Shipping containers have been used for everything from playgrounds, art, and even housing. A Boston company is now recycling the containers into high-tech mobile farms. This is all part of an effort from a new wave of companies to bring more innovation to agriculture.
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Thousands and thousands of people across the globe are constantly looking for the new diet or pill that will help them lose weight. Little do they know that the future of obesity prevention could potentially lie within human waste. Some may find this hard to swallow.
Continue reading… “Scientists to trial new fat fighting ‘poo tablets’”
Artists, designers, composers, and coders share all of the technological and digital developments that are sure to have a huge impact this year.
Continue reading… “Key trends for 2016 in art, culture, creativity and tech”
If you’re looking for evidence that US intelligence agencies aren’t losing surveillance capabilities due to rising encryption then investigate the testimony made by the director of nation intelligence, James Clapper on Tuesday.
Continue reading… “Government admits it will use smart home devices for spying”
It has been shown in a recent study that almost 95% of Arab students that graduate abroad do not choose to go back to their home countries. This was the main focus of a panel discussion at the World Government Summit in Dubai.
Continue reading… “Almost no Arab students return home after studying abroad”
Nautilus Minerals will begin testing its gear on the ocean floor in 2016. These are the world’s first deep-sea mining robots and will be digging deposits of gold, copper, and silver.
Continue reading… “Nautilus Minerals will dig for gold in hydrothermal vents”
Companies that choose not to look to the future face almost certain death. Those that embrace innovation and change will stay ahead of the curve and flourish.
Continue reading… “3 Top industries face death because they’re not embracing radical ideas”
The next 10 years will be incredibly different than from what it is right now. Even 5 years will seem like a new world. But whatever changes may come, we most certainly know that we’re going to need even more jobs to be filled than ever.
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According to a new study, millions of Americans who have been labeled as overweight or obese are in fact perfectly healthy. Prior to this finding, a person was able to calculate their body mass index (BMI) to determine if they were in a healthy range or not, however this may not be the case anymore.
Want the brightness of an LED and the warmth of a candle? Kickstarter, Lumir, has created an LED lamp that’s powered solely by the heat of a tiny tealight candle.
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With the help from Google founder, Larry Page, Luxembourg will plan to go into space and mine minerals from asteroids. The US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 states that any materials that any American individuals or companies find on an asteroid or the moon is solely theirs to keep and do with as they please.
As officers raced to a 911 call in regards to a man threatening his ex-girlfriend, police operators were consulting software that scored the suspect’s potential threat level. This is very similar to what you would find a bank doing to run a credit report.
Continue reading… “Police are now surveilling you by calculating your threat ‘score’”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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