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The FT has enlisted the help of readers, researchers and entrepreneurs to find 50 new ideas that will shape the world in the future.
The first 30 ideas have addressed the challenges of a growing world population, resource scarcity and looked at new ways to handle information and education. The next tranche of ideas, on healthcare, will be published on 5 March 2018.
Feb 4, 2018
Lloyds Bank to ban credit card owners from buying cryptocurrencies | Reuters | Yahoo News
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, finance
“Lloyds Banking Group Plc said on Sunday it would ban its credit card customers from buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.”
Feb 4, 2018
European Utility Giant Says ‘No’ To Crypto Mining, Even With ‘Clean Energy’ — By Molly Jane Zuckerman | Cointelegraph
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: cryptocurrencies, energy, environmental
“In a brief statement to Reuters, the Italy-based company said that they had “no interest whatsoever in selling power”to a mining company”
Feb 4, 2018
Tesla is installing Powerwalls and solar power on 50,000 homes to create biggest virtual power plant in the world
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: energy, habitats, sustainability
Tesla has been making big moves on the energy storage market in Australia, but they are now all being dwarfed by this new project that will see them install solar arrays and Powerwalls on 50,000 homes to create the biggest virtual power plant in the world. The company’s main project has been the 100MW/ 129MWh Powerpack project in South Australia, the largest in the world for now. But now instead of being a large centralized battery system using Tesla’s Powerpacks, the new project announced today is using Tesla’s residential battery system, the Powerwall, to create decentralized energy stora…
Feb 4, 2018
All-electric ferry cuts emission
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: energy, transportation
The operators of the first all-electric ferry in Norway are starting to get some good data on the vehicle and it’s nothing short of impressive. They claim that the all-electric ferry cuts emission by 95% and costs by 80% compared to fuel-powered counterparts and the results are attracting customers. The ferry in question is called “Ampere” and it was put into operation back in May 2015 with the aim to reduce NOx and CO2 emissions, as well as noise pollution on the water. It was the result of an extensive partnership between Norled AS, a shipping company and ferry operator, Fjellstrand Shipy…
Feb 4, 2018
China’s plan to use artificial intelligence to boost the thinking skills of nuclear submarine commanders
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: robotics/AI
Feb 4, 2018
Vitalik Buterin Donates $2.4 Million In Ether To Anti-Aging Research
Posted by Roman Mednitzer in categories: cryptocurrencies, life extension
Feb 4, 2018
Puerto Crypto is a conference focused on connecting Puerto Rico with visionary entrepreneurs and investors in the blockchain, crypto currency and ICO vertical
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: bitcoin, internet
Puerto Rico 09:15 A History of Virtual Currency and Digital Payments Rod Garratt UCSB 09:30 Transparency and the Transformative Nature of Blockchain Technology Gerardo Trevino Paybook 10:00 Living on the Ledger And The Coming Licensing Revolution Matt Clemenson Lottery.com Scott Picken WealthMigrate.com 10:30 Coffee Break 11:00 New Money, New Internet, New World Alena Vranova Satoshi Labs 11:15 Crypto Trading Panel Jared Geata Blockchain Industries, Inc.
Feb 4, 2018
(video) Why all blue whales don’t get cancer
Posted by Brady Hartman in category: biotech/medical
SciShow created a well-produced video on why whales don’t get cancer. The video shows how researchers have discovered extra cancer-fighting genes in elephants and whales and plan to apply these lessons to fighting cancer in humans.
(video) Researchers are investigating why blue whales don’t get cancer and plan to apply this lessons to fighting cancer in humans.
