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Sample 3D Modules Credit: Allegra Boverman The 3D solar towers being developed by MIT illustrate just how much further we have to go in stretching the still new technology of solar power. These experimental towers are up to 20 times as efficient as today's flat roof panels.

The question Alec Ross set out to answer at the RSA today was: "If the last 25 years shaped by Internet, what comes next?" His book The Industries of the Future addresses the question more fully, but for the audience today he focussed on two examples:…

Given the prevalence of the "loss aversion" cognitive bias, it should in theory be highly unlikely that the British population votes to leave the EU. As a refresher, here's how Wikipedia defines it: The "out" camp have to persuade the electorate that leaving the EU…

The world is headed for a big transition, says David Orban, entrepreneur and Singularity University faculty member, speaking at a London Futurists lecture in London on February 6th. "Technology created humans," he says. "And we continue to use reason to advance technology for humanity's benefit." But the…

There was an interesting article in The Observer today which argued that the German Economic Miracle maybe coming to an end. The argument was that the obsession with balanced budget had resulted in years of underinvestment in infrastructure and innovation and that the country was therefore…