Fastest business jet on the planet.
Spike Aerospace, a Boston based aerospace company, is working on a new aircraft that it believes will be the fastest business jet in the world. The aircraft is called the S-512 and Spike says that the jet will be capable of cruising at Mach 1.6 and will have a max speed of Mach 1.8. (Video)
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To the untrained eye, this prototype New York Police Department cruiser looks like almost any other squad car combing the streets of New York City. But this high-tech cruiser is the smartest cop car in the world.
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In France, A 75-year-old man has just been given the gift of life as a team of surgeons have successfully completed the transplant of the world’s first true artificial heart.
Continue reading… “A half-cow, half-electronic artificial heart has saved this Frenchman”
Andreas Raptopoulos, CEO of Matternet, a startup in Palo Alto, Calif., has introduced a new type of transportation system that will deliver medicine, food, goods and supplies wherever they are needed — with drones.
Continue reading… “Forget roads – drones are the future of transporting goods”
e-Learning has revolutionized the educational sector.
The future of e-Learning is brighter than ever judging by the Top 10 eLearning statistics for 2014 particle and infographic. e-Learning’s popularity isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. (Infographic)
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Der Spiegel based on internal NSA documents, reports that the signals intelligence agency’s elite hacking unit (TAO) is able to conduct sophisticated wiretaps in ways that make Hollywood fantasy look more like reality. The report indicates that the NSA, in collaboration with the CIA and FBI, routinely and secretly intercepts shipping deliveries for laptops or other computer accessories in order to implant bugs before they reach their destinations.
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Social media (and all the content creation that comes with it) is a hot place to be.
It has been quite a year for the startup community and social and technology-related businesses. In just a few months, Twitter went public, Google Glass showed up on our train route to work, and YouTube hosted ‘live’ music video awards.
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Over the past 13 years, Impact Lab has become one of the world’s most influential compendiums of future trends, emerging technology, and futurist thinking. And we throw in a few other articles that don’t fall into these categories but catch our attention anyway.
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Consumers would pay for privacy.
The going rate for many of the most popular apps has been exactly $0.00 ever since the iPhone came out in 2007. Consumers pay nothing. But of course, nothing is free. Instead, consumers pay with their data, that’s sold to marketers, or with screenspace, which is forked over to make room for ads. It’s a trade consumers are happy to make.
Continue reading… “Average consumer would pay $5 for an app that respects their privacy: Study”
Who needs to go to the game with such great photos?
Paul Campos offers the interesting observation that the inflation-adjusted price of tickets to live sports events has been rising for decades while the quality-adjusted price of watching said sports events at home has been falling.
A flexible biodegradable battery just may be what the doctor ordered.
What happens when you forget a dose of medication your doctor has prescribed for a condition that relies on the timed delivery of your medicine? Enter the smart pill, a sensor-equipped capsule that you only need to take just once. The smart pill releases medicine on a schedule or as your body needs it. But what would power that pill? The answer is simple: an edible battery.
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Welcome to Doha at its 21st century ‘knowledge economy’ zenith.
By 2050 what will Qatar look like? A semi-fictional vision presented by Barry Mansfield shows likely changes in cultural and economic life brought about by a ‘rise of the machines’ – and how Qataris may blend the traditional and high technology in a way that is agreeable to them.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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