Transcript SMTA ET

SMTA
Ken Gilleo PhD
ET-Trends
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We’ve always been doing nano
We just gave it a name and big bucks
But Nano get’s crushed by the establishment
The Nano Crush:
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1970s Oil Crisis Wake-up call
1980 Back to Sleep
2008 Wake-up -- no “snooze” alarm
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Solar Thermal will beat PV
PREDICTIONS
Wind to become top alternative
New power grid from wind/sun regions
Opportunity Areas
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Power control (efficiency) – at all levels
Power distribution tech
Alternate energy – 100’s of new products
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2008 we make 60 million cars/year
2050 we would build 600,000 cars/day
2050 expect 3-billion cars on the road
This is insane
Personal transportation model obsolete
Robo-taxi
 Telecommuting – “send data, not bodies”
 Regional “everything”
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The next big thing – opportunities at all
levels
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Electronics
Mechanics
Sensors
Programming; including AI
Many other areas
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Ubiquitous Robotics
Wireless linking
Remote diagnosis/treatment
Much more preventative medicine
Implanted diagnosis-delivery and
monitoring
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Globalization implosion
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End of mega-mass mfg – flawed anyway
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Right-sized modular regional
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Not just about transportation costs
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Return of “craftsmanship”
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Moving your
“window”
Living quarters
Control
Customers
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What held it up for so long? Trust – or lack.
See next slide
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Low cost traveling
Light traffic
Fast commute
No speeding tickets
No more crashes
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