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After 85-year search, massless particle with promise for next-generation electronics discovered

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2015Sciencechina urbanization, electronics, ibm smartcamp, justin trudeau, kwazulu, microsoft lip balm, nano credit, next generation, prepaid mobile phone, princeton university, quantum computing, quantum matter, school in vryheid, structured gaming

An international team led by Princeton University scientists has discovered an elusive massless particle theorized 85 years ago. The particle could give rise to faster and more efficient electronics because of its unusual ability to behave as matter and antimatter inside a crystal, according to new research. (more…)

China’s Urbanization Unlikely To Lead To Fast Growth of Middle Class: UW Geographer

By Guest PostMarch 1, 2012Economy, Politicschina urbanization, global market, kam wing chan, mao era, mao zedong, middle class, poor farmers, rural citizens, rural hukou holders, social welfare, urban dwellers, urbanization

The number of people living in China’s cities, which last year for the first time surpassed 50 percent of the national population, is considered a boon for the consumer goods market. That is based on the assumption that there will be more families with more disposable income when poor farmers from China’s countryside move to cities and become middle-class industrial and office workers. (more…)