our products, and our everyday lives? Can they be made the cradle2cradle way or will we simply be clogging our landfills with ingenious, meticulously crafted waste? Personalized Healthcare: Medical technology is something that almost everyone comes to rely on, whether it’s hopeful, ...