Scenario prompts 3 October 2023; go modular

Scenario prompts are the first step of strategy development. Topics to consider are quantum-sized machines, soil, material science, going modular, encryption, smart glasses, MilliMobile, speculative fiction, Lego and sandcastle worms.

Read “How Big Things Get Done”

Researchers create a tiny boson-fermion quantum engine that works

https://interestingengineering.com/science/tiny-quantum-engine-that-works?

Using the principles of quantum mechanics, a team of researchers have managed the seemingly impossible: making a working quantum-sized engine.

We've Been Overlooking a Major Part of Climate Change, And It's Sending Warning Signs

https://www.sciencealert.com/weve-been-overlooking-a-major-part-of-climate-change-and-its-sending-warning-signs?

Heat extremes develop much faster in the soil than in the air

Alchemy Arrives in a Burst of Light

https://www.quantamagazine.org/alchemy-arrives-in-a-burst-of-light-20200930/?

Researchers have shown how to effectively transform one material into another using a finely shaped laser pulse.

Infrastructure For The Future: Building Giga Scale To Last Forever

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trondarneundheim/2023/10/02/infrastructure-for-the-future-building-giga-scale-to-last-forever/

Read https://www.ronimmink.com/project-management-wisdom/

Quantum Computers Could Crack Encryption Sooner Than Expected With New Algorithm

https://singularityhub.com/2023/10/02/quantum-computers-could-crack-encryption-sooner-than-expected-with-new-algorithm/?

One of the most well-established and disruptive uses for a future quantum computer is the ability to crack encryption. A new algorithm could significantly lower the barrier to achieving this.

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses hands-on: in pursuit of content

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/27/23889307/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-wearables-connect?

Unlike the original, I kind of see where Meta’s going with its second-gen smart glasses.

Self-driving robot can run indefinitely on harvested power

https://www.futurity.org/self-driving-robot-millimobile-sensors-internet-of-things-2980542/

Researchers have now created MilliMobile, a self-driving robot that is about the size of a penny, weighs as much as a raisin, and can move about the length of a bus (30 feet, or 10 meters) in an hour even on a cloudy day.

Speculative Fiction Writes the Future

https://every.to/p/speculative-fiction-writes-the-future

We need stories to contextualize important questions without easy?answers.

Lego Is a Company Haunted by Its Own Plastic

https://www.wired.com/story/lego-haunted-by-its-own-plastic/?

And suddenly a business model is on its head.

Scientists make eco friendly material inspired by worms

https://interestingengineering.com/science/scientists-make-eco-friendly-material-inspired-by-worms?

Sandcastle worms, unassuming marine creatures about two inches in length, have now taken the spotlight as an unexpected source of inspiration for the future of low-carbon building materials.