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A new MIT spinoff company, SolidEnergy says it has materials that can increase the amount of energy that lithium-ion batteries store by 30 percent or more and lower costs enough to make electric vehicles affordable. SolidEnergy replaces the graphite electrode …

For the first time, human liver tissues have been generated that are truly three-dimensional, being up to 500 microns in thickness in the smallest dimension, and consisting of multiple cell types arranged in defined spatial patterns that reproduce key elements …

Physicists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching near Munich, have now gained fundamental insights into a particular kind of atomic ensemble – a so-called Rydberg gas – that might play a role in the future design …

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics have now developed a novel multimodal methodology called “neural event-triggered functional magnetic resonance imaging” (NET-fMRI) and presented the very first results obtained using it in experiments with both anesthetized and awake, …

The Royal Society looks at Human enhancement and the future of work. The project explored potential enhancements arising from advances in science and engineering that are likely to impact on the future of work. Here is the 72 page workshop …

The US has efficient computational driven electoral campaigns. The US just needs efficient computationally driven government. 1. CNN described the superior Democratic political organization. Obama organizers were deeply embedded in small towns and big cities for years, focusing their persuasion …

Looking at electricity, rail freight volume and bank loan growth as alternatives economic indicators to check against GDP growth in China. Nextbigfuture looked at electricity growth measures before. If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on …