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Exploring Emerging Fire Protection Technology
Exploring Emerging Fire Protection Technology
1. Why Forecasting Future Technologies Is So Difficult
2. The Dangers of Indoctrination & The Benefits of Vu-Jà-Dé
3. Innovation & The Net- Generation: In Search of Serendipity
4. Video Smoke/Flame Detection & Industrial Internet’s Genesis
5. Life Safety Visualization, Analytics & Mass Notification
Exploring Emerging Fire Protection Technology
6. Hybrid Inorganic Polymer Systems – “HIPS” Fire Proofing
7. Instant Fire Suppression – Suppressing “Cold Plasma”
8. Optochemical Nanosensors - Safety, Security & Bioterrorism
9. 3D Printing, Programmable Matter & Lithium Air Batteries
10. Fire Protection Biomimicry & Animal Communication Technology
Why forecasting future technologies is so difficult
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Instant Fire Suppression – Extinguishing “Cold Plasma”
Flames are cold plasmas and can be manipulated
with physical forces such as electromagnetic radiation and
acoustic waves. This is perfect for confined space fires.
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Optochemical Nanosensors – Safety, Security & Bioterrorism
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