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Flying to Work: Uber Has Amazing Plans for 2023

No more “stuck in traffic” excuses! Uber has announced that it will launch a flying taxi service by 2023. A prototype of the vehicle that will ferry passengers across the sky at 150 mph has also been revealed. In the U.S., the service will initially be launched in two cities — Los Angeles and Dallas. ...

Armin Auctor

Uber's flying taxi.

Smart Meters: A Health Risk?

More than 40 percent of American households have already had smart meters installed in their homes. These devices collect data on electricity consumption in a household and send it back to the central computer system of the utility provider. The meter uses RF transmissions to talk with the central system. Some people worry that the ...

Nspirement Staff

A smart meter.

India Innovating at a Rapid Pace, Might Soon Surpass China

Back in 2017, China’s Science Technology Exchange Center released a report suggesting that India’s innovation growth rate could exceed that of Russia and China by 2025. A year later, it seems as if the country is right on track to make that prediction come true. India’s innovation growth Currently, India is the second-largest growth innovator ...

Nspirement Staff

Indian building surrounded by trees.

Is the US Slowly Rolling Over to China in Its Own Trade War?

The ongoing trade war seems to indicate rough times ahead for the world. The U.S. and China have been on conflicting paths for the past couple of decades. Though America was the dominant global power for much of the latter half of the 20th century, China seemed on its way to challenge that title since ...

Nspirement Staff

Say Hello to Virtual Reality Entertainment!

China has come up with a fun way to utilize its advancements in virtual reality. The Oriental Science Fiction Valley theme park, located in Guizhou Province, is an amusement park that consists of only virtual reality rides and entertainment. This park is massive, about 330 acres, and the entire theme is based on the wonders ...

Nspirement Staff

The Oriental Science Fiction Valley theme park.

Technology Paving India’s Way Forward

India has come a long way in its 70-year-long journey of independence. However, it continues to hover in the group of “developing” countries with social and communal issues, poverty, improper and poor infrastructure, and corruption, among many other factors that keep pulling India back. At the same time, India has made a great deal of ...

Troy Oakes

Are Microwaves Bad for the Environment? Yes!

Are microwaves bad for the environment? Well, researchers have found the carbon dioxide emitted from microwave usage across the European Union (EU) alone reaches almost the same as 7 million cars. Despite microwaves accounting for the largest percentage of sales of all types of ovens, with numbers set to reach nearly 135 million by 2020 ...

Troy Oakes

Can Orange Light Really Help Mental Disorders?

Can orange light therapy really help people who have serious mental disorders, like those who hear voices and see things that aren’t there? Or people who are thinking about committing suicide? A center in Norway has joined the ranks of only a very few where the windows and lamps are equipped with orange filters. The ...

Troy Oakes

orange window showing orange tinted trees and nature in yard