The quest-a thirst unquenchable ..
Some random things-Peek into past-Quest foundation day special
A glimpse of the activities of the quest forum and other activities organized by quest members.It was started in 2010 with two members B.Prasad and Abimanu Chawla(Project Trainee from VIT).The latter coined the name and designed the logo of the forum.Flesh to the forum was added by Mr.Narveer...
The rise of vertical farming -Quest special
To produce sufficient food for the estimated – nine billion people in 20 years, experiments with vertical farming, rooftop gardening and even sea-farming are being conducted. Food is inefficiently hauled around the world to feed cities and to provide people who live in places where no food can...
A weekend with Neil Tyson- Questforum special
In conversation with Amy Harmon, the two–time Pulitzer Prize–winning national correspondent for The New York Times, covering the intersection of science and society. In celebration of Tyson’s new book, “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry,” the duo will discuss his illustrious career as a science communicator and the...
The real value of your personal data-The big data!!
The personal data that is being collected by internet companies has turned into a goldmine. The applications for this enormous mountain of data is endless, from health care uses to marketeers who can accurately predict your behavior. But who is making money from your data? And who owns...
Nvidia’s CEO Declares Moore’s Law Dead- Joel Hruska
One of the topics we’ve repeatedly returned to here at ExtremeTech is the state of Moore’s Law and its long-term future. Our conclusions have often been at odds with public statements by semiconductor designers and the foundries that build their hardware. Intel, for example, is still stressing the importance and...
The real reason manufacturing jobs are disappearing- Augie Picado(week end listening)
We’ve heard a lot of rhetoric lately suggesting that countries like the US are losing valuable manufacturing jobs to lower-cost markets like China, Mexico and Vietnam — and that protectionism is the best way forward. But those jobs haven’t disappeared for the reasons you may think, says border...
