________________________________ From: SmartPlanet Daily <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 14:27 Subject: The quantum computing race | SmartPlanet Daily Manage my newsletters | Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online. | Previous Edition SmartPlanet Daily March 26, 2013 A daily briefing of the newest stories on SmartPlanet, five days a week. From the Desk of ... What if all computing was instantaneous? Top researchers are racing toward that goal. Who's in front of the pack? Plus, forget gadgets and art projects. Crowdfunding may be about to reinvent our cityscapes from the bottom up. - Aly Windsor, News Editor Are computers about to get a million times faster? Quantum computers could instantly make calculations that today's computers take weeks to calculate. Lockheed Martin is taking steps to upgrade them to commercial scale. By Laura Shin The new metropolis, sponsored by you Crowdfunding is providing innovative new urban design projects with the capital they need to get started. But can citizens really dictate future city landscapes? By Kevin Gray Should companies pay workers to live near the office? Paying employees to live close to the office could mean a happier workforce. By Tyler Falk Turning Japan's nuclear past into its future A Tokyo company plans to burn nuclear "waste" in a thorium molten salt reactor for a meltdown-proof return to nuclear power in the country that has all but shut it down. By Mark Halper How to bring out your inner data scientist Don't be put off by the title -- being a data scientist isn't just about the 'data,' or being a 'scientist.' A true data scientist uses his or her imagination to look at information in a different way. By Joe McKendrick Biofuel blues: Mascoma ends IPO plans Just when it looked like the biofuels industry was starting to make some progress, one of its own has withdrawn its IPO due to difficult market conditions. By Kirsten Korosec Money-laundering rules for virtual currency Last week, the U.S. Treasury announced that standard banking rules aimed at suspicious dollar transfers will be applied to online currencies like Bitcoins. By Janet Fang Researchers create solar cells from trees Think solar energy is clean? Researchers want to make it cleaner. By Tyler Falk Disabled Americans demand digital versions of wheelchair ramps Advocates for the blind and deaf are suing over shopping websites, saying they must be as accessible as brick-and-mortar stores. By Janet Fang U.S. economist: 2.5 million new jobs in 2013 Businesses have fewer employees than normal and the ones they have are overworked. Time for a hiring spree in the U.S.? By Tyler Falk Too much e-mail? The SmartPlanet Weekly newsletter might be a better option. It arrives every Friday, instead of every day like this one. Interested? Adjust your newsletter subscription here. The e-mail address for your subscription is [email protected] Unsubscribe from this e-mail Manage my newsletters Privacy Policy © 2013 CBS Interactive. All rights reserved. SmartPlanet is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. SmartPlanet 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.