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Nanotech Venture Cap |
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| At the end of last year, the U.S. government committed $3.7 billion in funding to a technology that few people had even heard of a few years ago. Big corporations are investing $3 billion in it this year. And venture capital firms have poured $1 billion into small startups that focus on it over the past five years. |
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Mass Affluence |
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| Are Americans living beyond their means in pursuit of luxury ?or has luxury simply become affordable enough for people to enjoy without breaking their budgets? |
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A New Nuclear Renais |
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| To decrease their dependence on oil, many developed nations are turning to nuclear power as a more reliable source of energy. Most of the groundswell of activity in nuclear power is coming from Asia. According to the World Nuclear Association, east and south Asia currently have “about 100 nuclear reactors in operation, 20 under construction, and plans to build a further 40. |
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The Long and Short o |
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| We’ve recently experienced oil price fluctuations that remind us of the economic importance of fossil fuels. But, just how important is petroleum today and going forward? What are the shortterm, medium-term, and long-term trends driving oil prices? What’s likely to happen to oil prices and what are the implications? |
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Material World: The |
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| 저자 | Ed Conway |
| 출판사 | Knopf |
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