At the world’s biggest cloning factory, a Chinese scientist claims that technology is now advanced enough to clone humans. It is believed that this will most likely become a common practice in the future.
Continue reading… “Human Cloning is Coming Soon”
North Carolina State University researchers have discovered a new phase of solid carbon, called Q-carbon. This phase is distinct from the known phases of diamond and graphite. They’ve also developed a technique using Q-carbon to make diamond-related structures at room temperature.
Continue reading… “Researchers make diamond at room temperature from new phase of carbon”
According to DaVinci Institute futurist and executive director, Thomas Frey, job training may be a thing of the past. With the automation of jobs, as well as the creation of new ones, people will need a better way to transition into another industry quickly and seamlessly.
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As more purchases are made with credit cards, it’s becoming imperative that personal information stays confidential and secure. Hackers are breaching that security and using it to their own benefit.
Continue reading… “What’s the worth of your stolen credit card info to hackers?”
When it comes to hiring, computers do it best. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, hiring managers choose worse candidates than those recommended by algorithms.
Continue reading… “Machines choose better employees than humans”
Laboratories are now able to produce lab-grown meat, which cost around $325,000 in 2013 to produce, but it is now only $11.36. This product is expected to be available to consumers within the next five years.
Continue reading… “Lab-grown burger prices went from $325K to $11.36”
Futurologist, Dr. Ian Pearson, predicts that smart mirrors will eventually check your health and even suggest make-up and hairstyles in 10 years. His predictions also include that bathrooms will become an entertaining station with changeable wall screens and robots that will clean your bathroom.
Researchers at UC Berkeley have collected some interesting data in regards to smiling in yearbook portraits over the past century. They looked at both men and women’s portraits to see how they evolved.
Continue reading… “The evolution of yearbook smiles over 100 years”
For the first time, doctors have grown vocal cords from scratch. This could one day restore the ability to speak to those that have lost their voice through surgery or disease.
Continue reading… “Team builds world’s first human vocal cords from scratch”
Now that the driver is out of the picture, engineers and programmers can now use their skills to crush the competition. The series is set to begin as early as October of 2016.
Continue reading… “Formula E announces first driverless car race series ‘Roborace’”
Just in the first two days of the sales period, online purchases netted $4.45 billion in the U.S.. Mobile devices accounted for a record of $1.5 billion, with $2.72 billion on Thanksgiving and $1.73 billion spent on BlackFriday.
Continue reading… “34% of Mobile purchases help Thanksgiving/Black Friday Online Sales Hit $4.5B”
Professor Harald Haas, from the University of Edinburgh in the UK, coined the term Li-Fi and is a co-founder of pureLiFi. Li-Fi offers quite a bit of advantages over Wi-Fi and can be used with anything ranging from children’s toys to commercial airplanes.
Continue reading… “Li-Fi is the new Wi-Fi”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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