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PostSubject: Back to that again: The $1b new town where nobody's home   Back to that again: The $1b new town where nobody's home Icon_minitimeThu May 10, 2012 1:07 am

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.

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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.

Hobbs Mayor Sam Cobb said the unique research facility that looks like an empty city will be a key for diversifying the economy of the nearby community, which after the oil bust of the 1980s saw bumper stickers asking the last person to leave to turn out the lights.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/the-1b-new-town-where-nobodys-home-20120510-1ydl8.html#ixzz1uRMVFuPa
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