The X Prize Foundation is teaming up with British telecoms giant BT to expand its offerings. The Financial Times says
The next prizes are likely to focus on cancer, renewable energy and oceanography. The foundation aims to revive a spirit of adventure in research, like the 18th-century prizes to measure longitude and the early 20th-century aviation prizes.
I guess I was foolish to expect the article to announce the unveiling of the long-awaited Education X Prize. The foundation's website shows they have thought a bit more about the idea, though.
