Innovation & Technology

12

Feb

bitcoins, Digital currency, Dollar, dominance, Federal Reserve, stock market, Threat

Digital currency is a significant threat to the dominance of the stock market

BY:Alegandro PEJOURNAL - The dollar has been a global reserve currency for 100 years, but many people have been buying bitcoins since March, fearing that the US Federal Reserve-led central banks will devalue their currencies. Morgan Stanley, chief executive officer of Global Investment Management Strategy, is the author of Ten Laws of Successful Nations. When it spread, the US dollar was as strong as ever. Despite talk of faltering US supremacy, the dollar as an intermediary in international trade, another anchor for other countries to value their currencies, and the “reserve currency” of most central banks as the dominant savings.…

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20

Jan

Diplomacy, Negotiation, science, Technology

Negotiation in the style of science and technology diplomats

BY: Sayed Alireza Behbahani PEJOURNAL - According to the Oxford Glossary, science means intellectual and practical activities, including the systematic study of structure and behavior in the physical and natural world through observation and experimentation, and diplomacy, according to the Glossary of Diplomacy, the main means of communication between states and empowering them in relationships. During the last one or two centuries, very drastic changes have taken place in human life and most of them have been related to the birth of a technology, such as steam engine revolution, communication revolution, globalization, electricity, space conquest, polio vaccine, penicillin and etc.…

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14

Dec

China, Investments, R&D, Technology

Technology and R&D Investments of China

BY: Oğuz Fırat PEJOURNAL - China has undoubtedly been one of the few great countries that guided the world for the history of civilization. It has been an example to societies in all periods of the world in science, technology, art and literature. China was the center of science, especially in the Middle Ages. With the widespread use of fire, gunpowder and compass, it has become at the forefront of the world level. However, these did not turn into industries due to China's geopolitical position and administrative unit arising from the center-periphery relationship. It was the European states and Britain…

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07

Dec

China, Google, quantum, quantum computer, supremacy

China claims quantum supremacy

Chinese scientists claim to have built a quantum computer that is able to perform certain computations nearly 100 trillion times faster than the world’s most advanced supercomputer, representing the first milestone in the country’s efforts to develop the technology. The researchers have built a quantum computer prototype that is able to detect up to 76 photons through Gaussian boson sampling, a standard simulation algorithm, the state-run Xinhua news agency said, citing research published in Science magazine. That’s exponentially faster than existing supercomputers. The breakthrough represents a quantum computational advantage, also known as quantum supremacy, in which no traditional computer can…

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10

Nov

automaker, Boston Dynamics, Hyundai, robot maker, SoftBank

SoftBank Is in Talks to Sell Boston Dynamics to Hyundai

PEJOURNAL - SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks to sell robot maker Boston Dynamics Inc. to Hyundai Motor Co., people familiar with the matter said. Proposed terms of the deal would give the South Korean automaker control of the robotics company in a transaction valued at as much as $1 billion, said one of the people, all of whom asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. The terms have yet to be finalized, and the deal could fall apart, said the people. Representatives for Boston Dynamics, Hyundai and SoftBank declined to comment on the deal talks. In…

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27

Oct

COVID-19, digital transformation, Ecosystems, Smart Manufacturing

Smart Manufacturing Ecosystems

PEJOURNAL - Smart manufacturing ecosystems are accelerating digital transformation and results, with early adopters achieving twice the revenue growth, digital maturity and new product/service delivery as their peers. Seventy-five percent of US manufacturing leaders surveyed are most concerned about the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and economic slowdown on operations, and 72% are concerned with meeting profitability goals. In response, 62% of leaders surveyed are continuing smart factory investments, allocating 20% more to those initiatives than last year. Eighty-five percent of manufacturers surveyed believe ecosystems are important or extremely important to their competitiveness. Why this matters Ongoing disruption and economic hardship…

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27

Oct

chemical recycling, France, Plastic Energy, Total

Construction of chemical recycling plant in France

PEJOURNAL - This first project in France represents the start of the collaboration between Total and Plastic Energy to deploy chemical recycling. Total and Plastic Energy announce the creation of a strategic partnership and the development of the first chemical recycling project in France (Total 60 %, Plastic Energy 40 %). This plant, with a capacity of 15,000 tonnes per annum, will be located on the new Total platform zéro crude in Grandpuits, France. The project is expected to become operational in early 2023. This first project in France represents the start of the collaboration between Total and Plastic Energy…

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27

Oct

geolocate, Geospatial-Intelligence, Location, Mapping, Soundscapes Competition, Technology

Mapping Agency Wants to ID Locations by Sound

BY: Brandi Vincent PEJOURNAL - If your technology can tell Location just by listening, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency may have a prize for you. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency—the government’s key intel force for pinpointing planetary happenings—announced it will dish out cash prizes for projects that can identify locations from audio and video data in an open innovation challenge. Through the newly unveiled Soundscapes Competition, the agency will distribute up to eight awards, including a $27,000 top prize, for innovative, novel means to identify, analyze and model “sound and acoustic scene indicators” used to decipher the origination of recordings in one of eight…

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25

Oct

5G, Apple, iPhones

Apple 5G iPhones

Now that people have their hands on the first Apple Inc. 5G iPhones, they will see service indicators showing either 5G, 5G E, 5G UW or 5G+, a battling iconography that says fifth-generation wireless has finally arrived. Mobile-service providers, like any consumer company, can’t resist the opportunity to slap on a logo or coin a buzzy new abbreviation. The five bars that measure signal strength weren’t enough -- the carriers have now each crafted their own unique symbols to help brand the 5G experience. Can you blame them? Verizon Communications Inc., T-Mobile US Inc. and AT&T Inc. each have invested…

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05

Sep

EU, Europe, rare earth minerals, raw materials

EU unveils plan to secure raw materials

PEJOURNAL - Worried by an increasing dependency on the raw materials used to make smart phones, televisions and energy-saving lights, the European Union on Thursday launched a new strategy to secure access to rare earth minerals and to reduce reliance on suppliers like Chile, China and South Africa. The EU is predicted to need around 60 times more lithium and 15 times more cobalt for electric vehicle batteries and energy storage by 2050. Its demand for rare earth materials in permanent magnets used in several technologies could increase 10-fold over the same period. The coronavirus pandemic is highlighting the world’s…

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