Quantumrun | Explore future trends

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https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.2015.0157

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What if fertility decline is not permanent? The need for an evolutionarily informed approach to understanding low fertility

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https://www.fastcompany.com/3058710/heres-why-you-should-support-a-universal-basic-income

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Here's why you should support a universal basic income

Take back your life from the tyranny of working to survive.

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/fifty-biggest-us-companies-stashing-1-3trn-offshore-a6983256.html

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Fifty biggest US companies stashing $1.3trn offshore

Coca-Cola, Walt Disney, Alphabet (Google) and Goldman Sachs all implicated in Oxfam report

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https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Tesla-And-Other-Tech-Giants-Scramble-For-Lithium-As-Prices-Double.html

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Tesla and other tech giants scramble for lithium as prices double

Lithium prices have doubled in recent times after several EV manufacturers have sent the demand for this commodity surging

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https://phys.org/news/2016-04-low-cost-lightweight-strongest-titanium-alloy.html

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Low-cost and lightweight: Strongest titanium alloy aims at improving vehicle fuel economy and reducing CO2 emissions

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https://99percentinvisible.org/article/renderings-vs-reality-rise-tree-covered-skyscrapers/

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Renderings vs. Reality. The improbable rise of tree-covered skyscrapers

In a world of online design competitions and social image sharing, many architects have taken to crafting ever more extreme models and renderings for public consumption. Some have even started covering their rendered buildings, from groundscrapers to high-rises, with gorgeous-looking trees. The effect can be breathtaking, but are these designs truly green or simply a fresh form

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http://www.defensetech.org/2016/04/11/navys-futuristic-destroyer-is-apparently-too-stealthy/?mobile=1

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Navy’s futuristic destroyer is apparently too stealthy

When it comes to naval destroyers, there’s apparently such a thing as being too stealthy. The U.S. Navy’s new Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer (DDG 1000)...

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https://www.psypost.org/2016/04/antimatter-changed-physics-discovery-antimemories-revolutionise-neuroscience-42188

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The discovery of ‘antimemories’ could revolutionize neuroscience

One of the most intriguing physics discoveries of the last century was the existence of antimatter, material that exists as the “mirror image” of ...

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-robot-ship-idUSKCN0X42I4

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U.S. military christens self-driving 'Sea Hunter' warship

The U.S. military on Thursday christened an experimental self-driving warship designed to hunt for enemy submarines, a major advance in robotic warfare at the core of America's strategy to counter Chinese and Russian naval investments.

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https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ibm-power9-servers-supercomputers-nvidia,31567.html

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IBM's Power9 CPU could be game changer in servers and supercomputers with help from Google, Nvidia

Google's and Nvidia's commitment to OpenPower architecture may make IBM's Power9 an unexpected success in servers and supercomputers, starting next year.

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https://www.engadget.com/2016-04-02-darpa-gremlin-planes-contractors.html

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DARPA's reusable unmanned 'gremlin' planes are a go

Four aerospace and security corporations will attempt to make DARPA's "gremlins program" dream a reality. The Department of Defense division has joined forces with its frequent collaborator Lockheed Martin, Dynetics of Alabama, as well as Composite Engineering and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems of California. Dan Patt, the program manager, said these four contractors are "exploring different

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https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/686585

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Living Architecture

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https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a20218/a-reporters-tour-of-the-uss-zumwalt/

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The first tour of the USS Zumwalt reveals a stealth ship that's right on track

The knifelike destroyer is currently on trials prowling the Maine coast

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/war-drugs-has-made-no-difference-number-users-and-actively-harms-public-health-major-study-concludes-a6956836.html

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'War on Drugs' has made no difference to number of users and actively harms public health, major study concludes

Report authors call for 'scientifically grounded' policies including regulated markets for cannabis

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https://venturebeat.com/2016/03/26/microsofts-holoportation-with-hololens-is-blowing-my-mind/

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Microsoft’s ‘holoportation’ with HoloLens is blowing my mind

You can do a lot of impressive things with HoloLens, Microsoft’s augmented reality (AR) headset. But there’s a new thing Microsoft Research’s Interactive 3D Technologies (I3D) team has developed with the HoloLens, and, uh, it’s crazy.

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https://curiousmatic.com/streaming-wars-future-internet-music/