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Fed's Kashkari: blockchain has more potential than bitcoin itself
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said on Tuesday that blockchain technology has more potential for being adopted in the future than bitcoin itself. "I think sentiment has shifted in the markets, in the Fed," Kashkari said in a speech at a technology conference in Read More...
South Korea says it’s building the world’s largest test site for self-driving cars
Now that we have self-driving cars, the next big challenge is figuring out where to test them. Most experts agree that the best places to do that are giant, government-run, fenced-off fake cities that mimic all the real conditions of the road. To that end, South Korea’s government is building Read More...
The sunshine state prepares to embrace solar
Last week the Florida Senate passed a bill to implement wide-ranging changes that many expect will allow solar to, finally, take off in the state. Florida shifting to clean energy is a big deal. It’s the third most populous state and has some of the best solar resources in the Read More...
Solar power in India now cheaper than electricity from fossil fuels
India is committed to solar power. The country unveiled the world’s biggest solar farm earlier this year and has quadrupled its solar capacity in the last three years. On top of that, the price of solar power has dropped 40 percent in just one year, undercutting the price of fossil fuel-generated Read More...
This electric container vessel will replace 40,000 diesel truck journeys
Norwegian chemicals company Yara has developed an electric container vessel that will be capable of fully autonomous travel in 2020. The new ship will replace 40,000 of the diesel truck journeys the company makes hauling fertilizer from its plant to ports every year. The battery-powered ship Read More...
Tesla's solar roof tiles are now available online
Last fall, Tesla announced that it had developed solar roof tiles that can generate enough energy to fully power an entire household. Tesla’s tiles work similarly to traditional solar power cells, but are designed to blend in within traditional roofing aesthetics. Now the solar roof tiles are up Read More...
A neuroscientist found the fountain of youth in the brain of 93-year-old athlete
The typical human brain shrinks over time, losing its ability to remember as well as other cognitive functions. But the brain doesn’t have to age this way. In fact, it's completely possible for a person to maintain a youthful mind well into their 90s. If you want proof, look at the story of Olga Read More...
Cultivating humility key to creating a strong long-term relationship
Self-promotion is often seen as an integral part of being successful in the professional world, but does this hold true for our personal long-term relationships? Recent research suggests it might not be. Researchers found that people are more committed to their romantic relationship when they Read More...
Bitcoin surges to all-time high above $1,700
Digital currency bitcoin hit a record high on Tuesday as demand for crypto-assets soared with the creation of new tokens to raise funding for start-ups using blockchain technology. Blockchain, the underlying technology behind bitcoin, is a financial ledger maintained by a network of computers that Read More...
Mapped: The top 263 companies racing toward self-driving cars
Forget dot coms and social networks. The hotspot for research and investment in Silicon Valley right now is the future of transport. Convince the valley you have a new way to create a brain for a self-driving car, help people find parking, detect a drowsy driver, or build a personal electric Read More...