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With Rupee down the Indian GDP is down to US$1.68 trillion, China is five...
Indian rupee has declined further against the US dollar to Rs. 59.3 today. At this exchange rate, India's GDP is down to US$1.68 trillion, about $200 billion less than it was in Fiscal 2011-12. India's...
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Spacex shifting to launching about once per month in 2014, 2015 and 2016
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) on July 14 test fired the core stage of the Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket that will be used to launch Canada’s Cassiope space weather satellite this September, a...
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Northwestern researchers create state-of-the-art massively multiplexed beam...
A new low-cost, high-resolution tool is primed to revolutionize how nanotechnology is produced from the desktop, according to a new study by Northwestern University researchers. "With this...
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China feed in tariff price for nuclear energy will boost nuclear power in...
A price of RMB0.43 will be paid for each kilowatt-hour generated by new Chinese nuclear power plants, according to a ruling by the National Development and Reform Commission intended to incentivise...
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Carnival of Nuclear Energy 166 - US energy regulations are not designed to...
The Carnival of Nuclear Energy 166 is up at the Hiroshima Syndrome If US energy policy was looking for the most cost effective clean energy to help the environment and prevent climate change risks for...
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Carnival of Space 311 - Mars Water Tracks and Spaceplane development in the UK
1. At the foot of the Red Planet’s giant volcano by ESA’s Mars Express 2. Water tracks in Antartica look similar to features on MarsPSI.eru - Water tracks on Earth and Mars Read more »
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Report from China indicates that site preparation has started for the 202...
Broad Group of China has started onsite work for the "building as a city" Sky City skyscraper. It is desiged to have a total height of 838 meters which would be 10 meters taller the current world's...
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New York has a $20 billion plan for city development that would offset...
In June, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $20 billion plan to prepare for rising sea levels and hotter summers expected as a result of climate change in the coming decades. The ambitious...
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Could Indonesia surpass India on a nominal GDP basis ?
Indonesia's economy Gross Domestic Product stands at IDR 8,200 trillion, of which household consumption contributes around IDR 5,000 trillion.The Exchange rate has been about 8500 to 10000 IDR to 1...
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Japan has given the LDP a landslide win. A win for nuclear restarts and...
Japan appears to be on the verge of giving the LDP a landslide victory. This is a win for Abenomics and nuclear reactor restarts. The Japanese prime minister's ruling coalition has won a solid majority...
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Currency appreciation is often ignored in relative projected sizes of...
The Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, has appreciated 34 percent against the U.S. dollar since the exchange rate reform began eight years ago. The yuan advanced some 20 percent against the euro...
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More Pictures from the Start of Construction for the Sky City Skyscraper
The Skyscrapercity forum has pictures from the China Broad Group 202 story building site. Site preparation has started and the actual assembly of the world's tallest building will take 7 months. (H/T...
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South China Morning Post and Other Coverage of the Start of Sky City...
A groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday for the world's tallest building in Changsha was greeted with praise from some mainland architects - and brickbats from others. Some held serious safety concerns...
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Assuming the SkyCity Costs US$800 to 1.5 billion what are comparable projects...
The 202 story Skycity skyscraper has begun construction in China and it should be completed in April to July 2014. It is projected to cost $800 million to 1.5 billion.Some people make a big deal about...
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Crowdfunding a plasma thruster for interplanetary cubesats
The CAT plasma thruster will propel a 5kg satellite into deep space, far beyond Earth orbit, at 1/1000th the cost of previous missions. CubeSat Ambipolar Thruster (CAT) engine development: $200,000...
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Free Thought Blog - Immortality Debate with PZMyers, David Brin, Eliezer...
Eneasz Brodski starts with an initial discussion of his belief in the general goodness of immortality. PZ Myers talks about information loss in systems. He also talks about how cells need to have death...
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How long lives might be extended beyond about 180 years of lifespan matters...
There was a debate between PZ Myers, David Brin, Eliezer Yudkowski and Eneasz Brodski about immortality. Eliezer brought up the point about different levels of immortality and had 10,000 years as a...
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Convert any bike into an electric bike in one minute
The Rubbee is a friction drive module for most standard bicycles on the market and can convert any standard bike into an electric bike in one minute. 25 km/h top speed and 25 km range make this a...
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Making CRISPR genome editing more effective and accurate and separately...
1. A new technology developed at MIT and the Broad Institute that can rapidly start or halt the expression of any gene of interest simply by shining light on the cells. The work is based on a technique...
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