In 1887 William Grant fulfilled a lifelong dream by filling his first cask of Glenfiddich whisky, which has since become one of the best-selling single malts in the world. To celebrate the 125th anniversary of that first cask, Glenfiddich has released Cask of Dreams single malt ($99), a limited edition ...
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Read More »NASA Crushes 2012 Mayan Apocalypse Claims
Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have put out a new video to address false claims about the "Mayan apocalypse," a non-event that some people believe will bring the world to an end on Dec. 21.
Read More »Secrets to the 10 most popular cruise ports
According to CruiseCompete.com's annual report, nine of the 10 most popular cruise ports in the world are in the Caribbean (or close enough to count).
Read More »One Thing Is Certain: Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle Is Not Dead
What Einstein's E = mc 2 is to relativity theory, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle is to quantum mechanics--not just a profound insight, but also an iconic formula that even non-physicists recognize. The principle holds that we cannot know the present state of the world in full detail, let alone predict the future with absolute precision
Read More »The world`s fastest Y-00 stream cipher transmission at 40 Gbit/sec over 120 km
Fumio Futami at Tamagawa University, Quantum ICT Research Institute, announced the world first transmission of the stream cipher by Yuen 2000 protocol (Y-00) at the bit rate of 40 Gbit/sec over 120 km.
Read More »5 Easy Ways to Feel More Confident
You won't convince investors, customers or employees that you can change the world unless you convince yourself first. How on earth do you do that? You must believe in yourself as an entrepreneur before anyone else will take you seriously.
Read More »Building Ads in the 21st Century and Beyond
CEO of award winning digital ad agency AKQA Tom Bedecarre tells us how his independent company has become an industry titan. Whether it’s sheer intuition, being in the right place at the right time, or both, Tom Bedecarre has managed to steer AKQA as its CEO through a rapidly evolving industry and above the competition to become the world’s largest independent digital ad agency. As an ad veteran with deep roots in Silicon Valley, Bedecarre has not only been pliable and accepting to change, but has had the acumen to consistently look beyond the now to game changers in the immediate future
Read More »On Its 50th Anniversary, the Ferrari GTO Is Feted at Concours d’Elegance
Fifty years ago, Ferrari introduced what was to become one of the world’s most valuable collectible cars, the Ferrari 250 GTO. The 3-liter V-12 engine suffered only two losses in its three-year racing career and celebrated a win in its class for every championship race it entered in 1962 and ...
Read More »Social Change Through Social Media: Kip Solutions
By helping organizations trumpet the world's most pressing causes through social media, three college students give back exponentially. With the overwhelming influence social media has on daily life, people are constantly bombarded by tweets and status updates. In the last few years, the use of social media has risen exponentially around the world, creating new communities and outlets for communication—something Patrick Ip, Sonia Chokshi and Kavya Shankar decided was an opportunity to trigger social change.
Read More »Raspberry Pi, Aakash: The Tale Of Two $35 Devices
Two portable computers aim to revolutionize education and access to technology across the world. As they begin pre-sales, here's a look at their rocky roads to reality.
Read More »What Entrepreneurs Want. (And Do You Want the Same?)
Researchers have learned the half dozen motivations that drive people to become entrepreneurs. Take our interactive quiz to learn which of them (if any) matter to you
Read More »IBM’s Quantum Computers Could Change The World (Mostly In Very Good Ways)
101010: That's the number 42 represented in binary, which is the mathematical way today's binary computers see every single piece of information flowing through them, whether it's a stock price, the latest Adele track, or a calculation to generate an MRI of a tumor. But now IBM believes it's made progress in developing quantum computers, which don't use binary coding. It is not overstating the matter to say this really may be the ultimate answer in computing machines
Read More »Brookhaven physicists team up with medical industry to build advanced cancer therapy accelerator
A new collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory and Best Medical International (BMI) aims to design one of the most dynamic and effective cancer therapy devices in the world
Read More »4 Steps to a Billion-Dollar Business Idea
There is an unprecedented opportunity today to make money while doing good for the world. Here's how to find a place to break in.
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