Social Media

The Innovation: Social Media

                              Social Media is something everyone uses now.  People use it for marketing purposes and just to keep up with the times.  Social Media is the collective of online communications channels dedicated to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration.

                             Social Media developed on it's own.  People created sites that make it able to communicate without pen and paper.  People got the idea that you should be able to communicate virtually.  One of the earliest sites of social media was called Six degrees.  Six degrees is a site where you can upload on your profile and communicate virtually with other users.   It was invented by Andrew Weinreich and it was created based on the theory that every person in the world could be connected to each other by just six degrees of separation.   The concept of social media started to advance rapidly and Facebook and Twitter were created.  Facebook and Twitter were produced in the early 2000's by Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey.  After the social media that was created became a big hit, a lot of social media came after that like Pinterest, Myspace, Instagram, and Snapchat which are still very popular today.  

Social media is important to the global community because it connects to environmental, social, economic, and political geography.  People are able to look at what’s going on in the world with the tap on the screen.  They are provided with information about any person with an app like Facebook or Instagram. Every social media lets you know what is going on in the world. News has multiple apps to download to see what's going on every minute of the day down to the second.  Most people have social apps like Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram where they can also post what they think which gives people more of their right to their freedom of speech.  People say that social media can encourage more open policy debates as people are given more of a voice to express their opinion now that they are able to give it.  Social media also has a big part in political parties and debates.  Politics have social media accounts which they use to advertise and persuade people to let their voice be heard.  People also have discussions about the election giving you a good indication on who you think will win it.

The 70’s networking technologies had improved and 1979’s Usenet allowed people to communicate virtually.  In the 1980’s home computers were becoming more common, relay chats and IRC’s started to be very popular and continued to be throughout the 1990’s.  That is around the time where social media started to become more sophisticated.  Six degrees was the first well known social media, made in 1997.  It allows users to make a profile and upload pictures and make friends with other users.    This started blogging sites which sparked a social media sensation.  Sites like Myspace was created in the early 2000’s as well as Youtube which created a new way of communicating from far distance. By 2006, Facebook and Twitter both became available to users throughout the world. People use social media during their everyday life.  A lot of businesses use social media to market products, promote brands, connect to current customers and foster new business. People rely on social media because these networks engage people. They bring a very large world together in a simple and easy way.

Social media has already started to transform the world.   It keeps rapidly changing and changes our world in a positive and negative impact.  Social media has affected the way we talk.  We talk with no filter and just spit out anything that comes to mind.  It has made people more judgmental online and real life.  Social media has made us lose some of our social skills, some people now are not capable of holding a conversation and people cannot interact with people in person because of how we are so dependent on it.  Social media gives more convenience to talk to more people and less social quality.  The way we write is now different, it is more summarized because of how limited characters you have on social media.  You get shorter paragraphs and sentences with not much grammar technique.  Social media can also be a distraction and effect time management, organization, and scheduling.  Also information is so available that it is easy for people to find information about you and to be surrounded and sink into the know that is shown on our phones and computers.   Social media also has a positive impact as well as a negative.  It can help advertise and promote awareness of specific causes.  People also use social media to express themselves and to have relationships with people around the world without actually seeing them.   Social media also allows people to stand up for what they believe in by acting upon it through social media.

As a business it is good to have a large social media presence for an extra bit is exposure and benefit.  Social media is getting really big on marketing some companies have been shot up to fame from only exploiting on the social media marketing.  For people who don’t own a business, social media is used to keep in touch with friends, making it the top reason social media is used globally.  Between the ages of 16 and 24 years old social media is to share what you’re doing and most of the time it is used to waste time.  The ages of 33 to 44 use social media to keep in touch with old friends that they rarely see and to look at the news and events going on throughout the world. I think they developed this invention because they wanted a way to communicate virtually.  They developed this invention that started in one area which spread and let others that live in far away places be able to communicate easier and faster through the internet. Before social media we were limited on interaction.  You would have to wait for a letter in the mail, have other people take your calls, and had to wait a week for pictures to get developed.  With the new technology that we have, we can now text, direct message, snapchat, ect. as many people as we want from any place in the world. When there was nos social media you could never get you message across unless you were directly talking to a person.  Your speech was hard to get through to other people because you couldn’t spread the word to everyone.  Now with social media your opinion can be uncensored and shared with a bigger audience.  With social media you are able to connect with other people by how many followers you have on Twitter or how many people friend you on Facebook.


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Is McLaren developing a force field for their wind shields?

Jacob Melvin
10/31/17

McLaren's Developing Force Fields

Did you think force fields were just fantasy? Think again McLaren is doing it. Lately McLaren is hinting on ideas about how they will put force fields that surround the wind shield. Chief designer at McLaren Frank Stephenson has been hinting on this idea for awhile now. Stephenson even knows how to make these force fields, they will be made from 30 kHz waves!  The force fields will be produced at the McLaren headquarters by scientists that work for McLaren. The need for this invention is evident. Many are sick of having to wash dead bugs and bird poop off their windshields or getting stuck in a rain or snow storm and have their wipers break or freeze up. This invention can be able to deflect everything that it touches making things like bugs never noticeable and storms look like just a shower or a flurry look like nothing!

Even though the force fields are a step in the right direction is there still some downsides? I think Frank Stephenson was influenced to make this invention for a couple reasons. The first being that McLaren's are a fancy cool car and windshield wipers can look ugly and it's an invention that could change the car world and open up a door to a world of ideas. Not to mention the fact how much safer it is than windshields. Surprisingly we've had windshield wipers since 1903 and some believe it's time to move on. I for one believe force fields for windshields is a great invention for the world. Not only are they a safer option but a much cooler one as well. Also the force fields may decrease the rate of car accidents in storms and accidents. Although I do believe that it won't be very affordable for a long time to come. In the future if the force fields are invented then it will have positive and negative affects. Obviously one the positives being how safe the force fields will make cars and how cool they are. This innovation overall will be have a positive affect on the world where the weather conditions are the most harsh. However, it would be a waste of money if the weather is mostly nice in some regions of the world. because it allows safer traveling for anyone who owns a McLaren. Although the only negative is how pricey the force fields will be and how it could make people turn away due to the price. All in all in my opinion the force fields will be a very advanced innovation in the car world.

The Future of Water Bottles... The Water Blob!

The future of water battles are here and instead of chugging water from a water bottle, you'll be sucking it in through a edible blob that looks like it floating in space.  Or eating it hole! The people at Skipping Blocks Lab in London came up with a way for home cooks to create a batch of water encased in a algae based gel. To consume these blobs, all you need to do is bite into the gel and sucking in the water.

                                          

These little orbs are called Ooho! These little orbs may seem a bit impractical at first but they serve a very good purpose, to reduce plastic pollution. 80% of plastic bottles are either thrown away or thrown on the ground after people have finished drink out of them. Water bottles are not bio-degradable  so when the are thrown on the ground they just sit there and sometimes can end up in our oceans and cause plastic pollution. These little blobs on the other hand, ARE bio-degradable and are safe for the earth. So, if they are thrown on the ground they will just be decomposed by other organisms.

Also these little orbs can be made right in your kitchen! Typical water bottles need to be made with CO2 and different fossil fuels but these orbs don't need any of those to be made. All they need are some  Sodium Alginate, Calcium Lactate and water. All ingredients needed to make these orbs can be found on amazon and are pretty inexpensive. On average its costs about 2 cents per unit to make these obes. To make these you could either follow the recipe exactly or you could modify and innovate the recipe as needed.

A problem with these orbs is that they can very easily be broken. Just one bit into them and they pop! That could be a big problem with keeping these orbs bare inside of you backpack or purse with sharp objects such as pens and pencils could cause the orbs to pop and then all the water inside the orbs will go everywhere and get your bag wet.

It will take a while for these orbs to officially replace water bottles for good, but they are stepping in the right direction of making our world a more Eco-friendly! Have fun wiping up a batch of these water blobs!




Work Cited:
Metcalfe, John. “This Futuristic Water Bottle Is an Edible, Gelatinous Blob.” The Atlantic, CityLab, 18 Mar. 2015, www.citylab.com/amp/article/388087/.

A Hot Air Balloon That Can Take You to Space! (Nearly)

Who needs a rocket ship when you got a hot air balloon? The company World View is creating a hot air balloon that can take you 99% above Earth's atmosphere. That means you'll be able to see sights such as the curvature of the Earth, and the sun rise over the planet! Technically, you will not be in space, but it is still an incredible distance away from Earth to travel to. Now, of course, a trip this incredible will not be cheap. To ride this balloon will cost you $75,000. World View aims to launch people into space in this year, 2017. It is being created at the company's location, Tucson Arizona. This innovation is so important to humanity because only a small percentage of humanity has been able to have a life-changing experience by being this far above the planet. A mere 536 humans, throughout our entire existence, have been to able to go through this experience, so World View wants to give that opportunity. It may be costly, but for something as incredible as this, there are bound to be people who will hand that over.
While this story is very interesting, here's my look on it. Firstly, I think that World View is a company that is dedicated to the field of space/flight and that the members are surrounded by fellow workers who share the ideal. I believe this because on World View's they include this description as a way to summarize their company: "World View is leading the way in the emerging stratospheric economy, unlocking affordable new applications with the introduction of the un-crewed Stratollite flight vehicle, and pioneering new perspectives with the development of the Voyager human spaceflight system.” It shows me they are dedicated to what they do. Their website also includes a quote from T.S Elliot, a British essayist, that is meant to show how the company pushes through obstacles to achieve their goals: “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” I also believe that this innovation is extremely important to the global community. I say this because this invention will allow regular people to witness a view some can only dream of. You would be entering a frontier that only 536 people can say they been to. Being 99% above the planet's atmosphere is an incredible feat. So just as long as you can spare $75,000, World View will give you the chance of a lifetime. Lastly, this invention is a extremely large step forward for humanity. As I have stated numerous times, this hot air balloon will be able to take you to edge of space and you experience the same views that astronauts describe with wonder. Plus, this invention shows how far we have come as a race. less than 100 years ago, we haven't even been into space, let alone the moon. But now, World View is offering to give ordinary people the chance to see the vast beyond up close.

Citations

• Cruddas, Sarah. “Company Will Balloon You to Space for $75,000.” CNN, Cable News Network, 5 Apr. 2016, www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/tech/balloons-fly-edge-of-space/index.html.
• Writer, Mike Wall Space.com Senior. “World View's Balloon-Based Space Tourism to Lift Off in 2017.” Space.com, www.space.com/30750-world-view-space-tourism-balloon-flights.html.
• “How Many People Have Been In Space? » Scienceline.” Scienceline, 5 Mar. 2010, scienceline.org/2007/03/ask-romero-people_in_space/.
• “World View Enterprises.” World View, worldview.space/.

Self-Driving Uber Cars: Helpful or Hurtful?

    What if the number one cause of death disappeared forever? That's where self-driving Uber cars come into play. Self-driving Uber cars are pretty self explanatory. These cars are able to drive without humans controlling it. Although, when operating, a self-driving Uber car is required to have safety drivers in the front that know how to take control of the car in case of emergency. Sebastian Thrun was the inventor of the self-driving Google cars. He agreed to help the co-founder of Uber, Travis Kalanick, create self-driving Uber cars. Self-driving Uber cars are currently being tested in many different states but are not on the market yet to buy because of safety regulations. Cars are already driving themselves in California, Texas, Arizona, Washington, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Although they are still restricted to specific driving areas and conditions, at some point in the future these cars will be all around us. These self-driving Uber cars are still being tested in Tempe, Arizona, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, California, and Texas. There is a need for self-driving cars because every day people get into accidents, there is a shortage of parking, and there is traffic congestion. According to https://www.uber.com/blog/pittsburgh/pittsburgh-self-driving-uber/, the mission of self-driving Uber cars is, “Reducing the number of traffic accidents, which today kill 1.3 million people a year; freeing up the 20 percent of space in cities currently used to park the world’s billion plus cars; and cutting congestion, which wastes trillions of hours every year.”

Since motor vehicle accidents kill so many people every year, self-driving cars came about to reduce these fatalities and unnecessary deaths. In my opinion, Sebastian Thrun agreed to help Travis Kalanick, the co-founder of Uber cars, make self-driving Uber cars because he believed that self-driving cars could help prevent car accidents and help the death rate go down. According to https://www.uber.com/blog/pittsburgh/pittsburgh-self-driving-uber/, it states that, “We know that self-driving Ubers have enormous potential to further our mission and improve society: reducing the number of traffic accidents, which today kill 1.3 million people a year.” That is roughly 3,287 people every day. So Kalanick figured that by creating self driving Uber cars it would help reduce the number of people who die every year. As shown in http://time.com/4729931/uber-self-driving-cars 2017/http://time.com/4729931/uber self-driving-cars-2017/, "Such sentiment may seem like denying the inevitable. But self-driving vehicles indeed have their limitations. Bad weather, for instance, remains a roadblock. That means they might be fine in sunny San Diego, but less useful in snowy Buffalo.” Self-driving Uber cars are tested and designed in the western part of the United States because of the accidents that happen so frequently there. Another reason that they may have gained popularity in the western United States is because the weather there is pretty consistent so they don’t have to worry about winter weather affecting the self-driving Uber cars. I feel that this innovation is important to our global community because it will help us to have a safer community. As said in https://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-agrawal/will-self-driving-cars ca_b_10468936.html,“Self-driving cars are anticipated to reduce the frequency of accidents on the roads, including fatal crashes. A study conducted by KPMG and the Center for Automotive Research predicted that test results show that 93-percent of accidents are due to human error." We all know that when we have an alert go off on our phones we want to look at it. It is just our instinct to check our phones. So by having self-driving Uber cars it will help make it so that when you're going somewhere you can check your phone or search for directions without having to worry about hitting someone and harming yourself or other people. You also won’t be breaking the law anymore. These cars will really help us to reduce the number of people that die every year in car accidents. According to, https://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-agrawal/will-self-driving-cars-ca_b_10468936.html, “Even in a self-driving vehicle, you can still be charged with driving under the influence (DUI). The answer is quite simple, regardless of what is powering the vehicle, you are still behind the wheel.” Even though these cars are self operated you still won’t be allowed to drink because you are still behind the wheel and that is the law. The reason being is in case you have to take control of the car in case of emergency, you can't be under the influence. A self-driving Uber car is one of the smartest things someone could have invented. By having these self-driving cars it will allow us to do things while driving. Although, according to https://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-agrawal/will-self-driving-cars-ca_b_10468936.html, “A concern is that technology will not drive itself safely. This does not always mean that it is a safe setup. Technology can lag due to lack of Wi-Fi signal, inclement weather, or just being in a more rural area.” If you need to grab something out of your bag on the seat next to you these cars will allow you to do just that. The cars are programmed to drive you to the destination you enter in the car. So all you have to do is sit back and enjoy the ride. As said in https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/13/16453926/self-driving-car-us-cities-uber-traffic-collisio, “Autonomous cars will completely change our cities if local officials plan accordingly, if cities re-invest in building robust transit networks, and if the technology works exactly as these companies promise.” Yes, all the quirks and everything haven’t been fixed but engineers are working to get there so that these cars one day will be safe enough to drive on the road without having to worry about it going out of control or causing harm to yourself or other people around you. So self-driving cars are definitely one day going to change the world for the better. Self-driving cars will one day soon revolutionize the world we live in today just like when the famous renaissance man, Isaac Newton discovered the law of gravity. Issac Newton's discovery made scientists rethink the way they looked at the world and their religion, and similarly self-driving cars will one day change the way people feel about driving. Once everyone is used to self-driving cars doing it for them and taking them where they need to go, no one will want to be behind the wheel again.

MLA CITATION:

1. Hawkins, Andrew J. “Autonomous Cars without Human Drivers Will Be Allowed on California Roads Starting next Year.” The Verge, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2017, www.theverge.com/2017/10/11/16458850/self-driving-car-california-dmv-regulations.
2. Bhuiyan, Johana. “Inside Uber's Self-Driving Car Mess.” Recode, Recode, 24 Mar. 2017, www.recode.net/2017/3/24/14737438/uber-self-driving-turmoil-otto-travis-kalanick-civil-war.
3. Hawkins, Andrew J. “Uber's Self-Driving Cars Are Now Picking up Passengers in Arizona.”The Verge, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2017, www.theverge.com/2017/2/21/14687346/uber-self-driving-car-arizona-pilot-ducey-california.
4. Bhuiyan, Johana. “Uber Has Resumed Tests of Its Self-Driving Cars after an Arizona Crash.”Recode, Recode, 27 Mar. 2017, www.recode.net/2017/3/27/15077386/uber-self-driving-autonomous-cars-resume-testing-crash-collision-arizona.
5. “Forecasts.” Driverless Car Market Watch, www.driverless-future.com/?page_id=384.
6. Tannert, Chuck. “Will You Ever Be Able To Afford A Self-Driving Car?” Fast Company, Fast Company, 3 Feb. 2014, www.fastcompany.com/3025722/will-you-ever-be-able-to-afford-a-self-driving-car.
7. “Here's How Much a Self-Driving Uber Ride Will Cost.” Break into Tech, www.breakinto.tech/blog/2016/10/20/heres-how-much-a-self-driving-uber-ride-will-cost.
8. “Uber Drivers Say They're Not Worried About Self-Driving Cars.” Time, Time, time.com/4729931/uber-self-driving-cars-2017/.“Uber Drivers Say They're Not Worried About Self-Driving Cars.” Time, Time, time.com/4729931/uber-self-driving-cars-2017/.
9. Hawkins, Andrew J. “Self-Driving Cars Are on a Collision Course with Our Crappy Cities.”The Verge, The Verge, 13 Oct. 2017, www.theverge.com/2017/10/13/16453926/self-driving-car-us-cities-uber-traffic-collision.
10. Kessler, Sarah. “A Timeline of When Self-Driving Cars Will Be on the Road, According to the People Making Them.” Quartz, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2017, https://qz.com/943899/a-timeline-of-when-self-driving-cars-will-be-on-the-road-according-to-the-people-making-them/
11. Chafkin, Max. “Uber's First Self-Driving Fleet Arrives in Pittsburgh This Month.”Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg, 18 Aug. 2016, www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2016-08-18/uber-s-first-self-driving-fleet-arrives-in-pittsburgh-this-month-is06r7on.
12. LeFebvre, Rob. “Pittsburgh Is Falling out of Love with Uber's Self-Driving Cars.” Engadget, 22 May 2017, www.engadget.com/2017/05/22/pittsburgh-out-of-love-with-uber/.
13. Bhuiyan, Johana. “Uber's Autonomous Cars Drove 20,354 Miles and Had to Be Taken over at Every Mile, According to Documents.” Recode, Recode, 16 Mar. 2017, www.recode.net/2017/3/16/14938116/uber-travis-kalanick-self-driving-internal-metrics-slow-progress.
14. www.uber.com/blog/pittsburgh/pittsburgh-self-driving-uber/.
15. “Road Crash Statistics.” ASIRT, asirt.org/initiatives/informing-road-users/road-safety-facts/road-crash-statistics.
16. Agrawal, AJ. “Will Self-Driving Cars Cause More or Less Accidents?” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 14 June 2016, www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-agrawal/will-self-driving-cars-ca_b_10468936.html.

Drones' Impact on the Future

How will Drones Change the Future?

         Hear that buzz in the air? That's a drone, an increasingly more common invention used by hobbyists and professionals alike.  The first unmanned aircraft was created by Reginald Denny in 1919 and called the Radioplane.  Although it may look far from modern day drones, it sparked the minds of many inventors, and led to the drones that we can see in the sky today.  Drones are becoming a more common sight in the sky today as they are being produced all over the world. These speedy flying machines are used for some people, just as fun, but others rely on them as their job as aerial photographers and videographers. Drones could also be used for item transportation over long distances, as companies do not need to pay employees to drive or fly the package to the desired location.  Some companies like Amazon have already taken advantage of this and shipped a few of their deliveries through the sky via drones.  These machines are being built all over the world, and their are many different types of drones, from small, pocket sized drones, to full sized drones with cameras and advanced technology.  The uses for drones are endless, from military to photography, to name a few, but probably one of the most beneficial uses for drones is that they do not require fossil fuel to operate.  As many people know, fossil fuels are not a renewable resource, so the knowledge that we may be able to conserve some of this precious resource in the future by the use of drones is very valuable.  Drones typically run on lithium-ion batteries which are a rechargeable type of battery that can be used over and over again.  These are the same batteries that can be found in your phone.  Drones haven't always been around, in fact drones as we know them today are relatively new.

          The very first unmanned flying machine was created in 1919 by Reginald Denny, an actor during WWI.  It is believed that Denny created the Radioplane for military use, and the Radioplane was created in this part of the world because this was a war zone, and drones could be very useful as they could do the jobs of some humans without risking their lives.  In war, if one country put fighters in planes, and up in the sky, then those men were shot down, all of the information would be lost, but with a drone, they could send as many of them as they wanted in to the sky with very little risk compared to sending a human.  The Radioplane was a very important invention for the whole world because it showed that it was possible to create an unmanned flying machine.  This sparked ideas for many inventors across the globe, and led to the modern day drone.  It is almost inevitable that someone would have had this idea eventually, but who knows how much longer it would have taken for it to become a reality.  Without Denny, the modern day drone may not even be created today.  Due to the fact that the creation of drones may have been delayed many years, this would leave a lot less jobs for people everywhere.  Aerial photographers and videographers would be out of jobs if Denny had never had this idea.  Drones can and will change the future in many ways like transportation, delivery, and photography.  These amazing machines will allow humans to go where they never could before, like the bottom of the ocean, and distant space. The possibilities are endless with drones, and there is not doubt that without Reginald Denny, we would not even be close to where we are today in terms of discovery, travel and much more.






“Informit.” Drones, Drones, Drones |  
InformIT, www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2433612 

Naughton, Russell. Remote Piloted Aerial Vehicles - The Radioplane Target Drone, www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/rpav_radioplane4.html





                                                                                                                                         
                                                       

Prosthetic's with a Sense of Touch

     Do you or anybody you know have a prosthetic? If not, imagine losing a limb or being born without one and not being able to feel anything. Soon, with the help of European engineers, professors, and scientists you won't have to worry anymore. Prosthetic's with a sense of touch are being worked on in Switzerland and Italy. The European engineers, professors, and scientists are already working on this particular invention and within no time they will be used all over the world. In 2013, patient Dennis Aabo Sorensen had the opportunity to test the new prosthetic on his hand. Many electrodes were placed inside of Dennis' nerves where his hand was amputated. The electrodes connect to the prosthetic. These electrodes send waves throughout the body into the brain. The prosthetic is supposed to give him a sense of touch and control throughout his hand. The prosthetic allows the patient to feel pressure, determine each object by touch, and be able to grab or hold objects depending where the prosthetic is. However, the invention is still in the process of being created, this means it still has a long way to go till it is 100% ready for use, but in Sorensen's case it worked.

     This invention will better humanity. First of all, it will make humans with prosthetic's, feel better about themselves and want to do more because they can feel again. Secondly, if the person with the prosthetic had an important job such as a surgeon, they would be able to pursue that job again because they can feel, and they would be able to saves lots of lives. Lastly, patients with the prosthetic would be able to bond over this accomplishment and talk to each other about how it personally helps them. In addition, the main professor, Silvestro Micera, believes that the better understanding in the fields of neuroscience, neurology, and geriatrics means the better development of clinical solutions.

     This invention could have both pros and cons. The pros could better the scientists, engineers, and professors and their research. They pros could also better humans and how we live. Also, the prosthetic's could work and amaze people all over the world by letting them feel again. However, there could also be cons and the invention might not work 100% as planned. If the invention doesn't work then people all over the world will be very disappointed and will definitely never be able to feel again. Another way it could be bad, would be because the electrons could end up being very dangerous especially when they are put in the wrong spot. This could also be bad if the electrodes aren't working correctly and are inside the nerves sending bad electronic waves to the brain. If this invention goes as planned it could change lots of peoples lives. It would better people with prosthetic's lives or anyone around them, such as family and friends.

     The Renaissance was the invention time period and so many inventions were created during that time. This new invention is just like the invention of medicine, such as ibuprofen, during the Renaissance. Medicine helped certain individuals all around the world just like this new prosthetic will. Medicine and prosthetic's with a sense of touch would both be used to better our understanding of the human body and how it works. That means that these products would both better the scientific world. These inventions would also both better humans as a whole. They would make us feel better when we are sick or give us the ability to do things we wouldn't be able to normally do. Overall, I think that prosthetic's with a sense of touch will better the world.

MLA CITATION:

Khaliq, Azzief. “10 Futuristic Technology That May Come True Very Soon.” HKDC, www.hongkiat.com/blog/future-techonology-coming-true-soon/.

MailOnline, Richard Gray for. “Bionic FINGERTIP helps amputee sense touch and textures: Man who lost left hand is able to feel surfaces with prosthetic digit.” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 8 Mar. 2016, www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3482068/Bionic-FINGERTIP-helps-amputee-sense-touch-textures-Man-lost-left-hand-able-feel-surfaces-prosthetic-digit.html.

“Prof. Dr. Silvestro Micera.” S. Micera | CNP, 5 Apr. 2016, https://cnp.epfl.ch/Miceralab.

The Slingshot

Can you imagine living in a world without clean drinking water? Well, for some people, this is their reality. This is why Dean Kamen designed the Slingshot, a water purifier, to help people in Africa and Latin America. It is very important to get these countries clean water. According to The World Health Organization, about 4.3 million people die from dirty water each year and there are 780 million people that can’t obtain clean water. The water the people in these countries drink is filled with bacteria and disease. Some diseases can be, Guinea Worms Disease, Typhoid, and Dysentery. Some towns even share their water source with cattle. If Kamen gets them clean water, it will save many humans and animals.

How it works

    The Slingshot is made out of the bed of a Chevy truck and can produce clean drinking water from seawater, poisoned wells, river sludge, sewage, chemical waste, basically anything, and make it new clean water. It doesn’t use filters or chemicals. It doesn't take a lot of energy, it’s fairly small, and it can purify over 250,000 liters per year, that’s helping roughly 300 people. It just takes the dirty, unusable water, heats it up, evaporates it, then it rains down, and gets collected before it hits the ground again. Although, there are some negatives. In these countries in doesn't always rain and they could easily go into a drought. If there is no water to collect, there is no way to get water clean. Also, even if there is water, you have to carry the water to it or carry the purifier over to the water source, and it is heavy. Lastly, some of the parts inside of it could break and need to be replaced which would cost money. After 10 years of development, this was put into trial in Ghana and a few other countries in that area.

About Dean Kamen

    This is not the first Kamen invention. He has always been creative and hardworking. As he got older he wanted to make his inventions help people in need. Some other innovations are, the iBot- an advanced mobility system, LUKE Arm- a prosthetic arm that moves in multiple places, and Dialysis- an at home treatment for people with end stage renal disease. He knows that if he gets people clean water, he can save more than half the world's population. He is now working with Coca-Cola on this project hoping that his ideas and their worldwide influence, will be enough for this to work.

    Dean is the founder and CEO of DEKA. His company is based out of Manchester, New Hampshire, and has been around since 1982. There are hundreds of trained professionals working here to develop life changing innovations. This is one of the best research and development companies in the country and many world changing inventions have been thought up and developed here.  

Renaissance

    The Renaissance was a period of many inventions. One being, the Flush Toilet. Before the Flush Toilet, people used, holes in the ground, chamber-pots, and outhouses. Both the Slingshot and the Flush Toilet solve water problems. The Slingshot, takes dirty water and purifies it. The Flush Toilet, created a way to manage waste water. Without the Slingshot, the water stays dirty and unsafe. Without Flush Toilets, the waste would get in the drinking water bringing bacteria with it. These inventions both help to prevent the spread of disease for millions of people.

MLA Citations

“About Us.” DEKA, www.dekaresearch.com/about-deka/.

Barksdale, Nate. “Who invented the flush toilet?” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 19 May 2015, www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-invented-the-flush-toilet.

“Flush Toilet.” Inventions and Innovations of the Renaissance, codyreynolds82.weebly.com/flush-toilet.html.

Foster, Tom. “Pure Genius: How Dean Kamen's Invention Could Bring Clean Water To Millions.” Popular Science, 16 June 2014, www.popsci.com/article/science/pure-genius-how-dean-kamens-invention-could-bring-clean-water-millions.

Morris, Chris. “11 inventions that could change the world.” CNBC, CNBC, 14 June 2014, www.cnbc.com/2014/06/11/11-inventions-that-could-change-the-world.html?slide=8.

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The Pantelligent

     The Pantelligent is the latest and most advanced frying pan. You don't even need to be a 5-star chef to cook the perfect steak. The smart pan uses heat sensors to measure the temperature and collect other data about whatever you're cooking. It transmits the data to a smartphone app via Bluetooth technology in the handle. The app uses the data to tell the user when to do each step in the recipe. The original idea for the Pantelligent was that of Humberto Evans and Mike Robbins, but Kyle Moss and Yuan Wei helped to develop it. It was developed at Circuit Lab Inc. for about $20,000, and it's currently being used in homes across America. The Pantelligent is helping take away the stress of cooking, one struggling chef at a time.

A screenshot of what the Pantelligent app
looks like while you're cooking.

     Humberto Evans and Mike Robbins created the Pantelligent because they realized from personal experience that other people probably need help in the kitchen. According to Junnie Kwon, Humberto Evans cooked his own meals in college, while his best friend Mike Robbins could barely fry an egg. The only time Robbins would give up the lure of takeout was when Evans gave him step-by-step cooking instructions. They realized that other people probably struggle in the kitchen, and decided to create the Pantelligent to help them.

     I think that the Pantelligent is important to the global community because it helps people become better cooks and better people. According to Junnie Kwon, the Pantelligent is already helping people become better chefs. It has taught Mike Robbins, one of the Pantelligent's inventors, how to cook his own meals, when he couldn't cook anything before. The Pantelligent is a humanist invention because it was created to help better the culinary world. It helps people learn to cook all different types of recipes to better their knowledge of food and cooking.

     I think that the Pantelligent would have a positive impact on the world if it wasn't for the high cost. The Pantelligent is currently priced at $199. According to Tyler Lauletta, $199 is a high price to pay for just one pan. Also, according to Denny Arar, the Pantelligent isn't a product that everyone needs, which is why I think that it won't sell very well. I think the Pantelligent has the possibility to change the world if it becomes less expensive. The Pantelligent could also have a negative impact on the world because it could hurt the cooking industry. Regular pans probably won't sell very much if people start buying the Pantelligent. In conclusion, I don't think the Pantelligent will change the world, at least not now, because of the high cost and low demand for it.

     The Pantelligent is kind of similar to the Renaissance invention the match. Both the match and the Pantelligent made cooking easier. The match made cooking easier because it made it a lot faster to make a fire. Then you could use the fire for cooking or keeping warm. The match was invented by Robert Boyle. Although they are somewhat similar, they are also very different. The Pantelligent is very safe and there is no reported accidents using it. On the other hand, the match is not safe and it accidentally went up in flames while in someones pocket.



Citations

Arar, Denny. “Pantelligent Smart Pan review: This skillet delivers the goods.” TechHive, TechHive, 13 Apr. 2016, www.techhive.com/article/3055324/home-tech/pantelligent-smart-pan-review-this-skillet-delivers-the-goods.html.

Kwon, Junnie. “A Frying Pan That Teaches You to Cook.” Popular Science, 1 June 2015, www.popsci.com/frying-pan-teaches-you-cook.

Lauletta, Tyler. “I tried Pantelligent, the smart frying pan that's essential to any new cook.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 23 May 2016, www.businessinsider.com/pantelligent-smart-frying-pan-review-2016-5.