The DARPA 2015 budget (page 192) reported that a 1 million neuron chip was developed in 2013. This was announced in the last week by IBM and published research in the journal Science The neuromorphic chip work outlined in 2010 and 2011 is roughly on track to the goals of human brain scale emulation in …
The latest IBM SyNAPSE chip, introduced on August 7, 2014, has the potential to transform mobility by spurring innovation around an entirely new class of applications with sensory capabilities at incredibly low power levels. This is enabled by an revolutionary new technology design inspired by the human brain. IBM built a new chip with a …
The World Bank has a 120 page study of the Regional Economic Impact Analysis of High Speed Rail in China. There is also a 29 page step by step guide. Recent research carried out by a World Bank team shows that at the current stage of development, transport projects such as high speed rail can …
Thailand’s military government approved a massive budget to upgrade the country’s railways including high-speed rail that would eventually link with China as part of an eight-year plan to improve infrastructure. The junta approved 741.46 billion baht ($23.3 billion) to build two high-speed train routes that will connect Thailand’s industrialized eastern seaboard with its northern and …
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, known as the BRICS, will approve the creation of the $100 billion reserve fund and $50 billion bank at a July 15-16 summit. The IMF controls SDR 476 billion and has 90.5 million troy ounces of gold. The IMF’s gold holdings amount to about 90.5 million troy ounces …
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in expressing surprise other automakers haven’t made big commitments to electric cars, said Tuesday he’s thinking of doing something “fairly controversial” regarding the company’s patents. The surprising statement made at Tesla’s shareholder meeting raised questions about whether he may be thinking of a particularly bold act, such as releasing some of …
The Carnival of Nuclear Energy is up at Atomic Power Review ANS Nuclear Cafe – The Fight To Prevent Nuclear Plant Closures Gathers Steam by Jim Hopf There is increasing concern over the ramifications of possible nuclear plant closures in the United States – and the idea of policy intervention to help prevent them is …
UAVs are “a mainstay,” said Ryan Hartman, senior vice presidents of Programs at Insitu, owned by Boeing. Over the next 25 years, he said, “Technology will have evolved to the point where we’ll be operating unmanned systems in the national airspace safely and responsibly.” Insitu demonstrated the launch and recovery of a 45-pound ScanEagle UAV …
Researchers have been studying the role in ageing of klotho, a protein encoded by a gene called KL. A particular version of this gene, KL-VS, promotes longevity. One way it does so is by reducing age-related heart disease. Dr Dubal and Dr Mucke wondered if it might have similar powers over age-related cognitive decline. What …
The World Bank International Comparison Program still has not released its results of purchasing power parity. They released a report but no results. At the March, 2014 meeting of the Statistical Commission : They just said “The ICP 2011 results release date will soon be scheduled and will be followed by the publication of the …
Last year Jonas Frisén of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and his colleagues found that neurogenesis occurs in the hippocampi of the human brain. These structures are crucial for memory formation Now they have found more new brain cells in a second location – golf-ball-sized structures called the striata. These seem to be involved …