8 reasons why 2020 Olympics will be most futuristic
Emerging Tech in Japan could change the world
In 1964 Tokyo Olympics, shinkansen was debuted. Emerging tech in Japan could change the world. They give 8 reasons why 2020 Olympics will be most futuristic.
1. Village of Robots
They will install robots around the city. They are sure that we are moving towards a ‘universal future society’ where robots and information technologies assist humans. Helpful, personal, polite robots will 'coexist' everywhere.
2. Instant Language Translation
The government offers a real-time translation app that accommodates 27 languages for text translation, including Urdu and Bhutan’s Dzongkha. These services could be useful even across the globe.
3. Self-Driving Taxis
Tokyo is the biggest, densest city. It's got 4,600 people per square mile. Olympics will add to the no. of people on the streets everyday.
4. TV Broadcasts in Glorious 8K
Made-in-Japan resolution offers screen resolution of 7,680 by 4,320 pixels, or 16 times as many pixels as current HD. It's Japan which is bringing 8K to the world.
5. Algae As Fuel Source
Some benefits are touted of using algae as a fuel source for jets and buses. Algae plants next to carbon-spewing coal plants can decrease the emissions level in vicinity. It is expensive though. Boeing actually wants to help Japan fly Olympic tourists to the island nation on jets fueled by algae.
6. Hydrogen-Powered Buses and Buildings
The entire Olympic Village will be hydrogen-powered with fuel cell-powered buses, press lounges, and athlete dorms. An underground giant pipeline will directly funnel hydrogen into the Olympic Village. It’s part of a bigger plan for Japan as a whole.
7. Artificial Meteor Light Shows
Space junk will not be a worry. Fake stars burn up upon reentry like real space projectiles. Real asteroid showers are unpredictable. This system could allow scientists to study projectile movement and temperature while they fly through Earth’s atmosphere.
8. More Maglev Trains
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".. The first high-speed train in the world, it spurred similar technology to spread to Europe and other East Asian nations, paving the way for current maglev trains and, arguably, the Hyperloop. .."
".. Tokyo is one of the most futuristic, complex, and sophisticated cities .. busiest train station .. second most Fortune 500 companies .. tallest tower .. busiest urban transport system .."
".. 1. A Village of Robots
Enough to populate a small village, which is exactly what the Olympics committee wants to do. .."
".. “robot village” will be in Tokyo’s Odaiba neighborhood, which will also be home to the athletes’ Olympic Village. .. Many of the 920,000 foreigners expected to populate Tokyo per day during the Olympics can call for nearby robots to help with language translation, directions, or beckon for transportation—transportation that itself could be robotic, self-driving cars. .."
".. 2. Instant Language Translation
The English skill level in Japan, compared to other advanced nations, is low. And while the number of foreigners learning to speak Japanese has skyrocketed in the last decade, there’re still significant language and cultural barriers that tourists run into. .."
".. It covers English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese so far and is expected to accommodate over 10 languages by 2020. The software will be available on computers and phones .."
".. making a palm-sized gadget worn around the neck that’ll translate Japanese into 10 languages for the thousands of visitors .. provide visitors with a smartphone app that scans Japanese signs and translates them on the spot. .."
".. 3. Self-Driving Taxis
.. Google, Apple, Uber —plus car manufacturers like BMW, Toyota, and Mercedes are all scrambling to be the first .."
".. 4. TV Broadcasts in Glorious 8K
NHK plans to air the Olympic Games in tantalizingly detailed 8K high definition. .."
".. NHK has been at the definitive global forefront of 8K development, having started researching it way back in 1995. .."
".. Sharp .. selling 8K TVs—at $125,000 a pop. .."
".. 5. Algae As a Fuel Source
.. Japan .. is eyeing it as an attractive energy alternate for the nuclear-nervous Fukushima region. .."
".. Algae has remarkable potential as an alternative energy source. It sucks in carbon dioxide and converts it into energy. It’s preferable to other green energies that are grown on land, like oil made from corn, because it can produce 60 times more oil per acre and is relatively easy to grow. .."
".. Boeing aims to offer algae flights on .. major Japanese airlines for the millions of tourists expected to visit Japan in 2020. Which is good, since algae can cut carbon dioxide emissions by up to 70 percent, compared to petroleum fuels. .."
".. 6. Hydrogen-Powered Buses and Buildings
.. Japan is rolling out .. alternate energy .. global game-changer. .. hydrogen.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Tokyo government plans to spend 40 billion yen ($330 million) in the next five years to improve hydrogen energy use leading up to the Olympics, making Japan a “Hydrogen Society.” When hydrogen gas mixes with oxygen in a fuel cell, it’s able to produce exhaust-free energy, just like water can. .."
".. 7. Artificial Meteor Light Shows
.. wants to shower streams of manmade meteors across the sky, which could make for the most badass opening ceremony ever.
ALE .. team is working with Japanese universities to design a cube-shaped microsatellite that’ll be launched into space and, in the world’s first project of its kind, shoot out tiny, inch-wide spheres made out of a secret material. Friction .. will cause them to glow while racing at five miles per second. .."
".. 8. Even More Maglev Trains
.. magnetic levitation. .."
".. Earlier this year, Japan broke a land speed record for rail with its maglev train at 374 miles per hour. .."
".. At the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, electronic timepieces were used on a mass scale for the first time, to measure athlete performance. The event’s huge international crowd also prompted development of the world’s first PA system.
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