The Asean economy is expected to double by 2020, with the nominal gross domestic product of the regional bloc increasing from US$2 trillion in 2012 to US$4.7 trillion. ASEAN Purchasing power parity per capita GDP almost doubled since 2000 Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in ASEAN, taking into account differences in purchasing power …
Google or the Google Founders are making well funded attempts to conquer big technological challenges. Success in these major endeavors will alter the trajectory of the future of humanity. Google just has not gotten into radical transformation of transportation other than robotic cars. Elon Musk has transportation covered with Spacex reusable rockets and Tesla electric …
The Carnival of Space 305 is up at Astroswanny Mars Express celebrates ten years at Mars with new global maps Loading… jwplayer(“pi_player”).setup({ ‘dock’: ‘true’, ‘image’: ‘http://spaceinvideos.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/videos/2013/05/mars_mineral_globe/12853258-3-eng-GB/Mars_mineral_globe_video_production_full.png’, ‘wmode’: ‘transparent’, ‘height’: ‘250’, ‘width’: ‘400’, ‘controlbar’: ‘bottom’, ‘quality’: ‘true’, ‘modes’: [ { ‘type’: ‘flash’, ‘src’: ‘http://spaceinvideos.esa.int/extension/esadam/design/standard/flash/player.swf’, ‘config’: { ‘file’: ‘mp4:download/public/videos/2013/05/049/1305_049_AR_EN.mp4’, ‘streamer’: ‘rtmp://fms.50E6.edgecastcdn.net/8050E6/multimedia-delivery.esa.int’, ‘provider’: ‘rtmp’ } }, { ‘type’: …
Kurzweil and Freitas have a differing view. Kurzweil: Humans and nanomachines will be permanently and seamlessly integrated at the cellular level. Freitas: Humans and nanomachines will not be integrated. Humans will periodically inject themselves with nanomachines to perform specific purposes meant to restore or upgrade their organic tissue, but the nanomachines will leave the body …
New analysis from Frost and Sullivan, Mega Trends in China: Macro to Micro Implications of Mega Trends to 2025, has identified over 10 key Mega Trends that will accelerate China’s nominal GDP growth rate to around 16 per cent by 2020. China is set to become the largest economy in the world by 2025 with …
PESN had a 1.5-hour interview with Robert W. George II, who serves as CEO; as well as with the inventor, Robert Godes (pronounced “God” – “ez”), who serves as CTO. Since they are both named Robert, the way they distinguish between them is that Robert George goes by “Bob”. And the inventor goes by “Robert.” …
Space Review – the next round of procurement for the Department of Defense’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, and has been the subject of a fiercely contested battle. For the last five years, United Launch Alliance (ULA), the joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, has been the sole source provider of launch services …
Researchers from Purdue and Harvard universities have created a new type of transistor made from a material that could replace silicon and have a 3-D structure instead of conventional flat computer chips. The approach could enable engineers to build faster, more compact and efficient integrated circuits and lighter laptops that generate less heat than today’s. …
Techcrunch – On Wednesday morning in New York City, Amazon will unveil the Kindle Fire. It will be a 7-inch backlit display tablet that looks similar to the BlackBerry PlayBook. It will use a Texas Instrument dual-core OMAP chip. This is the same chip used inside many newer Android devices.The clockspeed will probably be 1.2 …
Kansas-based Lario Logistics said it will open a 100,000 barrel-per-day crude-by-rail terminal in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale oil area this month, a move that will boost the region’s capacity to ship crude on railways by about 75 percent. North Dakota oil production has tripled in four years, reaching 380,000 bpd in June and reached 423,592 …
Neurosurgery researchers at UC Davis Health System have used a new, leading-edge stem cell therapy to promote the growth of bone tissue following the removal of cervical discs — the cushions between the bones in the neck — to relieve chronic, debilitating pain. The stem cell procedure at UC Davis took place early in August. …