Geophysicists have developed a more refined and relatively inexpensive approach to forecasting earthquakes that doesn’t require the massive processing power of supercomputers.
A decade from now, the phrase "eat my dust" could very well be replaced by "eat my water vapor," due in large part by the commercial success of next generation fuel cell vehicles.
In Tuesday's State of the Union, President Obama announced that his Administration will launch six new Institutes of Manufacturing Innovation---joining ones already established to promote innovation in additive manufacturing in Youngstown, Ohio and in next-generation power electronics manufacturing in Raleigh, North Carolina---as part of a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).
A dramatically growing, global middle class is becoming a "demand generator" for companies "because they want infrastructure, healthcare and good, stable electricity," said John G. Rice, GE's Vice Chairman and President and CEO of GE Global Growth Operations.
Rice's comments came in a wide-ranging video conversation with former U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte last week during the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos.
Is our evolution becoming a revolution? Am I in danger of becoming a victim of the same “hope and hype” that I derided as a young oncologist in the 1970s and '80s and is now the focus of criticism around recent glowing media reports touting the successes of cancer research and treatment?
The wildly popular social media app Vine, which allows people to film and share short six-second videos with their smartphones, crossed the one year mark last week. There are more than 40 million Vine users today, and the people behind the app picked a handful of the best clips to celebrate the milestone. "There are so many great videos, and we've collected some of the most memorable ones," Vine wrote on a website created for its anniversary.
Sitting on top of a volcano may be just what Nevis, a small sombrero-shaped Caribbean Island, needs to become one of the greenest nations on Earth. Frequented by many celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Dustin Hoffman, Michael Douglas and Beyoncé, this former British colony is about to tap into the geothermal power that lies beneath its pristine surface.
