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US Looks For Input On "The Next Big Things"

Posted by samzenpus on from the talking-fruit dept.

coondoggie writes "What are the next big things in science and technology? Teleportation? Unlimited clean Energy? The scientists and researchers at DARPA and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy put out a public call this week for ideas that could form what they call the Grand Challenges — ambitious yet achievable goals that that would herald serious breakthroughs in science and technology."

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  1. Predictions ... by PPH · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... are hard to make. Particularly about the future.

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  2. 3d Printing by zbobet2012 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dunderheads. We are on our way to being able to print anything we need. 3d printing will probably make traditional manufacturing a bygone technology in the next twenty years.

  3. I know I know! by kamapuaa · · Score: 4, Funny

    Something about alarm clocks that turn off when you tell them, but then 10 minutes later they won't turn off until you're in the shower.

    Also, a card that has your computer desktop password linked to it and you take it from terminal to terminal I think.

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  4. Re:simple things by Hentes · · Score: 4, Funny

    2. Cheap and easy ways to provide light for the world

    Windows?