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cancerSciShow Explains Cardiff’s Potential Universal Cancer Treatment

February 15, 2020 | Brian Wang |
 
Three weeks ago, Nextbigfuture covered the cancer treatment breakthrough made by researchers at the University of Cardiff. Now SciShow has a video that explains how this discovery was made and why it is so promising. The researchers took a range …
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UKBrexit Developments and the Impact on the Queen’s Currency

January 8, 2020 | Brian Wang |
 
Now that the Tories have secured an 80-strong majority in parliament, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a stronger negotiating hand to carve out an effective Brexit strategy
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europeBrexit – UK Votes to Leave EU on January 31, 2020

December 20, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
British parliament has voted in favor of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January. They voted 358 to 234 – a majority of 124 – in favor of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) …
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europeLarge Conservative Majority in UK Which Means Brexit By End of 2020 – Tories 368 Seats

December 12, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives set to win an outright majority according to exit polls. This will mean Johnson can deliver on his promise for a Brexit by the end of 2020. The EU economy will shrink by $3 trillion. …
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chinaThe Post Brexit-EU Versus the USA and China in Terms of GDP

December 11, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
It seems likely that the UK election will hand Boris Johnson and his Conservatives a majority. This would mean a Brexit where the UK leaves the EU by the end of 2020. At the end of 2019: The US economy …
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europeBritish Election Polls Predicts Conservative Majority Therefore Brexit By End of 2020

December 11, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
The final polling for Thursday UK general election have an 82% chance of a Conservative majority. The results will likely be known by about 9AM Eastern Standard time on Friday. If Boris Johnson and his Conservatives win a majority then …
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air forceSurpassing Goals of the Ford Aircraft Carrier Using UK Carriers

November 13, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
The main justification for the Gerald Ford Super aircraft carriers was to increase the sortie rate 25% over the Nimitz class and a 25% reduction in manpower required to operate. The Ford carriers are costing over $13 billion each and …
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darpaPre-Cooler for Hypersonic Spaceplane Cools From 1,000°C in Less Than 0.05 Seconds

October 22, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Reaction Engines has successfully tested its innovative precooler at airflow temperature conditions representing Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, marking a significant milestone in the development of its SABRE™ engine and paving the way for a revolution …
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Moltex Energy Gets US$7.5 Million in Crowdfunding for Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor

canadaMoltex Energy Gets US$7.5 Million in Crowdfunding for Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor

September 17, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Moltex Energy has raised 6 million british pounds (USD7.5 million) in funding through online investment platform Shadow Foundr. Their design is a Stable Salt Reactors that builds on the fundamental safety and simplicity breakthrough of molten salt fuel in essentially …
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businessBrexit and EU Predictions

June 13, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
It seems the odds are the Boris Johnson will be the next PM of the UK. He indicates he will try to renegotiate UK Brexit with the EU but will leave October 31, 2019 if there is no deal. The …
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