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The building boom

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism, particle physics | Leave a Comment on The building boom

10.23.
2018

These international projects, selected during the process to plan the future of US particle physics, are all set to come online within the next 10 years.

Nobel prizewinner working on making nuclear waste safe

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism, nuclear energy | Leave a Comment on Nobel prizewinner working on making nuclear waste safe

10.23.
2018

Professor Gérard Mourou says he may be able to show results in 10–15 years that will transform the future of nuclear power.

Microplastics found in human stools

Posted by Xavier Rosseel in futurism | Leave a Comment on Microplastics found in human stools

10.22.
2018

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Pilot study finds plastics in poo samples from eight countries. Nick Carne reports.

Three strong earthquakes reported in Pacific Ocean off Vancouver Island

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism | Leave a Comment on Three strong earthquakes reported in Pacific Ocean off Vancouver Island

10.22.
2018

Three relatively strong earthquakes that began Sunday night in the Pacific Ocean off Vancouver Island didn’t trigger a tsunami because they happened along a fault line where sections of the Earth’s crust are moving sideways, says an earthquake seismologist with Natural Resources Canada. .

23 Charts And Maps That Show The World is Getting Much, Much Better

Posted by Montie Adkins in futurism | Leave a Comment on 23 Charts And Maps That Show The World is Getting Much, Much Better

10.21.
2018

These are bleak times — but a lot of things are improving.

Reshapes Itself to Shape The Future

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in futurism, robotics/AI | Leave a Comment on Reshapes Itself to Shape The Future

10.21.
2018

MIT will reshape itself to shape the future, investing $1 billion to address the rapid evolution of computing and AI — and its global effects. At the heart of this effort: a $350 million gift to found the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing.

Photo: Christopher Harting

Earth’s core is solid but slightly ‘squishier’ than first thought

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism | Leave a Comment on Earth’s core is solid but slightly ‘squishier’ than first thought

10.20.
2018

Seismologists from from the Australia National University (ANU) have found the first conclusive proof that the Earth’s innermost core is solid after 80 years of searching.

The Eternal Quest for Aether, the Cosmic Stuff That Never Was

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism | Leave a Comment on The Eternal Quest for Aether, the Cosmic Stuff That Never Was

10.20.
2018

Aristotle called it the fifth element. Alchemists thought it was the key to the philosopher’s stone. Scientists believed it was the stuff light moved through. But it never existed at all.