On Fridays I post here a roundup of things I’ve mentioned on social media over the prior week, generally stories about emerging technologies, experiential activations, interactive art, advances in scientific research, and other things I find interesting.
It was crazy exciting to be a part of this Elton John event today where we unveiled the amazing virtual reality recap of his career created by the very talented Spinifex team:
Image: ROCKET ENTERTAINMENT
Is Facebook at the beginning of its downward spiral?
Image: Pau Barrena/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Thinker is a Chinese AI chip designed for use on small battery-powered devices – a niche that could help China’s chipmakers to catch up to the West:
Image: SHOUYI YIN, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS
Physicists made a volumetric display using a laser and particle system that creates 3D projections with significant advantages over holograms:
Image: Lucasfilm Ltd/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
Scientists at MIT have created a hair-thin implant that can drip medication into the brain by remote control:
Image: CANAN DAGDEVIREN/MIT VIA AP
While we may indeed be on the brink of “quantum supremacy” with 50 qubit computers, quantum computing still has a lot of major hurdles:
Image: Josef Bsharah for Quanta Magazine
AI startup Doxel is using lidar-equipped robots to boost productivity on construction sites:
Image: Doxel
Korean scientists created smart contact lenses that can monitor the glucose in tears:
Image: Science AAAS
Agencies are freeing up spaces for their clients to use as experiential retail testing grounds:
Image: Hawke Media / Digiday
To see stories like this throughout the week, follow me on Twitter: @josiah17