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Forças de van der Waals são medidas entre átomos individuais

Posted by Bruno Henrique de Souza in futurism | Leave a Comment on Forças de van der Waals são medidas entre átomos individuais

05.23.
2016

Forças de van de waals é medida pela primeira vez em um átomo, os valores encontrado são maiores que as previsão teóricas.

World Humanitarian Summit

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism | Leave a Comment on World Humanitarian Summit

05.23.
2016

Grateful for those who Help Others!!

Did you know that you can follow the Summit live? Tune in NOW for two High-Level Roundtables: “Political Leadership to Prevent and End Conflicts” and “Changing People’s Lives — From Delivering Aid to Ending Need:” whsummit.org/live

Interesting Futurism Animation 31

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism | Leave a Comment on Interesting Futurism Animation 31

05.23.
2016

Google’s Tensor Processing Unit could advance Moore’s Law 7 years into the future

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in computing, futurism | Leave a Comment on Google’s Tensor Processing Unit could advance Moore’s Law 7 years into the future

05.19.
2016

Google unveils custom TPU chip, which it says advances computing performance by three generations.

There might be a planet better than Earth – right next door

Posted by Sean Brazell in futurism | Leave a Comment on There might be a planet better than Earth – right next door

05.19.
2016

There should be worlds out there so balmy they make Earth look stale, and there are signs of one just four light years away. That’s close enough to visit…

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Fusion Reactor Powers Futuristic Airliner

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism, transportation | Leave a Comment on Fusion Reactor Powers Futuristic Airliner

05.18.
2016

If today’s aviation advances aren’t moving fast enough for you — tray table technology hasn’t budged in decades — you’ll want to check out the futuristic visions of Spanish industrial designer Oscar Viñals.

The Flash Falcon is a future concept jetliner powered by portable fusion reactors. That technology isn’t here yet, of course, but Viñals kind of specializes in “what if?” scenarios.

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One of Thailand’s most beautiful islands is closing before it’s ruined forever

Posted by Karen Hurst in futurism | Leave a Comment on One of Thailand’s most beautiful islands is closing before it’s ruined forever

05.18.
2016

This story originally appeared on Time.com.

An idyllic Thai island has been so despoiled by tourists that local authorities are being forced to close it to prevent further damage.

Koh Tachai in Thailand’s Ranong Province was rated last year by specialist website beachmeter.com as Thailand’s most beautiful island. However, according to the Bangkok Post, the tourist-ravaged beaches of Koh Tachai will have to close indefinitely from Oct. 15.