What Did The Air Force Just Launch Into Space?
David M. Ewalt, Forbes Staff
Tech:
Innovation & Science
David M. Ewalt, Forbes Staff
GE's Jet Engine Technology May Cool Your Next iPad Or Ultrabook
Jason Evangelho, Contributor
North Korea Rockets To Orbit, Renews Concerns Of Global Threat
David M. Ewalt, Forbes Staff
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NASA Prepares To Crash Its Probes Into The Moon
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NASA's GRAIL mission on the Moon will come to an end on December 17th as its two probes crash into the Lunar surface. read »
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Our Solar System
Images of different planets and other objects in our solar system.
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NASA, Got Space Exploration? Get Goals, Get Funding and Get Uhura.
There is a summary lack of confidence in NASA's ability to explore outer space these days. The press is full of recent accounts that are critical of NASA's ability to advance American goals for space exploration, create a Mars colony, not to mention expanding a program of planetary exploration and the colonization of the outer planets of our solar system. The decreased allocation of funds to NASA programs was reported in the press as early as Feb. 13, lowering available funds for planetary science[...] read »
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What Is 23andMe Really Selling: The Moral Quandary At The Center Of The Personalized Genomics Revolution
This week, 23andme, the personalized genomics company founded by Anne Wojcicki, wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, got an influx of investment cash ($50 million). According to their press release, they are using the money to bring the cost of their genetic test down to $99 (it was previously $299) which, they hope, will inspire the masses to get tested. read »
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Batten Institute
Big Data, Small Bets
Guest Post by Darden Professor Robert Carraway read »
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LED Light Bulbs Mature At Last
About ten years ago I invested in an LED (light emitting diode) company, and we were too early. The technology and the market did not come together as soon as we had expected, our first application win was short-lived, and the venture turned a lot of dollars into dimes. Along the way I heard the pitch about the promise of LEDs many times (usually when more money was needed), including the potential for LED bulbs to replace billions of incandescent (or “Edison”) bulbs sold each year. read »
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New York Techies Get Physical
At Business Insider's recent Ignition conference, reported here, AOL founder and Revolution CEO Steve Case said the following in response to a Henry Blodget question about his investment strategy:
"More than half the economy has NOT been disrupted by the Internet."
Presumably he was talking about innovation in sectors that have been slow to embrace IT and its potential to enhance business processes and prospects, i.e., healthcare, financial services, etc. read » -
Linkin Park Promises to Make You The Musician
I wrote earlier about Linkin Park's new product Stagelight. Actually I was more gripped by Mike Shinoda's views on the creative process but I am also interested in Stagelight. Stagelight is a kind of expression of Linkin Park's approach to creativity. read »
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Hypertension And Smoking Top List Of Global Risk Factors
Worldwide, hypertension and tobacco smoking are the single largest causes of death and disability, according to findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010), the largest ever assessment and analysis of global health and disease. In an unprecedented move, the Lancet devoted an entire issue to the study, including seven separate articles and eight comments. read »
