thenewenlightenmentage: It's Time to Tackle Interstellar...
It's Time to Tackle Interstellar Spaceflight, Experts Say
If humanity is serious about traveling to other star star systems in the foreseeable future, it needs to get the ball rolling now, say experts who have organized an upcoming conference on the subject.
Pulling off our species' first interstellar spaceflight will require many decades of hard work by some of the planet's best minds. Some scientists and engineers are pushing for that work to begin now.
futurescope: Disruptive technologies with Erik Brynjolfsson:...
Disruptive technologies with Erik Brynjolfsson: Technologies to watch
Follow-up to McKinseys Report on Disruptive Technologies with Erik Brynjolfsson. His Book "Race Against the Machine: How the Digital Revolution is Accelerating Innovation, Driving Productivity, and Irreversibly Transforming Employment and the Economy" is worth a read.
In our series of interviews with high-tech experts in our exploration of disruptive technologies, McKinsey & Company's Rik Kirkland spoke to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Erik Brynjolfsson. You'll have your chance to ask the author of "Race Against the Machine" about the McKinsey Global Institute's new report, "Disruptive Technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy," during a live Twitter chat at noon ET on May 29 with report author Michael Chui.
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smartercities: Tallinn's free public transport leads to sharp...
Tallinn's free public transport leads to sharp fall in city traffic | CitiesToday
Within four months of initiating free public transport, the city of Tallinn in Estonia has seen a fall of 15 percent in traffic, including 7,600 fewer cars entering the city, and an increase of 14 percent in public transport use.
According to the McKinsey Global Institute, using data to better...
According to the McKinsey Global Institute, using data to better predict the healthcare needs of the U.S. population could save between $300 and $450 billion. (via NetAppVoice: Scientists Save Healthcare (But They're Not From Med School) - Forbes)
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New all-solid sulfur-based battery outperforms lithium-ion...
New all-solid sulfur-based battery outperforms lithium-ion technology
(Phys.org) —Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed and tested an all-solid lithium-sulfur battery with approximately four times the energy density of conventional lithium-ion technologies that power today's electronics.
The ORNL battery design, which uses abundant low-cost elemental sulfur, also addresses flammability concerns experienced by other chemistries.
"Our approach is a complete change from the current battery concept of two electrodes joined by a liquid electrolyte, which has been used over the last 150 to 200 years," said Chengdu Liang, lead author on the ORNL study published this week in Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
Scientists have been excited about the potential of lithium-sulfur batteries for decades, but long-lasting, large-scale versions for commercial applications have proven elusive. Researchers were stuck with a catch-22 created by the battery's use of liquid electrolytes: On one hand, the liquid helped conduct ions through the battery by allowing lithium polysulfide compounds to dissolve. The downside, however, was that the same dissolution process caused the battery to prematurely break down.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-06-all-solid-sulfur-based-battery-outperforms-lithium-ion.html#jCp
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16% of digital shoppers use mobile primarily: study
16% of digital shoppers use mobile primarily: study:A new study, from GroupM, Next finds that:
- 29% of digital consumers rely on search, retail and brand sites for shopping, but mobile is not their primary digital tool.
- 16% use mobile primarily … are early adopters of many digital tools; convenience is primary. They're the most likely to use social media for decision input. Want to avoid salespeople and crowds … and control their shopping experience. Value digital advertising.
- 11% value information more than convenience, tend to be showroomers
The study also shows the role Amazon plays in showrooming and price comparison. :
- Amazon is included in 17 percent of digital pathways leading to a purchase, which is one-third of all traffic to retailer sites.
- 37% of the time that a purchase path starts on Amazon, it ultimately ends elsewhere.
- 35% of the Amazon-included purchase paths ultimately ended on Amazon.
- Amazon is used in the middle of a purchase path 22% of the time, and 6% of Amazon-included paths solely use the online retailer.
smartercities: IBM Turns Ads Into Useful Urban Furniture | Fast...
IBM Turns Ads Into Useful Urban Furniture | Fast Company
Did you ever need a ramp for your luggage (or bike), or a shelter from a sudden downpour, or a place to sit down and tie your shoe? IBM believes that city life can be awfully inconvenient—and that cities should be designed with the needs of ordinary citizens in mind.
How you and I could become nodes in the internet of things A...
How you and I could become nodes in the internet of things
A group of French researchers believe that the sensors and transmitters we wear will route and relay data, not just collect it. We won't just be connected to the network. We'll be the network.
Ever wonder what the network infrastructure of the future will be? Try looking in the mirror.
Some day our bodies — or at least the clothing or accessories that adorn them — could become key network nodes in the internet of things. European researchers think that sensors and transmitters on our bodies can be used to form cooperative ad hoc networks that could be used for group indoor navigation, crowd-motion capture, health monitoring on a massive scale and especially collaborative communications. Last week, French institute CEA-Leti and three French universities have launched the Cormoran project, which aims to explore the use of such cooperative interpersonal networks.
Front Office Frontiers Follow Front Office Frontiers on...
Follow Front Office Frontiers on Flipboard: social, mobile and big data are transforming how businesses serve clients and customers http://flip.it/X8pBH
emergentfutures: Wanted for the Internet of Things: Ant-Sized...
Wanted for the Internet of Things: Ant-Sized Computers
A computer two millimeters square is the start of an effort to make chips that can put computer power just about anywhere for the vaunted "Internet of Things."
Full Story: MIT
"Data is the new Oil. Data is just like crude. It's valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be..."
"Data is the new Oil. Data is just like crude. It's valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used."- Social Media as a Stored Value Currency (via courtenaybird)
Miracle-Gro partners with tech entrepreneurs to create...
Miracle-Gro partners with tech entrepreneurs to create location-based gardening advice app
If the number of innovations we've come across that help homeowners start gardening inside and out – such as the easy-to-use Patch – is anything to go by, it may provide some proof that the grow-your-own trend is still in full bloom. Our latest spotting is Sprout It, an app that not only provides location-specific advice to green-fingered consumers, but also aims to raise awareness about a brand pivot for its sponsor. READ MORE…
smartercities: We need to use technology to get smarter about...
We need to use technology to get smarter about care | The Guardian
Using data can help develop a fuller understanding of individuals and the factors affecting their social and physical health
Atheer's augmented reality platform bring the web's information to you, not to a screen
Atheer's augmented reality platform bring the web's information to you, not to a screen :A startup called Atheer unveiled a platform for 
Behind the 'Internet of Things' Is Android—and...
Behind the 'Internet of Things' Is Android—and It's Everywhere - Businessweek
Android is becoming the standard operating system for the "Internet of things"—Silicon Valley's voguish term for the expanding interconnectedness of smart devices, ranging from sensors in your shoe to jet engine monitors.
Survey Says! Big Data Can Help Build Smarter Workforces Bob...
Survey Says! Big Data Can Help Build Smarter Workforces
Bob Sutor, asmarterplanet.comBob Sutor, Vice President of Business Analytics and Mathematical Sciences, IBM ResearchBy Bob SutorBusinesses are going social inside their firewalls. Whether buying a third party tool, or building their own, they're sold on the idea that…
"The combination of Obamacare regulations, incentives in the recovery act for doctors and hospitals..."
"The combination of Obamacare regulations, incentives in the recovery act for doctors and hospitals to shift to electronic records and the releasing of mountains of data held by the Department of Health and Human Services is creating a new marketplace and platform for innovation — a health care Silicon Valley — that has the potential to create better outcomes at lower costs by changing how health data are stored, shared and mined. It's a new industry."- Obamacare's Other Surprise - NYTimes.com
Army, Navy and Air Force on Track to Reach 3 GW of Solar by...
Army, Navy and Air Force on Track to Reach 3 GW of Solar by 2025
Herman K. Trabish, greentechmedia.comThe Army, Navy and Air Force are using more than 130 megawatts of solar for everything from powering remote special operations to air conditioning and lighting for U.S. base residences. And the forces intend to keep building toward 3 gigawatts of…
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