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Interesting Economic Impact before China catches the US on per capita income
Interesting economic milestones will be achieved before China catches the US on per capita income.* Since China has over 4 times the US population, when the top 20% of China's population have more than...
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IPCC wants $13 trillion to fight climate change up to 2030 and another $31...
The U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said that efforts to stabilize levels of greenhouse-gas emissions would require investments of about $13 trillion through 2030. It also noted that...
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Sergey Brin says Google will make 100-200 Self Driving Cars this year and...
Sergey Brin unveiled Google’s first car built from scratch, a gondola on wheels with no steering wheel and no brake pedals. Brin also discussed his impatience with the pace of innovation and his...
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Near Term Solar Sailing at NASA FISO
There was updated presentation on near term solar sails at NASA FISO (Future in Space Operations) by Bruce Campbell. Nextbigfuture also reviews the Spiderfab robotic assembly in orbit capability which...
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Broad Group Building over 25% Complete on Skyscraper that is about the height...
There has been no word about regulatory approval for the factory mass produced 200+ story skyscraper the Sky City. In the middle of 2013, it was reported that the site and foundation had been prepared...
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New Skyscraper Design Using Prefab Modules will curved designe elements
Located in the Central Business District of Beijing, China, the 300 meters high tower by Henn Architects at the south facade addresses the street, while the secondary entrance on the west facade...
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The USA, Canada, Brazil and Other Countries will also have to rebalance their...
China’s new leadership is trying to create a shift in its economy from low-wage, investment-driven growth to a consumer economy driven by domestic demand and when that change happens, the rest of the...
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Bill Gates says robots and automation will take jobs but suggests shifting to...
Bill Gates says automation will reduce the total jobs that will be available in the future.As part of a Q&A session at the American Enterprise Institute, Bill Gates talked about how public policy...
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Germany Dominates the USA in Innovation so Germany keeps a trained middle...
The truth is: Germany wins the global innovation race hands down over China and the USA.Germany does a better job on innovation in areas as diverse as sustainable energy systems, molecular biotech,...
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India gives go ahead to Mumbai Ahmedabad high speed rail line and looks New...
India's new prime minister Mr Narendra Modi reportedly gave the go-ahead to develop the 545km Mumbai - Ahmedabad line as a showpiece project at a recent meeting with the chairman of India's High Speed...
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Elon Musk unveils Space X's Reusable Dragon V2 spacecraft
The new Spacex Dragon V2 can carry seven astronauts for several daysIt can land propulsively with the accuracy of a helicopter anywhere on Earth.It has an improved pica heat shield.It should be...
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Billionaires more than doubled in 5 years and their collective net worth tripled
Soaring asset prices have fueled the number of rich people on the planet. Forbes reported a record 1,645 billionaires on the planet in March who currently have an aggregate net worth of $6.6 trillion....
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Supercapacitor battery hybrid can last for 1000 times more charges than a...
Hybrid super-capacitor / battery material could be built into the structure of all types of construction projects -- from the siding and drywall of homes to the chassis of airplanes and electrc cars...
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Ultrasonics and 3D printed casts can help bones and wounds heal 40-80% faster
3d printed custom casts combine low-intensity, pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) bone stimulator system: Single 20 minute daily sessions this system promises to reduce the healing process up to 38% and...
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Wrist Mounted Flamethrowers, Magnetic Boots from the inventor of stainless...
Spiting 12ft flames from your wrist sounds a tough challenge but really it boils down to how badass you want to feel. So here is how it all comes together in a loverly stainless steel peice of art.Read...
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Google demographics are less White than General US Workforce and many...
Google released the demographics of its almost 50,000 person workforce.Thirty percent of Google’s 46,170 employees worldwide are women, the company said, and 17 percent of its technical employees are...
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Carnival of Space 355
The Carnival of Space 355 is up at io9."The meridiani journal - Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is shrinking – now the smallest ever seenIn this new image from the Hubble Space Telescope, Jupiter’s Great Red...
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Robotic Truck Convoys that closely follow a human driven lead truck for...
A recent demonstration involving two trucks tethered by computer control shows how automation and vehicle-to-vehicle communication are creeping onto the roads.A pair of trucks convoying 10 meters apart...
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More published evidence of Quantum Entanglement with Dwave Systems Qubits
A new paper published today in Phys Rev X demonstrates eight qubit entanglement in a D-Wave processor, which is a world record for solid state qubits. This is an exceptional paper with an important...
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DARPA funds $70 million for brain implants for emotional mind control
The positive spin is DARPA is spending $70 million for a program that will try to develop brain implants able to regulate emotions in the mentally ill and the negative spin is US military researchers...
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