Science & Technology – Week of 09.22.13

India’s Incoming Solar Power Plant Will Be Bigger Than the US’s Ten Biggest Combined
Motherboard | 24 September 2013
The impact on jobs and other assumptions that don’t hold up anymore…

19-Year-Old Hopes to Revolutionize Nuclear Power
Rock Center
You’re about to meet Taylor Wilson who has in fact already achieved that rare milestone…

Six Myths About Renewable Energy
The Wall Street Journal | 22 September 2013
The impact on jobs and other assumptions that don’t hold up anymore…

India’s Mars Mission Will Now Be Launched On Oct 28
Hinduistan Times | 22 September 2013
India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) is slated to be launched on October 28…

IKEA App Projects Virtual Furniture Into Your Living Room
The Verge | 09 August 2013
For the first time, IKEA now allows you to virtually place furniture in your home via the company’s mobile app…

Simulation Suggests Musk’s Hyperloop ‘Quite Viable’
SFGate | 23 September 2013
When billionaire Elon Musk unveiled the Hyperloop in August…

Gene That Triggers ‘Memory Extinction’ Discovered
Medical News Today | 21 September 2013
Many of us are the bearers of “bad” memories that, to this day, continue to affect our lives…