Rethinking Roads – Plastics now used to build stronger, greener and cheaper roads

There is a world plastic waste problem. These non-biodegradable wastes are accumulating worldwide in our landfills, waterways, oceans and even as litter in our communities. MacRebur is part of a growing handful of revolutionary attempts at road technology innovations - they hold UK and European patent on the method and recipe of mixing waste plastics such as bottles, bags, cups, etc with bitumen to produce a new type of asphalt road material.

- http://transenergize.com/2017/04/28/rethinking-roads-plastics-now-used-to-build-stronger-greener-and-cheaper-roads/

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INDOOR VERTICAL FARMS - 100 times more productive than field farming

Vertical farming is a way of growing crops in beds stacked vertically inside a controlled enclosure. This is done usually without soil or natural light. This opens up possibilities in stark contrast to traditional outdoor farming

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All over the world, croplands face degradation and agricultural runoff causes major pollution in the oceans. Outdoor farming is known to also consumes about 70% of the world's freshwater. On the other hand, innovative vertical farms use a very small amount of water for production. They produce no runoffs and can reduce the pressure on arable lands. However, these vertical farms have had to deal with many challenges in its development. Innovators and many forward-thinking entrepreneurs are working on making it a useful technology today.

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Smartphones that can Detect Cancer and other Diseases from your Breath

Smartphones, integrated with add-ons and apps are capable of improving our well-being. With the newest models being able to detect changes in things such as temperature, humidity, hand gestures or light, we are seeing a generation of sensors designed to do much more. But there is one thing these smartphones can now do, that is getting us all so fired up - They can perform accurate and immediate clinical diagnosis using breath analysis technology. This has far-reaching implications for healthcare delivery.

http://transenergize.com/2017/05/09/smartphones-that-sniff-cancer-and-other-diseases-from-your-breath/

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Super Savings - An Israeli company cutting your cost of air-ticket to bare minimum

The Aviation industry is known for the extreme volatility of ticket prices. There is no one way to book a flight at the best bargain. Even if you book on special offers or check a hundred travel sites for the best deal, you cannot guarantee the price of the ticket won’t drop further. The perception that prices may only increase is faulty as in reality, prices continually fluctuate until the flight takes off.

An Israeli tech company uses an innovative proprietary technology that continuously and automatically monitors ticket prices. If the price of a flight ticket drops, the customer is alerted right away, the best way to save time, effort and money.

FaiFly - http://transenergize.com/2017/04/17/maximum-savings-on-flight-tickets-an-israeli-company-with-technology-to-do-exactly-that/

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Apply - UNICEF Innovation Fund ($50,000 - $90,000)

The UNICEF's Innovation (Venture) Fund is a newly established, non-thematic, pooled fund which has been specifically designed to finance early stage, open-source technology that can benefit children.

See more - http://transenergize.com/2017/05/18/enter-unicef-innovation-fund/

Strong Financial and technological support from UNICEF’s Venture Fund is available for companies that can show a strong founding team and a clear path to improving the lives of children.

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Free finances - App today that make your savings automatic and super easy

There are so many kinds of personal finance apps in the market today. With most designed to help users create budgets, better understand their finances, and make informed decisions with their money. However, some of these apps stand out in the way they address simple money needs seamlessly. When it comes to saving money, one of such is the Digit app.

- http://transenergize.com/2017/05/23/app-that-make-your-savings-automatic-and-easy/

Apps that help people save/invest money seamlessly is going hot!

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AGRICTECH system unifying rural farmers and urban sponsors for profits

Skilled farmers and millions of hectares of underutilized arable land are wasting away in many parts of emerging markets, while on the other hand, the demand for high-quality organic agricultural food is increasing globally.

See - http://transenergize.com/2017/04/10/popular-agrictech-system-unifying-rural-farmers-and-urban-sponsors-for-profits/

Even Here in Nigeria, Digitally empowered, Agrictech entrepreneurs are leveraging this disconnect to build platforms that make it possible for people to invest in local farming.

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Unique GLOBAL Address System - A UK company ensuring that you never get lost

We are using postcodes and address systems designed decades ago. The UN estimates that about 4 billion people lack a reliable way to address their homes and, as such, are denied access to basic social and civic services. Globally, poor addressing is frustrating and costs businesses billions in logistic errors and adjustments.

See - http://transenergize.com/2017/04/18/never-get-lost-uk-company-selling-an-absolutely-unique-global-address-system/

Precise and consistent location referencing would not only improve global addressing, it could also connect people and businesses to untapped customer bases and new industry sectors.

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Best skills and businesses for online Freelance

See - http://transenergize.com/2017/03/08/the-best-skills-and-businesses-for-online-freelance-services/

The Freelance Economy is huge and is growing fast. What skills are businesses turning online to find, as they try to overcome the talent crunch and find the specific skills they need?

According to UpWorks - Development skills account for one-third of the Top 20 fastest-growing skills. Content marketing skills such as proofreading, SEO writing, animation and video editing all saw rapid growth as well. Start-up entrepreneurs should seriously consider developing competence in these skills and business as they give them access to markets far beyond their immediate location.

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32 stupid and weird business ideas that eventually made millions

See - http://transenergize.com/2017/06/08/32-stupid-and-weird-business-ideas-that-made-millions/

Stupid, crazy, weird business ideas, no matter what you choose to call them, they just have this "out of the box" screaming all over them. This is of course when they find huge commercial success.

They ride on gut feeling fads of the times in ways that are not expected as they rake in millions. Here are just about 32 mostly American stories that remind us that profits and riches are lying around in some of the weird thoughts that come to mind.

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Urban fresh air - from a single tree that mimics a forest

See - http://transenergize.com/2017/06/13/urban-fresh-air-from-a-tree-that-mimics-a-forest/

A steady supply of urban fresh air play a very important role in public health. According to the World Health Organisation, air pollution is now the world’s largest single environmental health risk, causing millions of death per year. Globally, city administrators continue to exploit ways to make the air in cities safer and GreenTech entrepreneurs are actively pushing the boundaries of available solutions in this space.

Berlin-based Green City Solutions is promoting its City Tree technology designed to act as super trees, reported to have the environmental benefit of up to 275 actual trees. This is an interesting addition to the mix of urban air purifying technologies.

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Boy Invents Genius Device that can Stop Children from dying in Hot Cars

See - http://viralgreens.com/2017/06/25/boy-invents-genius-device-stop-children-dying-hot-cars/

A quick thinking 10-year-old boy, Bishop Curry, has invented something called the Oasis, a clever little gadget that monitors the temperature inside the car. If the temperature gets too high, the Oasis will turn on, and cool air will be emitted. The plan is to have a cover or a car seat that will be able to start cooling the air around the child until help arrives.

Revolutionary "Solar Paints" transform your house into a source of clean energy

Source - http://transenergize.com/2017/06/28/solar-paints-transform-your-house-to-a-source-of-clean-energy/

The challenge to grow the clean energy market is on and it is a technology challenge. A team of researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have announced the development of a "solar paint" that can be used to generate energy.

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EFFICIENT BRICK-LAYING ROBOTS CAN NOW BUILD FULL HOUSES IN 2 DAYS

Source - http://transenergize.com/2017/07/05/brick-laying-robot-can-build-a-full-sized-house-in-two-days/

Engineers in Perth, Australia, have created a full house-building machine that can create the brick framework of a property. Working about 20 times faster than a human bricklayer.

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Blade-less fans are getting better, keeping air clean, set cool or hot


Source - http://transenergize.com/2017/07/06/dyson-blade-less-fans-are-getting-better-keeping-air-clean/

Dyson, a consumer electronics company famous for its line of vacuum cleaners, has also shown success with its blade-less fan technology called the Dyson Air Multiplier. The fan is known for its unusual characteristic as it doesn't have any visible blades. It appears to be a circular tube mounted on a pedestal. The shallow tube is only a few inches deep.

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Battery-free cellphone demonstrates promising proof of concept

Source - http://transenergize.com/2017/07/07/battery-free-cellphone-demonstrates-promising-proof-of-concept/

A research team at the University of Washington have invented a cellphone that requires no batteries. Instead, the phone harvests the few micro-watts of power it requires from either ambient radio signals or light. Once fully developed, this has massive commercial implications across consumer electronic devices . . .

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Amabrush - gives you automatic toothbrush in 10 seconds (video)

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/11/amabrush-gives-automatic-toothbrush-10-seconds-video/

Amabrush has developed an automatic tooth brushing device that reportedly cleans your teeth in 10 seconds, with a motor doing all the work. According to its makers, the Amabrush simulates the bass method of brushing, which is recommended by dentists. . .

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The Identity Ring - it remembers your passwords, credit cards, and more (Video)

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/10/the-identity-ring-it-remembers-your-passwords-credit-cards-and-more/

There are many kinds of smart rings in the market. Some help with fitness tracking, smart payments, and so many other functions. However none yet has the ability to function as your personal identification. This is where Token hits the market.

Token has developed a biometric ring that can be used to authenticate your identity. This means it can be used to make credit card transactions, open doors and start cars. It stores personal information, like credit cards and digital passwords. To make this possible, they have integrated their platform with an impressive list of powerful incumbents including MasterCard, Microsoft, Apple, Visa and HID . . .

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Write with gestures - Smart glove translates sign language into text (Video)

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/13/write-gestures-smart-glove-translates-sign-language-text-video/

A device called 'The Language of Glove' has been developed by engineers at the University of California, San Diego. It is a smart glove that can translate the American Sign Language alphabet into text and control a virtual hand to mimic sign language gestures.

Most people find it difficult to understand sign language and this is can be very frustrating for the people who depend on it to communicate. This is the pain a smart glove like 'the language of glove' is designed to alleviate.

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Free open international grants, funds & competitions (wk23 roundup)

Here is a weekly roundup of open international grants, funds, special scholarships, competitions, fellowships and conferences open in different parts of the world. These opportunities open doors for participants as they enjoy completely empowering new experiences and grow a valuable international network. The list is organised in three sections - Grants, Business Funding and Other Open Invitations . . .

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End OF VIDEO EVIDENCE - A.I. NOW CREATES SCARILY CONVINCING FAKE VIDEOS

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/19/end-video-evidence-now-creates-scarily-convincing-fake-videos-2/

A new algorithm that can create realistic looking videos of speech from audio files has been announced in a paper published by the University of Washington. Researchers at the University announced a new video-editing tool which they used to superimpose audio onto a video of former U.S. president Barack Obama, making it appear as though he's saying whatever they want him to (with astonishingly realistic lip movement) . . .

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GOOGLE GLASSES ARE BACK & ITS INCREASING EFFICIENCY ACROSS INDUSTRIES

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/20/google-glasses-are-back-its-increasing-efficiency-across-industries/

Google glasses have been re-introduced to the market with a special focus on enterprise clientele. The current Google Enterprise Edition has found successful applications in aviation, manufacturing, medicare, etc.

Google glasses were initially promoted as a consumer electronic device and this didn't work out so well. It raised privacy concerns giving the device a some stigma it could not overcome. In 2015, the device went off sale and the official word promised future versions of Glass would reappear . . .

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24 hours staff-less mobile grocery shops open in Shanghai (Video)

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/25/24-hours-staff-less-mobile-grocery-shops-open-in-shanghai-video/

A Chinese startup pushes the boundaries of A.I. interventions in retail as it launches a handful of mobile staff-less convenience stores where customers open the door and pay the bill with their phone.

Late last year, Amazon showed off its fully automated Amazon Go store concept. While we await the a full scale roll-out of the Amazon Go, a Chinese company has gone full steam to launch a number of staff-less, mobile grocery stores that wants to shake up your shopping routine.

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SEE: Robotic eel designed for environmental services in water (Video)

Source - http://transenergize.com/2017/07/26/robotic-eel-designed-for-environmental-services-in-water-video/

Researchers at Switzerland's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have produced some animal inspired robots over the years, such as the reptilian spy crocodiles. Recently, they announced the development of a robotic eel that can swim through contaminated water, to find the source of the pollution among other things.

The sensor equipped robot can be controlled remotely or swim on its own . . .
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World's first AI-generated music album puts human composers on notice

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/08/23/worlds-first-ai-generated-music-album-puts-human-composers-on-notice/


A music album called I AM AI, is believed to be the first AI-generated music album. It is entirely composed and produced by an artificial intelligence.


I AM AI is the latest step in the direction of making manually composed songs outdated. It is an album produced through a collaboration between pop singer Taryn Southern and a series of machine learning apps, including the Amper App. Taryn is a popular musician in the entertainment industry, She is a singer and digital storyteller who has made more than 500 million views on YouTube, and she has over 450 thousand subscribers. The singer gave Amper guidelines, including the speed of the song, key signature and preferred instruments, and AI then produced a track to these specifications.

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Automated cricket farms could be the next big source of proteins
source:http://transenergize.com/2017/08/29/automated-cricket-farms-could-be-the-next-big-source-of-proteins/

Insect protein is becoming a big food trend and companies are finding ways to grow lots of them. To achieve this, Aspire Food Group has turned to a system of robots. Crickets like many other insects are a fantastic source of protein, provided you can find the courage to eat one. On the other hand, beef, which provides a huge part of proteins in our food, is linked to many environmental and sustainability challenges.

Cricket company Aspire has a plan to tackle this dilemma. The Austin, Texas-based company wants to create massive cricket farms, with its sole purpose to produce, feed, and harvest the insects and turn them into food people can eat.
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Unbreakable rubber bands are coming to the market soon

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/08/31/unbreakable-rubber-bands-are-coming-to-the-market-soon/

Researchers from the world's largest rubber band manufacturer are working with scientists to make their product immortal.

Alliance Rubber Co. is partnering some British researchers to put graphene into its rubber bands. This will make the rubber bands literately unbreakable and 200 times stronger than steel.

According to the director of business strategy at Alliance Jason Risner, the company is spending the next year working with University of Sussex researchers to ascertain the perfect ratio of graphene to rubber. Alliance plans to sell these graphene-infused rubber bands to a number of industries as soon as it’s perfected.

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Beautiful concrete roof can be made to generates solar power (video)

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/10/27/beautiful-concrete-roof-that-generate-solar-power-video/

A Switzerland-based team has successfully designed and built a concrete roof structure that can generate solar energy. The unique shape of the roof is constructed in several layers. Heating and cooling coils and the insulation are installed over the inner concrete layer. A second layer, encloses the roof, onto which thin-film photo-voltaic cells are installed.

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