Thursday, May 10, 2012

A town in New Mexico gets added to my Bucket List

The $1b new town where nobody's home 
The Age 10/05/2012


A scientific ghost town in the heart of southeastern New Mexico oil and gas country will hum with the latest next-generation technology - but no people.
A $US1 billion city without residents will be developed in Lea County near Hobbs, officials said, to help researchers test everything from intelligent traffic systems and next-generation wireless networks to automated washing machines and self-flushing toilets.


Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/the-1b-new-town-where-nobodys-home-20120510-1ydl8.html#ixzz1uQYBGBui

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