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The Global Economy #39;s Effect on Irish Hotels - Futurist Speaker
The global economy and the impact on the Irish hotel industry. The global economic crisis showed the future power of the emerging markets who remained in growth even in the crisis years. Long...

By: Patrick Dixon Futurist Keynote Speaker for Industry Conference

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Future of Corporate Events in Ireland - Futurist Speaker
Future of corporate conferences and events in Ireland. It #39;s already with over 100 million Euros to the Irish economy, and looks set to continue to grow. Unique events are preferred by corporations...

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Genius futurist, entrepreneur and expert Twiterrer Elon Musk revealed some new information about SpaceXs most recent reusable rocket landing attempt following the launch of its Dragon space capsule to resupply the International Space Station. In a conversation with John Carmack, formerly of ID and current VR software guru at Oculus, Musk shared still frames from SpaceXs autonomous seafaring drone landing ship, which show the rockets RUD (rapid unscheduled disassembly) in spectacular glory.

Musk had previously revealed that the rocket landed hard, but despite its fantastic fireball, the test was actually a relative success for SpaceXs efforts to recapture its first stage rocket for re-use. Explosions arent always signs of failure when youre dealing with science, and in the case of spacefaring tech thats even more true.

After posting the photos (and new SpaceX Vine, just added) above, Musk also reiterated that SpaceX will get another chance to test the landing and recovery capabilities of its reusable rockets and the autonomous barges it is using as mobile landing platforms in about two to three weeks time. With his trademark wry humour, he said the next test would involve way more hydraulic fluid, and that it sh[ould] explode for a diff[erent] reason at the very least. Failing for new reasons is basically the definition of scientific progress, is basically what hes getting at.

Musk ended his flurry of tweets saying his motivation in posting the photos to Carmack is a desire to get the legendary programmer back into aerospace tech. Carmack founded Armadillo Aerospace back in 2000, with the aim of building suborbital space tourism spacecraft, but essentially shuttered the project in 2013, so Musk may be only half-kidding.

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Elon Musk Tries To Woo John Carmack Back To Rockets With SpaceXs Drone Ship Impact

The average American worker spends almost half an hour commuting each day, but virtual traffic lights could cut that almost in half.

If traditional traffic lights were replaced with virtual ones, the results could include not only a reduction of up to 40 percent in urban workers' commute times, but also lower carbon emissions, less congestion and fewer accidents, a study from Carnegie Mellon University suggests.

"These systems could be made even smarter and more efficient, tweaking things like how many cars you let go by in the main direction during rush hour before letting the side street traffic in," Roger Kay, founder and president of Endpoint Technologies Associates, told TechNewsWorld.

"There's a whole lot of work that could be done in this area, essentially sociological programming," added Kay, who has been enthusiastic about the concept for several years.

Based on vehicle-to-vehicle technology mandates expected within the United States, virtual traffic lights will appear not on the street, but on drivers' windshields as they approach an intersection.

"When the driver is looking through the windshield, they'll see that going straight is a green light, and turning right is a red light," explained Ozan Tonguz, a Carnegie Mellon professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering who helped develop the technology. "It's a seamless process -- the driver does not get involved in this decision making."

Once the driver proceeds through the intersection, the virtual traffic light will disappear.

CMU startup Virtual Traffic Lights is working on commercializing the patented technology.

"I think this technology can hit the market in most large cities around the world within one to two years," Tonguz told TechNewsWorld. "We are currently looking for partners and investments to implement this technology on a large scale."

Virtual Traffic Light tech can be used "as a standalone technology for traffic management," he said. "In addition, it could be used in conjunction with autonomous cars -- pursued by Google and several car manufacturers -- and congestion pricing, which is used by IBM and several other companies in different countries to mitigate congestion during rush hours."

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Virtual Traffic Lights Could Revolutionize City Driving