Ken Gilleo PhDET-Trends

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SMTASMTA

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

Solar Thermal will beat PV Wind to become top alternative New power grid from wind/sun regions

Opportunity Areas Power control (efficiency) – at all levels Power distribution tech Alternate energy – 100’s of new products

PREDICTIONS

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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 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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High Tech

Opportunities

Globalization implosion

End of mega-mass mfg – flawed anyway

Right-sized modular regional

Not just about transportation costs

Return of “craftsmanship”

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You

Are

Here

Moving your“window”

Customers

Living quarters

Control

Management

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What held it up for so long? Trust – or lack. See next slide

Low cost traveling Light traffic Fast commute No speeding tickets No more crashes

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