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Fuel for Thought

BY Michael A. Prospero
Relevancy Score: 100

His $10 million X Prize proved that money can drive big ideas. Now he's looking for more of them.READ»

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60 Seconds on Doing the Impossible

BY Ryan Underwood
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SpaceShipOne took the $10 million Ansari X Prize for shuttling into suborbital space twice in two weeks. But it was Peter Diamandis, aerospace engineer and medical doctor, who created the competition. Now, Diamandis, 42, has moved onto smaller things -- a new prize for nanotechnology. He spoke to Fast Company about his uncharted worlds.READ»

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Editor's Letter

BY Mark N. Vamos
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Reveling in rivalry.READ»

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Helping a Billion People in 10 Years: Singularity U's First Graduating Class

BY Kit Eaton
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How would you tackle the problem of helping a billion people in ten years? That was the question posed to Singularity University's first graduating class, who formed four teams to tackle it. Their visions have just been unveiled, and ...READ»

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Google and NASA Create University for Would-be Futurists

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 35

  Maybe you've wondered how someone gets to be a "futurist." Simple: Go to futurist university. Google and NASA will unveil just such a school at this week's TED conference; the head of the school with be one of the the leading ...READ»

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X Prize Foundation Unveils $1.4 Million Oil Cleanup X Challenge

BY Ariel Schwartz
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The X Prize Foundation first announced plans for a million dollar oil spill X Challenge last month. Today, the foundation revealed the details of the $1.4 million Oil Cleanup X Challenge, which asks entrants to clean up the Gulf oil ...READ»

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X-Prize Winning Car: Like the General Lee but Less Hazardous to Planet With 100-plus MPG

BY Kit Eaton
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Half of the $10 million prize fund for the fuel efficiency Automotive X-Prize is about to be handed to the team behind The Very Light Car--the vehicle has just beaten the competition's target of 100 miles per gallon efficiency.READ»

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Launched Into Orbit [video]

BY Noah Robischon
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Falcon 9 is SpaceX's flagship rocket, and a great leap forward for President Obama's plans to diversify the space industry (video of launch below). The vehicle will help ferry cargo up to the International Space Station in the ...READ»

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The Builder

BY Aric Chen
Relevancy Score: 14

The man behind the new "Googleplex" and a long list of eye-popping interiors. READ»