It is predicted that the total cost of electric car ownership will dip below those with internal combustion engines by 2022. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) analysts predict that the plummeting cost of batteries will be key in leading to the tipping point, which would kickstart a mass market for electric vehicles.
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Beste Yuksel is about to put a lot of piano teachers out of work. Yuksel created BACh, a tool that helps students learn the skill faster and with more accuracy than with the help of a traditional teacher. The BACh system knows when to give a learner new information by measuring how hard the brain is working.
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Recent research is suggesting that within the near future, one of the most lowly, boring, and ubiquitous of home appliances – the electric water heater – could soon double as a battery. This would help the power grid and potentially save money on residential electricity bills.
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Julia Rozovsky, like most 25-year-olds, wasn’t sure what she wanted to do with her life. She had once worked at a consulting firm, but found it not to be a good match. Later she became a researcher for Harvard professors. This too did not fit with the work-style she was looking to achieve. Thousands of people are continually searching for the best work place for collaboration, personal growth, and opportunities, so Google has set out to see what it takes to build the perfect environment for employees.
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It’s bad enough that women earn severely less than men, however unpaid work—childcare, food purchasing and preparation, family paperwork—creates a larger divide in the already pay gap. The wife of Microsoft’s co-founder, Melinda Gates, calls this phenomenon “time poverty.”
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While leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence expertise, Facebook has come up with what it says are the most accurate and scalable population density models ever. Facebook is planning on making available the 14.6 billion satellite images it’s analyzed to create the models. These models will be available to anyone.
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The number of freelance and independent workers has increased tremendously in recent years. With that growing trend of non-traditional workers, co-working spaces have experienced drastic growth as well. Check out these amazing coworking features that no other 9-5 can offer.
NOTE: DaVinci Institute’s coworking space connects Colorado’s biggest tech centers together through innovation and technology!
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Wi-Fi is an energy monster. As the number of devices that rely on constant connections to cloud services increases, its draw on global power grows. But now a team of researchers has found a way to push Wi-Fi energy efficiency by 10,000 times.
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Researchers at Georgia Tech have transformed an ordinary drummer into a cyborg with three arms. See how his music is completely transformed.
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Almost three years ago 3Doodler launched the popular Kickstarter for its first plastic-extruding pen. The company is back with the 3Doodler Start, a kid-friendly version of the device that has a safe-to-touch design with no hot points and a new eco-plastic material. It is available for pre-order now on the company’s website for $39.
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Australian researchers have created a non-invasive ultrasound technology that clears the brain of neurotoxic amyloid plaques. These are structures that are responsible for memory loss and the decline in cognitive function in Alzheimer’s patients.
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A new report from Citi and the Oxford Martin School considers the risks of job automation to developing countries. It’s estimated to range from 55% in Uzbekistan to 85% in Ethiopia — a substantial share in major emerging economies, including India (69%) and China (77%).
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