Robotics, artificial intelligence and technologies will be the great allies of the environment in the coming years. There are many problems that humans face due to environmental pollution and its effects. But now, thanks to the innovations brought to us by new technologies, all this can change. Let’s take a look at some examples:
Hyperimaging
New imaging devices using more affordable technology and artificial intelligence combined, in just five years will give us the ability to see through opaque objects and extreme environmental conditions.
This will be achieved through the use of millimeter-wave imaging, cameras and sensors, which could help, for example, to see through fog, smog or detect special and/or difficult-to-see road conditions such as black ice; information that will be vital, especially for new self-driving cars.
Macroscopios
En cinco años, los algoritmos de aprendizaje automático y el software, nos ayudarán a manejar más eficientemente la información sobre el mundo físico que nos rodea recogiendo datos de miles de millones de dispositivos y organizándolos a través de un sistema que analizará todos los puntos de la Tierra.
Las soluciones creadas con esta tecnología ayudarán a combatir los efectos del Cambio Climático, con aplicaciones en casi todas las áreas. Por ejemplo, en la agricultura estudiando el clima, los suelo y el agua, se podrá predecir su relación con las prácticas de riego, las opciones de cultivos o la optimización de las producciones.
Smart anti-pollution sensors
A classic example is methane, as it is one of the main components of natural gas and if it leaks into the air before it is used, it can warm the earth’s atmosphere. In fact, it is estimated that this gas is the second largest contributor to global warming, after carbon dioxide (CO2).
In five years, these types of environmental pollutants will not go unnoticed, as new early detection technologies will achieve their goal quickly and efficiently. Together with technical analysis driven by artificial intelligence, they will help prevent pollution and identify gases and particles at the speed of light.
Super vertical farms
Although this type of construction is no longer an innovation, the different methods that could be applied to them could turn them into Super Vertical Farms in less than five years.
From innovative ways of spraying water by localized micro-atomization, which are being tested in laboratories, to the development of new chemical-free spraying systems based on natural plants and the study of detailed growth at the cellular level of plants, it is estimated that the concept of Vertical Farms will change radically and for the better, thanks to Artificial Intelligence.
