By summer 2019 all public transport in Luxembourg will be completely free. Luxembourg has the highest car-to-person rate of any nation in the European Union:- 662 cars for every 1,000 people. Every day the population of its capital city swells five-fold due to commuters. The hope is that eliminating all fees for public trains, trams, and buses will encourage more people to use those service. Not only would that decrease personal vehicle traffic, it would also be better for the environment. A few cities in Germany are also trialing this idea. https://futurism.com/luxembourg-public-transportation-free
Gastrointestinal diseases, such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) are extremely common, affecting up to 20% of people in western countries. Symptoms include pain, bloating and altered bowel habits. It can be debilitating, embarrassing, and have a huge impact on quality of life. Current methods for diagnosing IBS typically include invasive tests, such as a colonoscopy. The Noisy Guts Project is developing an acoustic belt that records gut noises over time so doctors can accurately screen, diagnose and monitor gut disorders and diseases. Their Fitbit for the gut helps patients identify triggers and symptoms. www.marshallcentre.uwa.edu.au/research/the-noisy-guts-project
Daitum won Asia Pacific's largest start up pitch competition StartCon and an $1 million investment from Right Click Capital. It's an Australian-based AI company born out of the vision to make decision analytics accessible to everyone, Data is the new black. Advances in IOT technology and connectivity mean data is ubiquitous. But business value comes from action, not the data itself. And while predictive data analytics is great, it doesn't tell you what to do with the insights it generates, leaving the most important part of the business equation unanswered. Decision analytics bridges this gap, turning data into action and automating the answering of the "what should I do" question. With decision analytics, businesses can make smarter more-informed decisions backed by justifiable actions based on their own data. It's said to be the next big thing in computing. htt
fishIDER - the fish Identification Database and Educational Resource is a new technology
that helps to monitor and manage fisheries, developed by CSIRO. It's now being used by Indonesia's Centre for Fisheries Research and is expected to benefit researchers and industry worldwide. It is fundamental to accurately identify fish species that have been captured. The catch data collected are used to generate stock assessments. These inform important management decisions, such as catch quotas and maximum sustainable yields. https://www.fishider.org/
Calclear Water Conditioner offers a unique electronic method to eliminate the problems of limescale from home and commercial plumbing systems and appliances. Installation is simple, needing no plumbing and using no chemicals. It?s a simple effective, electronic unit which inhibits scale build-up , creates soft water, reduces maintenance and extends the life of plumbing and hot water systems whilst having low running costs. It works by using a tiny computer chip to generate variable wave forms that change the ability of the mineral salts to crystallise and form the deposits we know as limescale. The changed salts remain in solution where they offer health benefits. www.calclear.com.au
