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Mar 7, 2016
Virtual reality on the cusp of enterprise adoption
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: augmented reality, internet, virtual reality, wearables
Many opportunities in the VR/ AR space for enterprise Apps, Platforms, and services. Over the years we all have seen many opportunities missed where companies did not do the proper value map assessment and apply their finding to their own prod roadmaps. I personally have created my own value map of VR & AR opportunities across various industries and their biz caps.; and hope that others have done the same around this technology.
But augmented reality might be the best stepping stone, Hardware, Gadgets, Developer, Internet of Things, Wearables, Google, HTC, Fujitsu, Epson.
Mar 7, 2016
Google Ventures‘ Bill Maris Investing in Idea of Living to 500
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: biotech/medical, business, life extension
This article is a year old, but it is the first I’ve seen it. This guy has access to hundreds of millions of dollars per year and has this wonderful quote to go with it: “If you ask me today, is it possible to live to be 500? The answer is yes,” Bill Maris says.
Bill Maris has $425 million to invest this year, and the freedom to invest it however he wants. He’s looking for companies that will slow aging, reverse disease, and extend life.
Mar 7, 2016
Quantum mechanics is so weird that scientists need AI to design experiments
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, information science, quantum physics, robotics/AI
Don’t let the title mislead you — Quantum is not going to require AI to operate or develop it’s computing capabilities. However, what is well known across Quantum communities is that AI will greatly benefit from the processing capabilities & performance of Quantum Computing. There has been a strong interest in marrying the 2 together. However, Quantum maturity gap and timing has not made that possible until recently resulting from the various discoveries in microchip development, programming language (Quipper) development, Q-Dots Silicon wafers, etc.
Researchers at the University of Vienna have created an algorithm that helps plan experiments in this mind-boggling field.
Mar 7, 2016
The quantum computer that could ‘spell the end of encryption’: Device uses lasers on atoms to quickly crack ‘impossible’ codes
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, encryption, government, internet, quantum physics
Much of the Quantum Internet technology has been in testing at Los Alamos. And, China has stepped up it’s own efforts in Quantum Internet and Computing in order to replace their whole infrastructure before the US and anyone else does due to both the opportunity as well as the threat of not being on Quantum.
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The next 5 years will prove for US and it’s allies a critical period. And, their real challenge is how quickly the US can mature the technology & how soon they can onboard everyone that are high targets for less friendly government backed hackers.
The researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) call their scalable quantum computer ‘the beginning of the end for encryption schemes’.
Mar 7, 2016
One HAL of a Ship: ‘Space Odyssey’ Model Shows Astounding Detail
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: space travel
A painstakingly accurate re-creation of the Orion III space plane from the science fiction epic “2001: A Space Odyssey” has landed at the Space.com offices.
Mar 7, 2016
The latest results from CERN reveal that we might be on the verge of new physics
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: particle physics
Science is always pushing the limit of accepted theories until we find that they don’t work anymore.
And the latest results from CERN indicate that we might be on the verge of new physics.
The data looks at a special particle called a B meson.
Mar 7, 2016
U.S. military closer to making cyborgs a reality
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: computing, cyborgs, military, neuroscience
The U.S. military is spending millions on an advanced implant that would allow a human brain to communicate directly with computers.
If it succeeds, cyborgs will be a reality.
Mar 7, 2016
Human-skin discovery suggests new anti-aging treatments
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: genetics, life extension
For the first time, researchers have reported decreases in levels of a key molecule in aging human skin, which could lead to developing new anti-aging treatments and screening new compounds.
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Mar 7, 2016
Crowdsourcing The Hyperloop: How A Group Of Redditors Are Taking On Elon Musk’s Challenge
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: Elon Musk, engineering, law, sustainability, transportation
VideoDisclaimer: The author of this article, Jason Belzer, is a member of rLoop and serves as the non-profit’s legal counsel. When billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk proposed the Hyperloop — a futuristic transportation system capable of propelling passengers to supersonic speeds — back in 2013, it is unlikely that even he could have imagined that just a few years later his vision would be tantalizing close to reality. Yet ironically, Musk, who has helped build companies like Tesla Motors and SpaceX that are on the leading edge of technological innovation, will not receive the credit if the Hyperloop indeed becomes a reality. Instead, that honor will be bestowed upon on a small group of teams now working feverishly to construct a prototype that will be tested this summer at SpaceX headquarters in California.
Imagine tackling one of the most complex engineering projects in the history of the human race, requiring countless hours of collaboration and experimentation by some of the world’s most talented engineers, and never actually meeting the people you are working with in a physical setting. You might think it’s impossible, or you might be a member of rLoop — the only non student team to reach the final stage of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition.