Author: Connected World
There will soon be a new category of travelers, it seems. Dubbed “Catastrophe Tourists,” they will venture far and near to check off their list of “soon to be gone” locations. Wildfires consuming the area? Check. Ocean property now under water? Check. City sinking? Check. Ghost towns? Check. Parroting the cliched “Bucket List” of things to do and places to see before you die, the new tourist is instead seeking places that are dying and, unfortunately, the list is growing. Climate change is the catch-all phrase for why cities and rural areas are experiencing repeated catastrophic weather, causing everything from…
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Quantum technology offers many untapped opportunities that businesses are just beginning to realize. Consider the case of quantum sensors, which is forecast to reach $7.1 billion by 2044, according to IDTechEx. Quantum sensors can be used to measure time, magnetic field and current, gravity, angular motion, single-photons, and more. This could prove useful in applications such as electric and autonomous vehicles, brain scanners, quantum computers, underground mapping equipment, satellite, and consumer electronics, just to name a few. Here is how this can help in various vertical markets: Timing and inertial navigation. Remote current sensing. Quantum computing read-out. Looking to the…
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