Bad debts in the Chinese banking system are ten times higher than officially admitted, and rescue costs could reach a third of GDP within two years if the authorities let the crisis fester, Fitch Ratings has warned. China debt and banking problem is described at the Telegraph UK from a Fitch Ratings report The agency …
The Estes Park Advanced Propulsion Workshop, 20-22 September 2016, organized by the Space Studies Institute (SSI), will feature presentations by NASA Eagleworks scientist Paul March and Prof. Martin Tajmar, chair for Space Systems at the Dresden University of Technology, who last year presented an independent confirmation of the anomalous EmDrive thrust. Other notable participants include …
Award-winning geneticist, molecular engineer, chemist and Harvard Medical School professor Dr. George M. Church discusses human genomics and compute technologies at the 2016 Bio-IT conference. Church predicts that de Novo sequencing and inSitu sequencing will be in use within 1-2 years. This will be full reads of millions of base pair sequences. It took 15 …
Israel’s army estimates that thousands of rockets could slam into the Jewish state in any future war, military sources said Friday ahead of a nationwide civil defence drill. The drill is based on projections of the army’s Home Front Command, which estimates 1,500 rockets crashing into the country each day, military sources said in a …
Two independent teams have transferred quantum information over several kilometers of fiber optic networks. Conceptually, one way of doing teleportation involves three participants: say, Alice, Bob and Charlie. In order for Alice and Bob to exchange cryptographic keys, they have to first establish the capacity for teleportation, with Charlie’s help. First Alice sends a particle …
In August, 2016, Intel is bolstering its artificial intelligence efforts by acquiring Nervana Systems for $400 million, a two-year-old startup considered among the leaders in developing machine learning technology. In a video, Nervana’s Naveen Rao discussed deep learning, a form of machine learning loosely inspired by the brain. Naveen explores the benefits of deep learning …
When it comes to small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) such as commercial quadcopters, there is no comprehensive tracking system. And as off-the-shelf UAS become less expensive, easier to fly, and more adaptable for terrorist or military purposes, U.S. forces will increasingly be challenged by the need to quickly detect and identify such craft—especially in urban …
There was a 45 year Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY). It has transformed how gifted children are identified and supported by the US education system. As the longest-running current longitudinal survey of intellectually talented children, SMPY has for 45 years tracked the careers and accomplishments of some 5,000 individuals, many of whom have gone …
China’s domestic 001a aircraft carrier is nearly complete and could be ready for sea trials by early 2017 The carrier now awaits only the installation of its superstructure – also known as the “island” of an aircraft carrier. This part houses the bridge of the ship, its aviation facilities, and its radar and electronic warfare …
Apple has a new waterproof iWatch It is Water Resistance to 50 Meters has GPS Two-Times-Brighter Display Dual-Core Processor and will have watchOS 3 Apple also has special Nike and Hermes watches. Apple Watch Series 2 makes it even easier to access third-party apps, receive and respond to notifications and conveniently use Apple Pay. Apple …
Superman can famously make a diamond by crushing a chunk of coal in his hand, but Rice University scientists are employing a different tactic. Rice materials scientists are making nanodiamonds and other forms of carbon by smashing nanotubes against a target at high speeds. Nanodiamonds won’t make anyone rich, but the process of making them …