1,000 Language Necklace

This tiny wearable disk is modeled after the Rosetta Stone and has 1,000 languages on it including Swahili, Arabic, and Hindi. The necklace is part of a series of projects from the Long Now Foundation whose goal is to take all of the current languages on Earth, put them into a micro time capsule and catapult them 10,000 years in the future. 

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China Leads with Floating Solar Power

China continues to prove that it is willing and able to take the lead on climate change advocacy. With it's declining use of coal, China is now is putting it's money and efforts into development of the world’s largest floating solar farm. The plant is part of China’s efforts to become a “green superpower.” 

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Apple's HomePod Takes on Echo

Apple's back and it's getting ready to throw down its HomePod against Amazon's Echo and Google's Home device. HomePod combines Apple-engineered audio technology and advanced software to deliver super high-fidelity sound. And, of course, with it's Siri intelligence and access to virtually all the world’s recordings, Apple claims "it’s like having a musicologist who helps you discover every song you’d ever want to hear."

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Sound Wave Levitation in Medicine

Researchers around the world have been experimenting with sound waves that can levitate small objects. The results of the research could improve the purity and potency of drugs as they are delivered to the body and travel through the blood stream.

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Holograms Coming to a Mall Near You

The age of the Hologram is set to take over your shopping experience! In an effort to get shoppers back to the mall and lessen the economic impact of online shopping, developers are hoping the holographic displays will make shopping an interactive and fun experience worth getting away from your computer for.

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