An anonymous reader quotes a report from Pew Research Center: A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 65% of Americans give priority to developing alternative energy sources, compared with 27% who would emphasize expanded production of fossil fuel sources….
South Korea Developing 'Near-Supersonic' Train Similar To Hyperloop
The South Korean government plans to unveil a high-speed train that can travel at near-supersonic speeds capable of cutting a five hour journey to just 30 minutes. It’s reminiscent of the Hyperloop, a proposed mode of passenger and freight transportation…
Cervical Cancer Just Got Much Deadlier — Because Scientists Fixed a Math Error
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Cervical cancer is 77 percent more deadly for black women and 44 percent more deadly for white women than previously thought, researchers report today in the journal Cancer. But the lethal…
China Unseats US As Global Investment Leader In Financial Technology: Report
Paul Fernhout writes: China has unseated North America as the global investment leader in financial technology, or “fintech,” according to Citigroup’s latest report on “digital disruption.” The researchers attribute the power shift to the rise of what they term “Chinese…
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Acquires and Will Free Up Science Search Engine Meta
tomhath quotes a report from TechCrunch: Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s $45 billion philanthropy organization is making its first acquisition in order to make it easier for scientists to search, read and tie together more than 26 million science research…