Global Delphi Study Robotics in 2050

Projections of global mercury emissions in 2050.

Global Hg emissions are presented for the year 2050 under a variety of assumptions about socioeconomic and technology development. We find it likely that Hg emissions will increase in the future. The range of 2050 global Hg emissions is projected to be 2390-4860 Mg, compared to 2006 levels of 2480 Mg, reflecting a change of -4% to +96%. The main driving force for increased emissions is the expa...

The road to RoboCup 2050 - IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine

he ultimate goal of the RoboCup initiative is stated as follows [1]: By mid-21st century, a team of fully autonomous hu-manoid robot soccer players shall win the soccer game, comply with the official rule of the FIFA, against the winner of the most recent World Cup. We consider this goal from the perspective of how close we are to it and what has to be done to reach it. What does it mean to imp...

Financing global energy perspectives to 2050

Global prevalence of dementia: a Delphi consensus study.

BACKGROUND 100 years after the first description, Alzheimer's disease is one of the most disabling and burdensome health conditions worldwide. We used the Delphi consensus method to determine dementia prevalence for each world region. METHODS 12 international experts were provided with a systematic review of published studies on dementia and were asked to provide prevalence estimates for ever...

Food security in China at 2050: a global CGE exercise