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During his campaign for presidency, President Barack Obama talks to YouTube News Editor Steve Grove about his technology and innovation platform. According to President Obama, technology should be integrated into American government in order to enhance democracy.

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In a YouTube interview, conducted by YouTube News Editor Steve Grove on November 14, 2007, back when President Barack Obama was still the Senator of Illinois, explains how important technology is for the American government. According to President Obama, “technology really gives us the opportunity to make progress that we haven’t seen in a very long time.” During his campaign for presidency, President Obama utilized technology to enhance his campaign and gain notoriety through his own YouTube channel, MySpace profile, and personal website. As the Senator of Illinois, President Obama stressed the importance of connecting directly with the people; in fact, he had over 15,000 policy ideas submitted to his website from average voters.

Why is technology so important to a campaign or to a government? President Obama doesn’t see technology as something separate from other issues. Instead, he sees technology as a tool to help solve other problems such as health care and education. Furthermore, technology allows the government to be more transparent, and more accessible to the average American. One of President Obama’s best attributes is his ability to use modern trends and technologies to his advantage. If the goal of a campaign is to reach the most people possible, why not use all that technology has to offer?

In the interview President Obama talks about his future plans for the American government, such as implementing a Chief Technology Officer, and conducting online chats directly with the American people. Although some of these ideas have not yet become a reality, President Obama raises many significant points about technology. His willingness to use technology in order to achieve other goals illustrates how science and technology actually play important roles in public policy.

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• http://www.barackobama.com
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziSsCXx7JeM

In this interview, conducted by Weird Science, physicist and entrepreneur Elon Musk talks about future models of the Telsa Electric Sports Car, and explains how motor studies and development has brought about the growth of space transportation.

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At an interview at Weird Science, an American TV program, Elon Musk explains the success of his company Telsa Motors to Brian Unger: “It’s faster, better acceleration than any Porsche currently in production, and it’s twice the energy efficiency of a Prius.” Telsa Motors is not only the leader of electric car manufacturers, but it distinguishes itself combining speed with energy efficiency. At 38, Telsa Motor’s CEO and Product Architect, Elon Musk, has already lived a life most people can only dream of. Co-founder of PayPal, Space-X, and Telsa Motors, Musk is one of the most fascinating entrepreneurs in the world. He is currently the CEO of Space-X and Telsa Motors, as well as Chairman of SolarCity. Whether on the road or in the sky, Musk has the motor/tech market covered.

All of Musk’s ventures are on the cutting edge of their respective fields. Telsa Motors created an electric sports car, the Roadster, which is 100% electric, and can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds. Not only is it fast and beautiful, the Roadster is twice as energy efficient as a Prius. Two updated versions, the Roadster Sport and the Model S, improve upon the original model and will be released in the near future. Space-X, another of Musk’s companies, develops and manufactures space launch vehicles, with an emphasis on low cost and high reliability. Currently, Space-X has contracts with NASA and the United States Air Force.

Unlike some multi-millionaires who retire early on remote tropical islands, Elon Musk isn’t planning on stopping anytime soon. With his background in physics, his ingenuity, and his eye for innovation, it is no wonder he has accomplished so much. With an already accumulated fortune of over $328 million, Musk always has an eye on the future, and sees space exploration as playing a crucial role in the future preservation of human life. His position at Telsa Motors has allowed him to influence the world and change the way we look at our current mode of transportation. Elon does not only address the issue of being environmentally friendly, which is currently one of the main priorities in every society, but also luxury and speed. The result? Musk has the car industry elegance, speed, performance, and efficiency. He has shown the world that you can still save our planet without having to give anything up. Thus far, Musk’s innovations have allowed for many advances in the fields of technology and transportation, and much is expected of this promising physo-entreprenuer in the future.

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• http://www.teslamotors.com
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onajosm9PWo

The Universal Exposition of 2015 will change the city of Milan, as well as Italy as whole. Expo 2015 brings with it great potential for both Italy and the future.

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“In 2015, Milan will transform into a magical city,” This is how I explained the 2015 Universal Exposition on the program Nea Polis on the Italian TV network Rai 3. Milan is a magical city full of new technology that will soon become a reference of innovation and design.

Many Expos in the past have left large changes for the host city. Brussels was given the Atomium, and France was left with the Eiffel Tower. This iron monument was completely innovative for its time. It was avant-garde, unexpected, and even unappreciated by some. It now stands as a monument of innovation and art. This Expo in 2015 will stand in history as the point in which Italy redefines itself as not only a nation of ancient art and ancient civilizations; it will show that it is a nation that is headed for the future and that it has what it takes to be one of the front runners, one of the very best in the fields of engineering, innovation, and design.

When I was planning the project for the Italian candidacy for Expo 2015, I designed innovations such as sidewalks with built in sensors to adapt to you and your feet as you walk, buildings painted with nanotechnology infused paint that changes color as the day progresses, and sunglasses which allow you view the city as it was centuries and millennia ago. At the Expo, we will be marveled by technologies and innovations that seem as unreal as these ideas. But that’s how we move forward, by taking ideas and figuring out how to make them reality. But when people ask me which solutions, out of the 25 that I designed, I treasure the most, my response is the first holographic park in the world that will be capable of displaying buildings and monuments up to 30 meters (about 98 feet) high. It will show the things that made Milan the city it is, the people that helped found it, but it will appear out of thin air, and can be shut off like a light switch.

An exposition that demonstrates where the world is going. That is how the 2015 Expo in Milan is being referred to. We’ll refer to that date to come up with new innovative solutions. We have a lot to look forward to and much to watch out for at the 2015 Expo that is only 5 years away. Milan will most definitely be magical with all of the wonderful and never-before-seen technology at the Expo. There will not be any card ticks or rabbits being pulled out of hats; the magic is in the innovation it took to bring all of those ideas to life.

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• http://www.milanoexpo-2015.com/indexe.htm

Looking for a car that is both innovative and resilient? Then look no further than BMW’s new car, GINA. Designed by Chris Bangle, GINA, which stands for “Geometry, Infinity, and Adaption”, is the car of the future. With its fabric-skinned shape-shifting concept, GINA is the beginning of a new style of motor vehicle.

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In this interview, Chris Bangle announces the fascinating “Gina Light Visionary Model”: the amazing new concept developed by BMW, right before he resigned as head of design. An automobile of the future that introduces to us a philosophy of innovative manufacturing, not compared to vehicles of the past, but also to ones being designed for the future.

Chris Bangle is an automobile designer, known best for his work as Chief of Design for BMW Group.

Bangle started his career at Opel, he later moved to Fiat and then became the first American chief of design of BMW on October 1, 1992, where he designed the Z9 Gran Turismo concept car. His styling themes have generated intense controversy among automotive designers, and have often had a polarizing effect.

On February 3, 2009, Bangle announced that he was to quit both his position at BMW and the auto industry altogether, to focus on his own design-related endeavours.

Chris explains that GINA – is an acronym for “Geometry and Function in “N” adaptations. His design matches the fantasy of BMW’s owner while also inspiring many who see the intricate design. The structure of the auto can be modified thanks to an electro-hydraulic system in real time. Other than its velocity, the tail end of GINA can change form, and the motor and doors open in a way never seen before, with surprising effects. Even the seats change form, and the headlights are hidden beneath a feline mask.

Individualization and flexibility are the two main factors in the project. To get noticed by buyers, the car will be customizable like no other, and will be “personalized to the fullest extent possible”, which will make this vehicle a metaphorical extension of our own bodies, and an object of our wildest imaginations.

Tech entrepreneur, Tan Le, explains what Emotiv is and how it may be applied in the future. There are many possible applications for this type of technology: from a more realistic video game experience to aiding people who are wheelchair-bound.

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The research on (BCI) Brain Computer Interface, started in 1970 at UCLA, with financing from the National Science Foundation. The research from this sector are now numerous, and point towards neuro-prosthetics that can repair a persons poor hearing, as well as eyesight and movement. The systems of BCI are based on the interpretation of brain signals, and work to improve the way they function.

Today however, with an extraordinary influence by videogame fanatics, it is possible to find on the market a headset for videogames that can turn thoughts into actions: Emotiv. The special headset has a non-invasive technology that can interpret electric impulses from the brain, and monitor the reactions from the user. The headset is configured through the software Emokey, that allows the integration of our mood to any type of videogame.

Emotiv allows for three levels of detection: expressive – to notice the expression of our face; affective – captures our emotions, which dynamically modify the context of the game (music volume and colors – adapt to our sensations); cognitive – to control objects, by simply thinking of the action that are about to take place.

Technology entrepreneur Tan Le was interviewed by David H. Freedman from INC Magazine.

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• http://emotiv.com/