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From indoor farms to neural nets, this tech will change the world in 2016
Digital Trends ^ | January 1, 2016 | Drew Prindle

Posted on 01/03/2016 3:43:48 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

At any given moment there are approximately a zillion different crowdfunding campaigns happening on the Web. Take a stroll through Kickstarter or Indiegogo and you'll find no shortage of weird, useless, and downright stupid projects out there - alongside some real gems. We've cut through the Pebble clones and janky iPhone cases to round up the most unusual, ambitious, and exciting projects out there this week. Keep in mind that any crowdfunded project -- even the best intentioned -- can fail, so do your homework before cutting a check for the gadget of your dreams.

Flashlights are a handy thing to have with you at all times, but most people will agree that lugging around a full-size (or even somewhat compact) flashlight is a bit of a pain. More often than not, it's easier just to skip the flashlight altogether and just use an app on your smartphone. But what if there was a flashlight so small that you'd hardly even notice you're carrying it? That's where the Bullet comes in. It's creators claim that it's the "smallest LED flashlight in the world," so it's ideal for fitting onto a key chain or throwing in your pocket without adding unwanted bulk or weight.

The bullet-shaped light measures just 10.5mm x 30mm, and it weighs just 6 grams, thanks to a design that uses ultra-lightweight aerospace-grade aluminum. It's also water-resistant, meaning it can be used in rain, sleet, snow, and pretty much any other kind of inclement weather. The device is being funded right now on Kickstarter, and you can get your paws on one for just $8 if you back the project during the early stages....

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TOPICS: Agriculture; Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: epa; farming; genes; globalwarminghoax; internet; popefrancis; romancatholicism; science

1 posted on 01/03/2016 3:43:48 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I like the farming idea.

If you can build say for instance. A self sufficient underground city with farming here on earth. Making one any where else in the solar system becomes a lot easier.


2 posted on 01/03/2016 3:50:04 PM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

As farming moves indoors, what becomes of the ecosystem that includes insects and pollen?


3 posted on 01/03/2016 3:51:19 PM PST by a fool in paradise (The goal of Socialism is Communism. Marx and Lenin were in agreement on this.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

bmfl


4 posted on 01/03/2016 3:52:56 PM PST by Pelham (Muslim immigration...the enemy is inside the wire.)
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To: a fool in paradise

“As farming moves indoors, what becomes of the ecosystem that includes insects and pollen?”

Bring them in, or genetically engineer them out.


5 posted on 01/03/2016 3:55:10 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: a fool in paradise; GraceG

On a very, very small scale, I do indoor farming in my greenhouse. I release lady bugs and praying mantis and of course, insects get in as I come and go.

I use a grow light and a heater. I’ve raised tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and yellow squash. Everything else started in there requires more room than I have and has to be moved outside but my greenhouse is only 8X10.

With a large enough one and enough grow lights, you could grow just about anything.


6 posted on 01/03/2016 3:59:54 PM PST by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: a fool in paradise

“As farming moves indoors, what becomes of the ecosystem that includes insects and pollen?”

Robot pollinators perhaps?


7 posted on 01/03/2016 4:01:29 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: BeauBo

I thinking as they are taken out of the equation (and world), not just fabricating what needs to happen indoors. How else do insects and pollen affect the world? Bugs and animals (and plants) up the food chain eat those insects. Bees collect pollen.

We can pave over the planet and live underground but that will leave a barren wasteland.


8 posted on 01/03/2016 4:05:36 PM PST by a fool in paradise (The goal of Socialism is Communism. Marx and Lenin were in agreement on this.)
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To: a fool in paradise

Just let the surface law fallow and move all of humanity underground. Ultimate environmental policy.


9 posted on 01/03/2016 4:28:01 PM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
We're going to need this kind of indoor farming for that cold spell that's coming in the next couple of decades.

The Japanese already have an indoor iceberg lettuce farm:

Japanese plant experts produce 10,000 lettuce heads a day in LED-lit indoor farm

10 posted on 01/03/2016 5:18:13 PM PST by chopperman
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I could see putting such greenhouses on top of suburban office buildings. The plants could filter the CO2 out of office air.


11 posted on 01/03/2016 5:24:11 PM PST by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Living underground does have its appeal.


12 posted on 01/03/2016 5:25:54 PM PST by garjog (Obama: bringing joy to the hearts of Terrorists everywhere.)
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To: chopperman

Meet The Startup That Wants To Make Vertical Farming Mainstream
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3302815/posts


13 posted on 01/03/2016 5:30:12 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Already a couple of similar flashlights on the market by Streamlight and Pelican.


14 posted on 01/03/2016 5:38:31 PM PST by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m working on a time machine. If it succeeds I pay you all back last week with interest.


15 posted on 01/03/2016 5:42:15 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Eagles6
Already a couple of similar flashlights on the market by Streamlight and Pelican.

That would be as "similar" as an auto headlight...

A long way from 30 mm...

16 posted on 01/03/2016 7:41:55 PM PST by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW! evil ignorant stupid or crazy-doesn't matter!)
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To: publius911

My streamlight nano is 33 x 13 mm. Now if this thing is blasting out some serious firepower then I’ll take a look.


17 posted on 01/03/2016 10:03:51 PM PST by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: BeauBo

Isaac Asimov had that idea in 1974
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/._._._That_Thou_Art_Mindful_of_Him


18 posted on 01/04/2016 5:45:42 AM PST by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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