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Rare-Earth Elements: A Strategic Pivot in Global Supply and Security

November 11, 2015

Rare earth elements (REEs) are the invisible backbone of the modern economy. Comprising 17 chemical elements—including neodymium, dysprosium, europium, and yttrium—they are essential for everything from smart...

Cypherpunk: Politics Versus Technology

October 5, 2015

Opinion, Visual Arts

In my latest illustration, I feature Cypherpunk activists wearing Guy Fawkes masks during in a Million Mask march in a futuristic cyberpunk style art carrying sign 'Anonymous' and 'Cypherpunk Manifesto'. Yo...

Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: Ban or No Ban?

September 26, 2015

Opinion, Visual Arts

Referencing Iron Man 3 (2013), I attempt to illustrate and portray myself as the pilot of a 'Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems' suit. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ...

Nanotechnology: Engineering at the Smallest Scale

July 25, 2015

Opinion, Visual Arts

Inspired by the Ant-Man movie in theatres right now, I researched and put together an article about Nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is the science and engineering of manipulating matter at the scale of atoms ...

The Cybersecurity of Cryptocurrencies: Constant Evolution

May 15, 2015

Opinion, Visual Arts

In my latest illustration, I drew myself as an ethical white-hat hacker 'Cypherpunk' (数码朋克) attempting to do a pentration-test hacking into a technological company's servers. ------------------------------...

A New Challenger: Can Bitcoin Slay Fiat Currencies?

April 28, 2015

Opinion, Visual Arts

In my latest illustration, I attempt to illustrate an epic battle by the brave knight who wields the Blade of Bitcoin, against the ancient legendary Fiat Wolf Beast, you might remember from the beast's firs...

Shape Shifting The Internet Through Search Engines

March 5, 2015

Opinion, Visual Arts

My latest illustration entitled 'Search Engine Champions' featuring female warriors wearing armor featuring respective top 'Search Engines' logos — Google, Bing, Baidu, Microsoft, Yandex, Yahoo. ----------...

The One Thing Blockchain Needs

February 25, 2015

Opinion

“So what exactly is Blockchain?” We’ve all heard the question before. Perhaps it was an aunt at last year’s family Christmas gathering. Perhaps it’s your friend over coffee. Or maybe it’s a potential custome...